Today's Ni-gun game against Hiroshima:

1st round draft pick Nao Higashihama started a Ni-gun game against Hiroshima today and gave up a run on five hits over 7.2 innings of work.  He threw ninety-six pitches and got the win.  Source: Nikkan Sports 3/23/2013, Sponichi 3/23/2013 ... Ryuma Kidokoro started in left and batted first.  He collected two hits and stole two bases.  Source: Nikkan Sports 3/23/2013

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Seiichi Uchikawa was pulled from Friday's game on defense in the 6th because of tightness in his back.  He sat out a WBC game on the 6th and took painkillers before the semifinals game against Puerto Rico.

Source: Sponichi 3/23/2013

He did not play in today's game and will likely sit out tomorrow's game as well.

Source: Sponichi 3/23/2013

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Vicente Padilla could make his first regular season start on the 30th against Rakuten at YafuOku Dome.

Source: Nikkan Sports 3/23/2013

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According to Nikkan Sports, Hayato Terahara was dropped from the opening day starting rotation because of tightness in his back.

On Friday, he threw forty pitches in the bullpen to a standing catcher.  He also got his back examined at a Fukuoka hospital and was cleared of any major injuries.

Source: Nikkan Sports 3/23/2013

Hayato Terahara left today's exhibition game against Lotte early with tightness in his back.  The tightness began two days ago during a bullpen session and slowly got worse.

Source: Sanspo 3/15/2013

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Yao-Hsun Yang returned to the team for workouts on the 11th.  He pitched in an exhibition game against Lotte today and gave up three runs over 1.1 innings of work.

Source: Sponichi 3/15/2013

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If Tadashi Settsu is ok to pitch on opening day, he will most likely have to do it without pitching in any pre-season NPB games after his return to Japan.  He might have a chance to toss some situational batting practice.

Source: Sponichi 3/15/2013

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Yuya Hasegawa is scheduled to play in his first rehab game on Saturday (Kyoiku League vs Hiroshima).

Source: Daily Sports 3/15/2013

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The Hawks may go with a three closer committee -- Brian Falkenborg, Sho Iwasaki, and Ryota Igarashi.

Source: Nikkan Sports 3/15/2013

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1st round draft pick Nao Higashihama and 3rd round draft pick Tomoki Takata attended their graduation ceremony at Asia University today.

Source: Nikkan Sports 3/15/2013

Ichi-gun and Ni-gun camps had the day off today.

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Hayato Terahara is scheduled to start a practice game against WBC Brazil on the 28th.

Source: Daily Sports 2/19/2013

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Koji Akiyama spent about an hour hitting about 500 baseballs to Hiroyuki Kawahara at close range during workouts on Monday.

Source: Nikkan Sports 2/19/2013

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Sadaharu Oh does not want Bryan LaHair to worry about his pre-season numbers and instead wants him to focus on getting used to Japanese baseball.

Source: Nikkan Sports 2/19/2013

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1st round draft pick Nao Higashihama could start an exhibition game against Yakult at Jingu Stadium on March 17.  He is also slated to start an exhibition game against Seibu at Ivy Stadium on the 24th.

Source: Sponichi 2/19/2013

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Yuki Yoshimura worked out separately from the main team today because of discomfort in his left calf.  He is considered day-to-day.

Source: Sanspo 2/12/2013

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Hayato Terahara is scheduled to pitch in an intra-squad game on the 16th (not the 14th).

Source: Nikkan Sports 2/12/2013

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1st round draft pick Nao Higashihama is scheduled to pitch in an intra-squad game on the 14th.

Source: Sanspo 2/12/2013

The Softbank Hawks officially announced the addition of Hayato Terahara today.  He was also assigned the number eleven -- Kazuyuki Hoashi will go from the number eleven to the number forty-seven.

No other information is known at this time.

Source: official announcement

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UPDATE @ 9:38pm - Terahara likely signed a three-year deal worth up to an estimated 400 million yen.  Source: Sports Hochi 12/4/2012

Hayato Terahara (29) and Takeshi Hidaka (35) met with the Orix Buffaloes today and informed them of their desire to leave the organization to play for other teams.  Terahara is expected to sign with the Softbank Hawks, Hidaka with the Hanshin Tigers.

According to Daily Sports, Terahara's meeting with the Buffaloes lasted about twenty-five minutes, Hidaka's twenty minutes.

Terahara is a class B free agent, which means the Buffaloes will have the option of either receiving money or money plus a player as compensation.  Nikkan Sports notes that Orix is looking for a left-handed DH and could be interested in veteran Nobuhiko Matsunaka (38).

