Kure Arsenal and Shin Seiki Evas

July 31, 2010

Kure receives:
SP Kenzaburo Tanaka (27, ML) - $0.20/$0.05/$0.05/arb/arb/arb
SS Yuki Shini (27, AAA) - minor league contract

Shin Seiki receives:
SP Tsugumichi Uemura (32, ML) - $0.57/$0.57
LF Josuke Ikeda (26, AAA) - minor league contract

Since Then:
Kenzaburo Tanaka pitched well (3.61 ERA) for the remainder of 2010.  Had his career best season in 2013 (11-8 W-L, 3.20 ERA, 1.02 WHIP).  He pitched adequately in 2011 (4.03 ERA) and 2014 (4.12 ERA), but had a poor (5.42 ERA) 2012.  He was claimed off waivers by Fushigi Yugi (May 14, 2013).
Yuki Shini hit decently for the remainder of 2010.  He hit merely adequate for a shortstop 2011 (.646 OPS) and 2012 (.661).  Then he had two successive career best seasons in 2013 (.735 OPS) and 2014 (.821 OPS).  He was traded to Lupin (August 16, 2012).

Tsugumichi Uemura pitched adequately (4.38 ERA 5-2 W-L) for the remainder of  2010.  He pitched adequately in 2011 (4.40), very well in 2012 (3.19 ERA), and poorly in 2013 (5.96 ERA).  He won the 2010 SSG Gurabukin Award.  Signed as a free agent with Niihama-shi (April 6, 2012).  Signed as a free agent with Fushigi Yugi (August 1, 2013).  Played in the minor leagues of the PEBA before retiring October 3, 2014.
 Josuke Ikeda only had 13 at bats between the trade and the end of the 2011 season.  He had a decent 2012 season (.280 AVG, .737 OPS), before dropping in performance 2013 (.637 OPS) and 2014 (.683 OPS).  He missed the second half of the 2011 season with a broken knee.  He was traded to Hyakujuu (March 31, 2013).

Updated December 28, 2014 - (8/25/2011)