Isn’t Takayuki Kajitani, who transferred to Giant FA, safe too? A fierce battle for outfielders waiting for the first year of transfer | Full account

The giant announced that Kajitani, who declared himself a national FA, had informed him of his intention to join the group.

The giant announced on the 11th that DeNA had reported the intention to join the group by Takayuki Kajitani, an outfielder who exercised national free agent (FA) rights. After officially signing a contract on the 14th, a press conference will be held. The behemoth is strengthening the batting line with the aim of clinching the third consecutive league title next season and the best in Japan for the first time in nine years, and Kajitani, a quick hit, equals the reinforcement point. The first negotiation took place in Tokyo on the 7th, a day after the ban on negotiating with other teams was lifted.

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Kajitani posted the league’s second-place batting rate of .323 as the first unshakable hitter this season in year 14. He did well with 19 home and 53 points. With the acquisition of the smasher on the left, the outfielder battle is likely to turn into a fierce development.

This season, only mid-level player Yoshihiro Maru (120 games played) was the only giant outfielder to play in more than 100 games. Wheeler participated in 98 games. Seiya Matsubara has played 86 games since mid-August, mainly in the “second right wing.” Although there is veteran Yoshiyuki Kamei, he has stopped participating in 51 games due to a breakdown. Parla, the assistant who participated in 47 games, became a free contract, but there are many experienced outfielders such as Yojima Steel (38 games) and Shinnosuke Shigenobu (60 games).

Kajitani played 91 mid-level games and 16 forehand games this season. Maru is absolutely regular in the middle class of giants, and Matsubara, who broke this season on the right wing, was in the starting lineup in 67 games, the most on the team. On the left wing, Wheeler couldn’t fix the team with 46 games and Kamei with 27 games. When Kajitani submitted the application documents to exercise the FA right, he said: “Is it possible to grow more?” But next season, the first year of the transfer, it seems that the regular capture will not be easy.

With the team destined to win the championship, the pressure and attention as the FA’s transfer player increases dramatically. Can you show the work verbatim in such a numb environment? It’s likely to be 2021, when the true worth of a professional baseball player is questioned.