Source:

Hidaka - Daily Sports 11/23/2012, Daily Sports 11/23/2012, Sponichi 11/23/2012

Terahara - Daily Sports 11/23/2012, Sponichi 11/23/2012, Nikkan Sports 11/23/2012

According to various reports, the Softbank Hawks are planning to offer Hayato Terahara a multi-year deal when they meet him today.

Nikkan Sports puts the figure at four years and 500M yen, including the number eleven; Sports Hochi's guess is the same, although they make no mention of a uniform number; and Sponichi thinks it will be a three-year deal worth about 300M yen and the number eleven.  In all three cases, the offer is more than Orix's offer: two-years at about 200M yen.

Source: Nikkan Sports 11/15/2012, Sports Hochi 11/15/2012, Sponichi 11/15/2012

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UPDATE @ 6:38pm - Terahara met with the Hawks at a hotel in Kobe today and was offered a three-year deal worth an estimated 400M yen, in addition to the number eleven.

Terahara: "I am from Kyushu and I did not have a good season this year and they still wanted to talk to me.  That is big. ... I plan to sit down with Orix one more time before thinking about what I would like to do."

Softbank Hawks' director of player development, Shigeru Ishiwata: "When I said we wanted him to help us win another Nippon Series, it seemed like he wanted to.  [Terahara] is close to thirty.  This is a great time for him.  We want him to help lead the pitching staff and provide a good example for the younger pitchers."

Source: Nikkan Sports 11/15/2012, Sponichi 11/15/2012

The Hanshin Tigers are preparing the uniform numbers two (Kenji Jojima's old number) and six (Tomoaki Kanemot's old number) for Kosuke Fukudome.  They also want him to bat clean-up.  THe Tigers will also reportedly push harder for Fukudome because their other option in right, Keiichi Hirano, might end up leaving the team via free agency.  Source: Sports Hochi 11/12/2012

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The Softbank Hawks are preparing the number eleven for Hayato Terahara.

The number eleven belonged to Kazuyuki Hoashi this season, but the team plans to give him his old Seibu number, forty-seven, because he was out for most of the season.  The number twenty was also considered, since it was the number he when he first joined the team in 2002, but Shingo Tatsumi is currently using it.

Source: Sponichi 11/12/2012

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The Seibu Lions are looking into Dennis Sarfate as a possible closer next season.  Source: Sports Hochi 11/12/2012

Takeshi Hidaka and Hayato Terahara submitted paperwork to the Orix Buffaloes to exercise their options.  Source: Sports Hochi 11/5/2012

The Tigers could offer Hidaka a two-year deal.  Source: Sanspo 11/5/2012

The Hawks are interested in Terahara.  Source: Sponichi 11/5/2012

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Toshiaki Imae (LOT) has not yet decided what he wants to do with his domestic FA option.  He is expected to make a decision soon.  Source: Sanspo 11/5/2012

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Kenta Asakura (CHU) has not yet decided.  Source: Sports Hochi Osaka 11/5/2012

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There may be a gap in between what the Keiichi Hirano wants and what the Hanshin Tigers are willing to give.  Source: Sanspo 11/5/2012

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Kyuji Fujikawa (HAN) is in Los Angeles.  His rep in Japan is expected to submit the necessary international FA option paperwork.  The Angels, Rangers, Dodgers, and Diamondbacks are among teams that are said to be interested in Fujikawa.  Source: Sanspo 11/5/2012, Sponichi 11/5/2012

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Shinjiro Hiyama (international), Yuya Ando (domestic), and Ryo Asai (domestic) will not be exercising their FA options and will remain with the Hanshin Tigers.  Source: Sponichi 11/5/2012

Hayato Terahara met with the Orix Buffaloes and informed them of his decision.  He later spoke to reporters and said, "I told them what I was planning to do. ... I have not decided 100 percent that I will not remain here."

The Softbank Hawks are expected to contact Terahara if he really does exercise his FA option.

Source: Nikkan Sports 10/31/2012

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UPDATE 11/1 @ 10:01am - Terahara did not attend the first day of fall camp on Wednesday and worked out on his own.  He told the Buffaloes that he spent a lot of time thinking about his FA option and that his decision to exercise it was firm and unchangeable.  The team has offered him a two-year deal worth an estimated 200M yen.  They may be willing to consider making changes to their offer based on how future negotiations go.  The Buffaloes would like Terahara to remain on their team.  Source: Sports Hochi Osaka 11/1/2012

The Softbank Hawks could offer Terahara a four-year deal worth 400M yen.  They may also be willing to throw in the uniform number twenty.  Source: Nikkan Sports 11/1/2012