We had a real trade and a transfer that is called a trade in Japan, but isn’t what most people raised in America would consider one, although both of these transactions had a “return to sender” feel about them.
We also learned recently that a pitcher who likely needs Tommy John surgery has been hoping to get better without it.
I also wrote a little about the Hanshin Tigers and their real expectations for their imports.
Continue reading NPB news: Nov. 2, 2022The 2022 Eiji Sawamura Award was announced on Monday, but not without the former ace pitchers making up the committee stepping up to their critical annual task of berating today’s pitchers for not showing the grit and determination they themselves had shown back in the day.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto was an easy choice to win his second straight award as Japan’s premier starting pitcher, but no Sawamura announcement is complete without directing disparaging remarks at the current crop of pitchers.
Aside from the general comments directed at the entire pitching profession, the committee, as it tends to do, took aim at a big name young pitcher to “motivate him.” This year, their target was 20-year-old Roki Sasaki.
Continue reading Committee: “Today’s pitchers too lazy”
