Tag: 2010 Additions
New Additions to the Orix Buffaloes for the 2010 Season
by Gen on Mar.08, 2010 @ 2:00 am, under NPB
Here's a list of players that the Buffaloes added to their roster during the off-season.
Hiroshi Kisanuki, P
Received Kisanuki in a trade with the Yomiuri Giants for Yasunari Takagi.
| Team | G | W | L | S | CG | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HBP | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA | WHIP |
| Yomiuri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10.13 | 1.50 |
Aarom Baldiris, INF
Played for the Hanshin Tigers in 2009. Signed on December 21.
| Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | BA | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| Hanshin | 23 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .103 | .207 | .161 | .368 |
So Taguchi, INF
Played for the Chicago Cubs in 2009. Signed on November 13.
| Tm | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | DO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| CHC | AAA | 84 | 255 | 36 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .247 | .344 | .322 | 666 |
| CHC | MLB | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .364 | 697 |
Shogo Akada, P
Received Akada in a trade with the Seibu Lions for Masahiro Abe.
| Tm | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| SEI | 57 | 88 | 78 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | .205 | .256 | .259 | .518 |
Freddie Bynum, INF
Played for the Washington Nationals in 2009. Signed on March 11.
| Org | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | DP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| WAN | Rk | 4 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .429 | .385 | 814 |
| WAN | AA | 66 | 224 | 29 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .241 | .278 | .321 | 599 |
| WAN | AAA | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .444 | .750 | 1194 |
Ikusei Pickups
- None
2009 Draft
- Shuichi Furukawa, P
- Motoki Higa, P
- Nobuyoshi Yamada, P
- Yuji Maeda, P
- Toru Anan, P
New Additions to the Chiba Lotte Marines for the 2010 Season
by Gen on Mar.07, 2010 @ 1:29 am, under NPB
Here's a list of players that the Marines added to their roster during the off-season.
Takumi Nasuno, P
Received Nasuno and Saito in a trade with the Yokohama Bay Stars for Shimizu Naoyuki.
| Team | G | W | L | S | CG | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HBP | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA | WHIP |
| Yokohama | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7.0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 11.57 | 2.00 |
Toshio Saito, C
Received Nasuno and Saito in a trade with the Yokohama Bay Stars for Shimizu Naoyuki.
| Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | BA | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| Yokohama | 20 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .208 | .250 | .240 | .490 |
Tae-Gyun Kim, INF
Played for the Hanwha Eagles in 2009. Signed on November 13.
| Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB/HBP | SO | BA |
| Hanwha | 95 | 336 | 63 | 111 | 19 | 62 | 0 | 51 | 62 | .330 |
Akichika Yamada, P
Played for the Fukuoka Red Warblers in 2009. Signed on November 20.
| Team | G | GS | CG | W | L | Sv | WPCT | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA | WHIP |
| Fukuoka | 5 | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -- | 10.1 | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 2 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 3.48 | -- |
Naoki Matoba, C
Played for the Softbank Hawks in 2009 and released n 10/3. Signed on November 20.
| Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| Softbank | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
Yasuhiko Yabuta, P
Played for the Kansas City Roylas in 2009. Signed on November 23.
| Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | ShO | Sv | SvO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HBP | BB | SO | WHIP |
| KC | 2 | 1 | 13.50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2.57 |
Hidetaka Kawagoe, P
Played for the Orix Buffaloes in 2009. Signed on November 24.
| Team | G | W | L | Sv | CG | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HBP | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA | WHIP |
| Orix | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 31.2 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 4.83 | 1.58 |
Bryan Corey, P
Played for the Texas Rangers in 2009. Signed on December 18.
| Team | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | ERA |
| TEX | AAA | 7 | 9 | 5.34 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 116.1 | 148 | 70 | 69 | 11 | 23 | 77 | 2 | 1.47 |
Bill Murphy, P
Played for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009. Signed on December 21.
| Team | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | ERA |
| TOR | AAA | 0 | 6 | 7.59 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 53.1 | 70 | 48 | 45 | 5 | 35 | 51 | 8 | 1.97 |
Makoto Imaoka, INF
Played for the Hanshin Tigers in 2009. Signed on February 3.
| Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | BA | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| Hanshin | 23 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .133 | .200 | .133 | .333 |
Ikusei Pickups
- Yen-Feng Lin, P
2009 Draft
- Takashi Ogino, OF
- Tomohisa Ohtani, P
- Shota Ohmine, INF
- Ikuhiro Kiyota, OF
- Koshiro Yamamuro, P
New Additions to the Seibu Lions for the 2010 Season
by Gen on Mar.06, 2010 @ 1:14 am, under NPB
Here's a list of players that the Lions added to their roster during the off-season.
