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).

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Local media for other teams seeking to acquire Arihara also announced a contractual agreement with the Rangers.

The local Padres newspaper, the San Diego Union Tribune, reported that “I missed Arihara, whom I was expecting as a pitcher for Rote. According to people familiar with the matter, the team thought they could sign the contract in the morning.” He also pointed out the possibility of targeting the giant Kanno or the Cubs’ Darbish. The electronic version of the local Red Socks radio station WEEI read: “We were still finalists, but no agreement was reached.”

◆ Kohei Arihara Born in Hiroshima prefecture on August 11, 1992 (Heisei 4). He participated in Koshien Spring / Summer consecutively in Hiroryo’s third year. At Waseda University, 62 games in total, 19 wins and 12 losses, 2.72 defense rate. He joined Nippon Ham in 1st 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. Most wins in 19 years. 189 cm, 95 kg. Right-handed.

◆ 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.