According to a number of reports, including Sports Hochi and Sanspo, the Hanshin Tigers have likely decided to part ways with thirty-two-year-old infielder Craig Brazell.

Brazell was taken off the active roster today and is expected to return to the States within the next few days.

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Nikkan Sports is reporting that the Tigers will most likely not offer thirty-four-year-old pitcher Hiroyuki Kobayashi an extension for the 2013 season.  Kobayashi signed as a free agent before the 2011 season to fill a set-up role, but did not manage to fulfill expectations.  And while he did appear in forty-two Ichi-gun games last season, he has not managed to climb out of Ni-gun this season.  He and Kenji Jojima were also named as a failed high-priced solutions to fix the team during a stockholders meeting in June.