Kimiyasu Kudo, P
Played for the Yokohama Bay Stars in 2009. Signed on November 16.
| Team | G | W | L | Sv | CG | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HBP | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA | WHIP |
| Yokohama | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 37.1 | 53 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 6.51 | 1.79 |
Brian Sikorski, P
Played for the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2009. Signed on December 28.
| Team | G | W | L | Sv | CG | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HBP | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA | WHIP |
| Lotte | 55 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 254 | 65.2 | 41 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 2.19 | 0.91 |
Dee Brown, OF
Played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2009. Signed on December 28.
| Tm | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | DP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| LAD | AAA | 121 | 396 | 79 | 115 | 35 | 0 | 19 | 80 | 9 | 3 | 57 | 63 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .290 | .382 | .523 | 905 |
Masahiro Abe, INF
Received Abe in a trade with the Orix Buffaloes for Shogo Akada on February 18.
| Tm | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| ORI | 46 | 182 | 148 | 13 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 4 | .264 | .365 | .345 | .712 |
Ikusei Pickups
- None
2009 Draft
- Yusei Kikuchi, P
- Masaru Misawa, INF
- Toshihiro Iwao, P
- Mitsugu Ishikawa, INF
- Kenta Matsushita, P
- Yosuke Okamoto, P
New Additions to the Softbank Hawks for the 2010 Season
by Gen on Mar.05, 2010 @ 1:12 am, under NPB
Here's a list of players that the Hawks added to their roster during the off-season.
Bum-Ho Lee, INF
Played for the Hanwha Eagles in 2009. Signed on November 20.
| Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB/HBP | SP | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| Hanwha | 126 | 436 | 64 | 124 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 79 | 3 | 60 | 70 | .284 | .505 | .369 | .873 |
Ikusei Pickups
- None
2009 Draft
- Kenta Imamiya, INF
- Hiroyuki Kawahara, P
- Yuki Shimooki, P
- Keiji Nakahara, OF
- Koji Toyofuku, INF
New Additions to the Rakuten Eagles for the 2010 Season
by Gen on Mar.04, 2010 @ 2:00 am, under NPB
Here's a list of players that the Eagles added to their roster during the off-season.
Juan Morillo, P
Played for the Minnesota Twins in 2009. Signed on November 18.
| Org | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | WHIP |
| MIN | AAA | 6 | 6 | 3.90 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 67.0 | 56 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 51 | 87 | 9 | 1.60 |
| MIN | MLB | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Andy Phillips, OF
Played for the Hiroshima Carp in 2009. Signed on January 13.
| Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| Carp | 74 | 301 | 264 | 35 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 132 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 48 | 7 | .265 | .500 | .339 | .845 |
Ikusei Pickups
- None
2009 Draft
- Kenji Tomura, P
- Tetsuro Nishida, INF
- Shota Koseki, C
- Kazuya Takahori, P
- Tomohiro Tsuchiya, P
- Koji Matsui, INF (ikusei)
New Additions to the Nippon Ham Fighters for the 2010 Season
by Gen on Mar.03, 2010 @ 2:53 am, under NPB
Here's a list of players that the Fighters added to their roster during the off-season.
Manabu Iwadate, INF
Received Iwadate in a trade with the Yomiuri Giants for cash on November 9.
| Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| Yomiuri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Carlyle, P
Played for the Atlanta Braves in 2009. Signed on November 17.
| Org | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | WHIP |
| ATL | A | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 |
| ATL | AAA | 3 | 1 | 1.76 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0.91 |
| ATL | MLB | 0 | 1 | 8.86 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21.1 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2.20 |
Takeharu Kato, P
Received Kato, Matsuka, and Sekiguchi in a trade with the Nippon Ham Fighters for Yataro Sakamoto, Suguru Matsuyama, and Naoto Inada on November 25.
| Team | G | W | L | Sv | CG | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HBP | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA | WHIP |
| Yokohama | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 11.0 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5.73 | 1.82 |
Takahiro Matsuka, P
Received Kato, Matsuka, and Sekiguchi in a trade with the Nippon Ham Fighters for Yataro Sakamoto, Suguru Matsuyama, and Naoto Inada on November 25.
| Team | G | W | L | Sv | CG | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HBP | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA | WHIP |
| Yokohama | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 15.2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.60 | 0.89 |
Yuta Sekiguchi, OF
Received Kato, Matsuka, and Sekiguchi in a trade with the Nippon Ham Fighters for Yataro Sakamoto, Suguru Matsuyama, and Naoto Inada on November 25.
| Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| Yokohama | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .250 | .750 |
Masao Kida, P
Opted for free agency and signed on November 27.
| Team | G | W | L | Sv | CG | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HBP | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA | WHIP |
| Yakult | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 48.2 | 58 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 | 5.55 | 1.54 |
Bob Keppel, P
Played for the Minnesota Twins in 2009. Signed on January 7.
