On the 7th, the giant held the first negotiations in Tokyo with DeNA Takayuki Kajitani (32), who exercised the rights of a national free agent (FA). It seems that he has shown his enthusiasm for acquiring a first man who has a long batting ability by preparing a contract totaling more than 500 million yen for three years and a uniform number “13”. Following DeNA Shoichi Ino (34) on the 6th, the day before the bargaining ban was lifted, he conveyed his seriousness with a fierce attack for the second day in a row.

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The giant moved for two consecutive days to reinforce the force of the launch. Following Ino the day before, we established a seat for negotiations with Kajitani, who was continuing the investigation. He took on the key man, indispensable to winning the third consecutive Central League title and reclaiming the best of Japan, for about an hour in a Tokyo hotel, and appealed for his strength.

He showed his sincerity not only with contracts totaling more than 500 million yen over three years, but also with numbers carried by good hitters who have a lot of hitting power. Speaking of the “13” we are preparing, Alex Rodriguez of the former Yankees who has a total of 3,115 hits, 696 home bases and 2,086 points in majors and the Padres in 19 and 300 million dollars in 10 years (about 33 billion yen at that time) It is also the number that good hitters carry like contract infielder Manny Machad.

This season, Kajitani, who ranked second in the league with a 30% hit rate, 2 minutes and 3 minutes, and 19 at No. 1 at DeNA, arguably is a perfect uniform number. In the Japan series, which suffered four straight losses to Softbank for the second year in a row, the starting lineup was silent with three hits on 14 hits and one hit on 13 hits. If a starting man who has a lot of hitting power and can make chances before clearing is added back to the starting lineup, the thickness of the hitting line is sure to increase.

Kajitani posted a comment after DeNA’s “Fan Festival 2020” on the 6th, saying, “I would like to think a lot about the future.” Kajitani’s heart is also drawn to the giant’s enthusiastic call for love every day.

◆ Giant’s situation in the outfield Maru was an unshakable center this season, and a saloon entered the right wing early in the season, but Matsubara became the starting lineup for the second half of the season. Kamei, Wheeler, Yojima Steel, Wakabayashi and others entered from the left wing. Maru’s midfielder will remain unchanged next season, and Kajitani will be a strong candidate for the right wing.