Edo Battousai and Kuwana Steel Dragons

December 14, 2009

Edo receives:
CL Naohiro Obinata (34, ML) - $3.21/$3.21 (last year player option)
SP Art Minty (20, AAA) - minor league contract
1B Jun Takeuchi (20, A) - minor league contract

Kuwana receives:
SP Chet Parker (32, ML) - $3.32/$3.32/$3.32/$3.32/$3.32 (last year player option)
CL Shiro Shimizu (25, ML) - $0.20/$0.05/arb/arb/arb


Since Then:
Naohiro Obinata pitched very well in 2010 and ok in 2011 before retiring (1/1/2013).
Art Minty pitched three and a third insignificantt innings for Edo in 2011 before being traded to Seoul (12/20/2011) where he has pitched well in 2012 (2.95 ERA) and 2013 (4.04 ERA), including 26 starts in 2013.  Art was released by Seoul in 2014 and spent time with minor league clubs in 2014.
Jun Takeuchi had a good debut season in 2014 with an .859 OPS in 167 AB.

Chet Parker pitched well in 2010 (3.50 ERA) and not so well in 2011 (5.41 ERA) for Kuwana before being traded to Hyakujuu (8/12/2011), then Seoul (11/25/2011), then Fushigi Yugi (6/7/2012).  Chet pitched well in his 2012 (4.00 ERA), 2013 (3.63 ERA), and 2014 (3.63 ERA) seasons.  In 2012 Chet pitched in the all-star game and won the Gurabukin Award.
Shiro Shimizu has pitched very well from 2010-2014.  He was traded to Kuwana on 6/29/2014.  He was an all-star 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.  He won the 2013 BBG Umai Kabeyaku Award.

Updated: December 28, 2014 - (8/23/2011)