| Org | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | WHIP |
| MIN | AAA | 3 | 3 | 2.43 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 55.2 | 51 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 1.15 |
| MIN | MLB | 1 | 1 | 4.83 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 54.0 | 63 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 1.56 |
Brian Wolfe, P
Played for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009. Signed on January 8.
| Org | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | WHIP |
| TOR | AAA | 2 | 3 | 5.05 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 46.1 | 59 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 1.53 |
| TOR | MLB | 2 | 2 | 8.22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15.1 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2.09 |
Ikusei Pickups
- None
2009 Draft
- Masaru Nakamura, P
- Yutaka Ohtsuka, P
- Masayoshi Kato, INF
- John Clayton Unten, P
- Hirotoshi Masui, P
- Yuji Arahari, C
New Additions to the Yokohama Bay Stars for the 2010 Season
by Gen on Feb.28, 2010 @ 1:37 am, under NPB
Here's a list of players that the Carp added to their roster during the off-season.
Naoyuki Shimizu, P
Received Shimizu in a trade with the Chiba Lotte Marines for Takumi Nasuno and Toshio Saito on November 9.
| Team | G | W | L | S | CG | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HBP | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA | WHIP |
| Lotte | 23 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 638 | 144.2 | 177 | 14 | 42 | 1 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 71 | 4.42 | 1.51 |
Yo Sugihara, P
Played for the Nomo Baseball Club in 2009. Signed on November 12.
Yataro Sakamoto, P
Received Sakamoto, Inada, and Matsuyama in a trade with the Nippon Ham Fighters for Takeharu Kato, Yuta Sekiguchi, and Takahiro Matsuka on November 25.
| Team | G | W | L | Sv | CG | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HBP | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA | WHIP |
| Nippon Ham | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 28.2 | 37 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 5.97 | 1.74 |
Naoto Inada, INF
Received Sakamoto, Inada, and Matsuyama in a trade with the Nippon Ham Fighters for Takeharu Kato, Yuta Sekiguchi, and Takahiro Matsuka on November 25.
| Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| Nippon Ham | 65 | 67 | 65 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .277 | .323 | .299 | .622 |
Suguru Matsuyama, P
Received Sakamoto, Inada, and Matsuyama in a trade with the Nippon Ham Fighters for Takeharu Kato, Yuta Sekiguchi, and Takahiro Matsuka on November 25.
| Team | G | W | L | Sv | CG | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HBP | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA | WHIP |
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Tasuku Hashimoto, C
Opted for free agency and signed on November 25.
| Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| Chiba | 94 | 288 | 252 | 19 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 80 | 3 | .234 | .313 | .321 | .636 |
Yi-Zheng Wang, P
Played for La New (CPBL) in 2009. Signed on December 4.
Daisuke Hayakawa, OF
Received Hayakawa in a trade with the Chiba Lotte Marines for cash.
| Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| Chiba | 84 | 189 | 175 | 30 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 0 | .223 | .286 | .251 | .538 |
Takayuki Shinohara, P
Released by the Softbank Hawks on October 3. Signed on December 14.
| Team | G | W | L | Sv | CG | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | HBP | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA | WHIP |
| Did not play in 2009. | ||||||||||||||||||
Chris Bootcheck, P
Played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009. Signed on December 17.
| Org | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | WHIP |
| PIT | AAA | 3 | 2 | 3.37 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 42.2 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 1.10 |
| PIT | MLB | 0 | 0 | 11.05 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14.2 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1.70 |
Terrmel Sledge, OF
Played for the Nippon Ham Fighters in 2009. Signed on December 17.
| Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| Fighters | 117 | 487 | 418 | 53 | 111 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 221 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 6 | 108 | 12 | .266 | .529 | .359 | .892 |
Jose Castillo, INF
Played for the Uni Lions (CPBL) in 2009. Signed on December 19.
| Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SH | SF | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| La New | 73 | 290 | 91 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 5 | .314 | .356 | .500 |
Ikusei Pickups
- None
2009 Draft
- Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, INF
- Shigeru Kaga, P
- Taketora Anzai, P
- Takayuki Makka, P
- Takehiro Fukuda, P
- Yuki Kuniyoshi, P (ikusei)
- Kota Kobayashi, P (ikusei)
New Additions to the Hiroshima Carp for the 2010 Season
by Gen on Feb.25, 2010 @ 8:52 pm, under NPB
Here's a list of players that the Carp added to their roster during the off-season.
