Seibu Lions center fielder Shogo Akiyama revealed Tuesday that he has informed the Pacific League club he will file for free agency in order to seek a deal with a major league team.

My analysis of Akiyama’s game is HERE. You can find the Kyodo News story published in the Japan Times HERE.

Since I have completed win shares calculations for 2019. Here are Akiyama’s career figures. For those unfamiliar with win shares, three win shares are worth one win.

Shogo Akiyama

Year	Team	Raw WS	Batting WS	Def WS	WAR
2011	Lions	4.5	2.8	1.7	NA
2012	Lions	15.7	13.6	2.1	NA
2013	Lions	17.7	12.9	4.8	NA
2014	Lions	15.3	12	3.3	5.1
2015	Lions	28.7	23.6	5.1	8.5
2016	Lions	21.1	18.1	3	5.0
2017	Lions	25.7	22.2	3.5	8.2
2018	Lions	31.4	28.9	2.5	6.3
2019	Lions	22.5	20.3	2.2	5.1

Career Win Shares

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Akiyama looking to majors

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