[情報] More NPB Prospects You Should Know
青木宣親
Norichika Aoki (OF, Yakult Swallows, 28) – In a post-Ichiro, post-
Matsui NPB, Aoki reigns as the consensus top hitter. I'd actually go so
far as to say that he”s the best pure hitter Japan has produced since
Ichiro. Aoki is a line drive hitter with occasional power who uses the
whole field. He's also a disciplined batter, walking about as often as
he strikes out, which is rare in Japan. Aoki is short and somewhat
stocky at 5'7.5, 182 lbs, but is a good runner with tremendous range in
the outfield. The only knock on his game is his rather weak throwing
arm, which may limit him to left field at the MLB level. For video, I
dug up some batting and fielding highlights and a breakdown of his swing
on YouTube.
中島裕之
Hiroyuki Nakajima (SS, Seibu Lions, 28) – Nakajima gets my vote as
Japan's second best hitter, behind Aoki. Nakajima doesn't quite match up
with Aoki's pure contact skill or plate discipline, but is still very
good in both categories and adds a bit more gap power to the equation.
Nakajima is a back-leg hitter, with a big stride that he will
occasionally shorten up. On the turf, Nakajima plays a solid shortstop,
among many good shortstops in his league. The best video I could find of
Nakajima was this one, of him hitting an opposite field home run off
Dicky Gonzales (I know, not the best competition). Also of note in the
video, you can see that he's made friends with teammate Dee Brown. The
high-five routine they do after home runs shows up on Japanese highlight
shows.
陳偉殷
Wei-Yin Chen (LHP, Chunichi Dragons, 25) – Last offseason, Chen was
probably the more outspoken about wanting to be posted than any other
NPB player. Chen is Taiwanese, but signed with Chunichi as an amateur
out of high school, apparently without any provisions to make him a free
agent if he and the team can't agree to a contract during the annual
negotiations (as veteran foreign players who sign from 3A or Korea
usually do). This is an unusual situation, but not unprecedented, as the
first couple postings for Dominican players the Hiroshima Carp had
signed as amateurs, including current Giant Ramon Ramirez. Chen does
appear to be serious about MLB, as he hired agent Alan Nero last
offseason, and I expect him to push to be posted again this year.
Chen features NPB's top lefty power arsenal, primarily throwing
fastballs and sliders, while mixing in occasional forkballs and the
random big, loopy curve. His fastball reaches 95 mph or so, but usually
sits around 90-92, while his slider breaks in on righthanded batters and
sits in the 85-87 range. Chen has been letting his pitches get up in the
zone much more this season, and is showing more of a flyball tendency
than he did last year.
The Chen video I have is two hours of game footage from his August 17
start, against Seth Greisinger and the Giants. The video occasionally
switches to a Yokohama game, but still gives you a better sense of what
Chen throws than a 10-minute highlight reel will.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/more-npb-prospects-you-should-know/
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