Carlo Alvarado, P
Played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2009. Signed on December 1.
| Lg | Org | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | WHIP |
| PCL | LAD | AAA | 13 | 10 | 3.49 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.1 | 139 | 65 | 59 | 17 | 51 | 139 | 6 | 1.25 |
Justin Huber, INF
Played for the Minnesota Twins in 2009. Signed on December 8.
| Org | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | DP | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| MIN | AAA | 121 | 440 | 60 | 120 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 76 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 84 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .273 | .356 | .482 | .838 |
| MIN | MLB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
Jeff Fiorentino, P
Played for the Baltimore Orioles in 2009. Signed on December 8.
| Org | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | DP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| BAL | AA | 7 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .192 | .130 | 322 |
| BAL | AAA | 102 | 365 | 70 | 114 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 67 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .312 | .387 | .510 | 897 |
| BAL | MLB | 24 | 64 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .281 | .351 | .297 | 648 |
Ken Takahashi, P
Played for the New York Mets in 2009 and decided to return to Japan. Signed on December 22.
| Org | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | ERA |
| NYM | AAA | 1 | 3 | 2.38 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56.2 | 55 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 1.38 |
| NYM | MLB | 0 | 1 | 2.96 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27.1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 1.35 |
John Bale, P
Played for the Kansas City Royals in 2009. Signed on February 19.
| Tm | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | WHIP |
| KC | AA | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.75 |
| KC | MLB | 0 | 1 | 5.72 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 28.1 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 1.84 |
Ikusei Pickups
- Wilfreiser Guerrero, P
2009 Draft
- Takeru Imamura, P
- Shota Dobayashi, INF
- Hisashi Takeuchi, P
- Hayato Shoji, INF
- Kota Ito, P
- Taketo Kawaguchi, P
- Mitsuhiro Nagakawa, P (ikusei)
- Kosuke Nakamura, C (ikusei)
New Additions to the Hanshin Tigers for the 2010 Season
by Gen on Feb.24, 2010 @ 2:14 am, under NPB
Here's a list of players that the Tigers added to their roster during the off-season.
Kenji Johjima, C
Played for the Seattle Marines in 2009 and decided to return to Japan. Signed on October 27.
| Org | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| SEA | AAA | 4 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | 572 |
| SEA | MLB | 71 | 239 | 24 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .247 | .296 | .406 | 702 |
Matt Murton, OF
Played for the Colorado Rockies in 2009. Signed on December 8.
| Org | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| COL | AAA | 97 | 373 | 72 | 121 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 79 | 12 | 2 | 39 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .324 | .389 | .499 | 888 |
| COL | MLB | 29 | 52 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .304 | .404 | 708 |
Randy Messenger, P
Played for the Seattle Marines in 2009. Signed on December 10.
| Org | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | WHIP |
| SEA | AAA | 0 | 2 | 2.86 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 25 | 56.2 | 65 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 1 | 1.39 |
| SEA | MLB | 0 | 1 | 4.35 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10.1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1.26 |
Casey Fossum, P
Played for three teams in 2009. Signed on December 14.
| Org | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | WHIP |
| NYY | AAA | 3 | 3 | 2.92 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.2 | 55 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 55 | 6 | 1.23 |
| CHC | AAA | 6 | 3 | 3.88 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.2 | 53 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 22 | 63 | 5 | 1.20 |
| NYM | AAA | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0.91 |
| NYM | MLB | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 |
Ikusei Pickups
- Yutaka Tamaki, P (re-signed as ikusei players)
- Yusuke Takahashi, OF (re-signed as ikusei players)
- Daiyu Kanemura, P (re-signed as ikusei players)
- Hisanori Nishitani, INF
2009 Draft
- Kazuhito Futagami, P
- Masanori Fujihara, P
- Yuhei Kai, OF
- Takumi Akiyama, P
- Fumihito Haraguchi, C
- Shuhei Takada, P (ikusei)
- Kenichi Tagami, OF (ikusei)
New Additions to the Yakult Swallows for the 2010 Season
by Gen on Feb.23, 2010 @ 12:20 am, under NPB
Here's a list of players that the Swallows added to their roster during the off-season.
Asutshi Fujimoto, INF
Opted for free agency and signed on November 24.
| Tm | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| HAN | 47 | 70 | 64 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .219 | .234 | .254 | .488 |
Eulogio De La Cruz, P
Played for the San Diego Padres in 2009. Signed on December 14.
| Org | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | WHIP |
| SD | AAA | 2 | 6 | 3.12 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 69.1 | 52 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 44 | 59 | 11 | 1.38 |
| SD | MLB | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 |
Tony Barnette, P
Played at AAA Arizona in 2009. Signed on January 7.
| Tm | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | WHIP |
| ARI | AAA | 14 | 8 | 5.79 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.2 | 185 | 107 | 106 | 24 | 62 | 121 | 3 | 1.50 |
Ikusei Pickups
- None
2009 Draft
- Masato Nakazawa, P
- Tetsuya Yamamoto, P
- Takahiro Araki, INF
- Ryo Hirai, P
- Jun Matsui, OF
- Maike Magario, OF (ikusei)
- Tomofumi Aso, INF (ikusei)

