NPB To MLB: 7 Players To Watch
By Dai Takegami Podziewski | April 21, 2023 at 11:15am CDT
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This series will keep track of NPB players who may be making their way to the ML
B in the near future.
Let’s get started with players who may be available in the 2023 offseason.
Players likely available in the 2023 offseason (most rumored or have publicly an
nounced desire to play in MLB)
1. Yoshinobu Yamamoto(山本由伸/欧力士)
24岁
178cm/80KG
2023年薪:6.5亿日币
As MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes wrote in his recent 2023 FA class power rankings, Yamamo
to’s contract could exceed Masahiro Tanaka’s contract with the Yankees in 2014
. Tim wrote: “Ten years after the Tanaka deal, I feel Yamamoto is indeed capabl
e of reaching $200MM before accounting for a posting fee.”
MLBTR认为他能拿超过200M的合约(不含入札金)
2. Yuki Matsui(松井裕树/乐天金鹫)
27岁
174cm/74KG
2023年薪:2.5亿日币
Matsui is on track to become a true international free agent this offseason, so
he won’t need to utilize the posting system to gauge interest from MLB clubs.
将在本季结束取得海外FA，想要的球团不用入札金就能签
3. Shota Imanaga(今永升太/横滨DeNA湾星)
29岁
178cm/86KG
2023年薪:1.2亿日币
Imanaga has expressed his desire to pitch in the big leagues since 2021 but won
’t be an overseas free agent until the 2025 season.
要到2025年才能取得海外FA
Sponichi reported in December that Imanaga planned to sign with the U.S.-based
agency Octagon to help talks toward a posting agreement. The Baystars have never
posted a player before, so it is unclear if they are open to posting Imanaga.
不知道横滨是否愿意给他入札
4. Kona Takahashi(髙桥光成/西武狮)
26岁
190cm/105KG
2023 年薪:1.8亿日币
Takahashi called MLB “the world’s greatest peak” and said he was inspired by
former teammate and now Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. “Yusei-san cha
nged my baseball career. I want to give back to him by performing at the highest
level and even surpassing him, ” Takahashi said.
受到前队友菊池雄星的启发而想去挑战大联盟
He attended Game 4 of the 2022 World Series in Philadelphia and said “The atmos
phere was amazing and I thought that I’d love to pitch here [in MLB].”
去年也跑去费城看世界大赛G4
Despite Takahashi’s wishes, the Lions may not post him this offseason. Lions GM
Hisanobu Watanabe said that there are no plans as of right now to post Takahash
i.
只不过西武目前没计划给他入札的样子
The right-hander wants to be posted in the near future since the earliest he can
earn his overseas free-agent rights is 2026.
他要到2026才能取得海外FA
5. Naoyuki Uwasawa(上泽直之/日本火腿斗士)
29岁
187cm/89KG
2023年薪:1.7亿日币
Uwasawa announced his desire to pitch in the majors at his contract negotiations
last December and requested to be posted in the 2023 offseason.
在去年和球团谈约时，宣布想去大联盟的想法
并要求2023让他入札
He said that he was inspired when he participated in the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star
Series. “I’ve always wondered what it’s like to play in a league with player
s coming from around the globe, and it’s the type of experience I can’t miss i
f I have the chance to. I only have a limited amount of time to take on the chal
lenge, so if I have the opportunity I would take it,” Uwasawa said.
是受到2018年参加美日明星赛的启发
要去美国掏金了吗XD