Hyakujuu Shinkansen and Seoul Crushers

June 7, 2010

Hyakujuu receives:
RF Hisashi Wada (28, ML) - $0.20
Seoul's 5th round 2010 draft pick (pick 11, 59th overall: Kenji Minami)
Seoul's 6th round 2010 draft pick (pick 11, 71st overall: Yo Okada)

Seoul receives:
LF Kenzaburo Sato (30, ML) - $0.38
SP Yugoro Chouda (28, ML) - $0.20/$0.05/$0.05/arb/arb/arb
Hyakujuu's 2nd round 2010 draft pick (pick 7, 19th overall: Manabu Kawano)
Hyakujuu's 4th round 2010 draft pick (pick 7, 43rd overall: Takanori Koyama)

Since Then:
Hisashi Wada was an offensive powerhouse for the remainder of 2010 (1.046 OPS).   He impressed again in 2011 (1.020 OPS) before regressing (.779 OPS) in 2012.  He was traded to Shin Seiki August 18, 2011.  He signed as a free agent with Shin Seiki April 16, 2012.  He was a 2011 and 2012 all-star.  He retired January 1, 2014.

Kenzaburo Sato batted well (.864 OPS) for the remainder of 2010.  He batted respectably in 2011 (.806 OPS).  He returned for a good (.862 OPS), albeit brief (44 AB) performance in 2013.  He was a 2011 all-star.  He signed as a free agent to a minor league contract with Shin Seiki April 27, 2013.  He won the 2013 Neo-Tokyo Cup.  He retired January 1, 2015.
Yugoro "Checkmate" Chouda pitched very well in 2010 (2.91 ERA, 7-6 W-L), 2011 (3.12 ERA), 2012 (2.88 ERA, 13-7 W-L), 2013 (2.31 ERA, 10-4 W-L), and 2014 (3.32 ERA, 11-6 W-L).  He was traded to Kure December 21, 2011.  He was a 2012, 2013, and 2014 all-star.

Updated February 20, 2015 - (8/27/2011)