Kohei Arihara (28), who was aiming for a major transfer from Nippon Ham using the publishing system, signed a contract with the Rangers on the 25th (26 Japan time), Ken of the American outlet “The Athletic” Rosenthal tweeted. Two-year contract for $ 6 to $ 7 million (630 million yen to 735 million yen).

Arihara’s publication request announced that Nippon Ham had completed the application procedure on November 26, the day after the end of the Japan series. The deadline for the negotiations was 7:00 am on December 27 (5:00 pm on December 26).

I realized the dream that I had been proclaiming since I left last year. Arihara told the team in the contract renewal seat on December 4 and 19 that he wanted to transfer to a major in 20 years off, and even after the end of this season, “I came with that feeling myself, so will not change. ” I vomit my direct thoughts. After that, the team officially allowed a major transfer using the posting system.

The agent is a contract with Joel Wolf, who belongs to the main US agent company “Wasserman Media Group” run by Cubs Darbish and Twins Maeda. In voluntary practice, we have done as much preparation as possible, such as playing a ball with a larger ball.

When he participated in the fan festival held in Sapporo Dome on the 6th, he said: “I just believe and hope. There is no movement yet so I just want to believe and hope.” Please do your best to do it, “he confessed to being pushed in the back.” I want to do it with that kind of feeling, “he said, showing his unwavering determination.

I went to the United States on the 20th, a week before the deadline for negotiations, and that day arrived in preparation for the decision on the destination of the transfer. Finally, I will be on the stage of the specialty that I have been searching for since the Hiroryo (Hiroshima) era.

◆ Kohei Arihara Born in Hiroshima prefecture on August 11, 1992 (Heisei 4). At Goryo, he has been on the bench since the spring of the second year. He participated in the spring and summer of Koshien consecutively in the third year. At Waseda University, he has participated in 62 league games in total, 19 wins and 12 losses, and a defense rate of 2.72. He joined Nippon Ham in first place in the draft in 2014. May 15, 2015 First professional climbing win over Orix. In the same year, he won eight victories and became a rookie king. In 2016 he contributed to League V and the best in Japan with 11 wins. In 2019, he won the most with 15 wins. 60 wins and 50 losses in a total of 129 games, defense rate 3.74.189 cm, 95 kg. Right-handed. The estimated annual salary for this season is 145 million yen.

◆ Publishing system A system that allows you to transfer to the US baseball world before acquiring FA rights overseas. Previously, the team that made the highest bid had exclusive bargaining rights, but can now bargain with all teams that are willing to pay the transfer. The amount transferred to the Japanese national team will vary based on the amount guaranteed by the player’s contract. In the case of major contracts, 20% of the guaranteed amount up to $ 25 million (about 2.6 billion yen), 17.5% of the portion that exceeds $ 25 million up to $ 50 million dollars (about 5.2 billion yen), 5000 That is a total of 15% of the amount over $ 10,000. An additional 15% of piecework payments earned within the contract period will be paid.