The reason the Giants beat Shun Yamaguchi Three pitchers from the era of the giants who can’t forget the top of the organization | Full-Count

Local broadcaster NBC Sports reports on the background of the Giants who signed a minor contract with Yamaguchi.

The Giants announced on the 20th (21st Japan time) that they signed a minor contract with pitcher Shun Yamaguchi, who has made a free contract with the Blue Jays. Participate in camp as a guest player with a split contract in consideration of a major promotion. The policy is to make adjustments as a starting lineup in spring training. Local broadcaster “NBC Sports” reported on the background that led to the acquisition of Yamaguchi.

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In an article reported under the headline “Why did the Giants add Yamaguchi to the battle for pitching quota?”, The Giants said they had scored him since the Japanese era. In 2019, when he was a giant, he won the most wins, the most strikes, and the triple crown with the highest win rate. Farhan Zaidi, the head of the organization, seems to have high expectations for Yamaguchi.

“Yamaguchi is the guy that our international scouts have seen a lot in Japan. He had an excellent season in 2019 and has a long record in both start and rescue. But his 2019 season in Japan, the results are very impressive.”

“We have a reputation as a scout in Japan and we are an experienced starting pitcher who can fill various roles.”

Yamaguchi’s annual salary of $ 3.175 million (approximately 333 million yen), which was the last year of the two-year contract this season, will be paid by the Blue Jays. Even if you get promoted to a specialization, it is “cheap” with a minimum annual salary of about 60 million yen. The Giants’ starters are Quet de Ace, Gaussmann, Wood and Sánchez. In the article, he said: “There is no room in the starting pitcher, but the head of the organization Zyty is looking at Yamaguchi as the starting pitcher so far,” he said, saying that he is expected to join the opening race.

He pitched in 17 games last season with 2 wins and 4 losses and an 8.06 ERA. The team did not produce results as a middle pitcher, but the team seems to think this is difficult to adjust due to the crown crash. “He was throwing both the fastball and the split at a rate of 40%. The fastball was hit hard, but in regards to the split, the opposing hitter had a batting average of only .222 and a .318 slugging percentage,” he said with an excellent ball game I told you I was there.

If he does not make the initial roster, Yamaguchi may elect to exit the minor contract. For Yamaguchi, open play is likely to be a month of competition.