Yokohama Bay Stars News and Notes: February 13, 2013
by Gen on Feb.13, 2013 @ 11:46 pm, under NPB
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Source: Sanspo 2/13/2013, Daily Sports 2/13/2013 |
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Masanori Hayashi and Kenjiro Tsuruoka joined Ichi-gun camp today for workouts. Nyjer Morgan had to return to Yokohama to finalize his visa paperwork.
Source: Sports Hochi 2/13/2013
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Shigeru Kaga told teammates during morning shout-outs today that his wife gave birth to their second child on January 24.
Source: Nikkan Sports 2/13/2013
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2nd round draft pick Kazuki Mishima is scheduled to make his "debut" during a practice game against Nippon Ham on the 16th.
Source: Sanspo 2/13/2013
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Kiyoshi Nakahata wants to see changes made to the first round of the amateur draft: instead of having all twelve teams select players and hold drawings when two or more teams select the players, he wants the entire draft to be done in snake fashion, beginning with the last place teams.
Nakahata spent about fifteen minutes explaining his thoughts about the draft to NPB commissioner Ryozo Kato on Monday.
Source: Sanspo 2/13/2013, Nikkan Sports 2/13/2013, Sports Hochi 2/13/2013
I think Nakahata is absolutely right. The teams that finish bottom don’t have much hope of improving if they can’t get the best amateur talent. I hope NPB listen.
Eh, yes and no on that with me. I like the way it’s done now, honestly, it’s really intriguing. Requires guts and strategy. It’s like a game, really.
A snake draft would reduce if not eliminate Sugano/Chono drama for sure, but it would also eliminate Otani-type drama as well.
It has to come with a shorter FA service time. That will be bad news for those who don’t have money. Those havenots are usually the bottom dwellers. So, it might not resolve anything in the long run.
I agree, maybe five years for domestic free agency, but I’m not holding my breath.
Virtually every other professional league, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL and the Euro Soccer leagues work this way.
Bottom line is that no one wants to see the Giants become ‘average’ since NPB’s revenue ride on their success. Plus, it would involve change, not a good thing for many in NPB.
It’s ok to be different, I think they should keep it the way it is with maybe some minor tweaks. The MLB has had signablilty issues with their snake-style draft as well. Maybe it’s time to stop making excuses, especially now that Yokohama has an ownership that will spend some money.