Showing posts with label 2010_draft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2010_draft. Show all posts

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)

Edo Battousai and Kure Arsenal

June 6, 2010

Edo receives:
Kure's 3rd round 2010 draft pick (pick 2, 26th overall: Ryoma Saikawa)

Kure receives:
Edo's 4th round 2010 draft pick (pick 8, 44th overall: Kiyonori Kato)
Edo's 6th round 2010 draft pick (pick 8, 68th overall: Takanobu Kobayashi)
Edo's 10th round 2010 draft pick (pick 8, 116th overall: Shigenobu Imamura)

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

Neo-Tokyo Akira and Edo Battousai

March 28, 2010

Neo-Tokyo receives:
SP Motoshige Yamada (28, ML) - $0.20
SS Hokusai Aoki (19, AAA) - minor league contract
SP Yasuyuki Kishita (26, AAA) - minor league contract
Seoul's 1st round 2010 draft pick (pick 11, 11th overall: Takeo Takuda)

Edo receives:
SP Luis Fernandez (34, ML) - $4.79
C Toshikuni Fujita (24, AAA) - minor league contract
2B Jun Rin (20, A) - minor league contract
Neo-Tokyo's 1st round 2010 draft pick (pick 1, 1st overall: Manabu Tsuchiya)

Since Then:
Motoshige Yamada pitched well (3.78 ERA) in 2010 despite a losing 5-12 record.  He pitched poorly (6.79 ERA) as both a reliever and starter in 2014.  He signed as a free agent to a minor league contract with Kuwana July 24, 2012.  He was claimed off waivers by Hyakujuu April 7, 2013, then by Lupin June 22, 2014.  He signed as a free agent with Niihama-shi August 9, 2014. 
Hokusai Aoki hit very well (.914 OPS) in a brief (53 AB) debut 2012 season.  He hit well for a shortstop in 2013 (.759 OPS) and 2014 (.774 OPS).  He was traded to Shin Seiki January 26, 2011, then to Hyakujuu July 24, 2011.
Yasuyuki Kishita pitched decently (3.93 ERA) in 2010.  He pitched well in 2011 (3.38 ERA) and 2012 (3.41 ERA).  He pitched adequately in an injury (torn UCL  requiring Tommy John surgery) shortened (3 GS) 2013 (4.85 ERA).  He pitched adequately as both starter and reliever in 2014 (4.45 ERA, 62 and 2/3 IP).  He was a 2011 all-star.  He was on the 2012 Neo-Tokyo Cup Championship Team.

Luis Fernandez pitched decently (4.11 ERA, 11-11 W-L) in 2010.  He was released by Edo November 19, 2010.  He spent time in the PEBA minor leagues before he retired September 23, 2011.
Toshikuni Fujita batted well (.905 OPS) over 21 AB in 2013.  He hit very poorly (.291 OPS) over 22 AB in 2014.  He signed a minor league contract with Fushigi Yugi April 8, 2012.  He signed a minor league contract with Hyakujuu December 2, 2014.
Jun Rin was released by Edo July 12, 2014 without having batted in the majors.

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

Lupin Cliff Hangers and Shin Seiki Evas

February 27, 2010

Lupin receives:
LF Oliver Scott (28, ML) - $0.05/arb/arb/arb
C Cisco Salinas (32, AAA) - minor league contract
2B Jose Aguilar (34, AAA) - minor league contract
3B Clinton Smith (31, AAA) - minor league contract
RF Tokuma Yamauchi (27, AAA) - $0.05/$0.05/arb/arb/arb
CF Kichibei Kawaguchi (23, AAA) - minor league contract
SP Dan Sturrock (30, AAA)- minor league contract
CF Jose Serna (23, A) - minor league contract
RF Jun Kogawa (22, A) - minor league contract
Niihama-shi's 1st round 2010 draft pick (pick 9, 9th overall: Hideyori Ando)
Shin Seiki's 4th round 2010 draft pick (pick 10, 46th overall: Kensaku Watanabe)

Shin Seiki receives:
LF Kosami Tanaka (27, ML) - $0.20/arb/arb/arb
3B Akira Sakurai (26, ML) - $0.20/arb/arb/arb
Lupin's 7th round 2010 draft pick (pick 3, 75th overall: Suzuki, Mitsunari)
Lupin's 9th round 2010 draft pick  (pick 3)
Lupin's 10th round 2010 draft pick (pick 3, 111th overall: Tetsuhiko Matsushita)

Since Then:
Scott had mediocre seasons in 2010 and 2011 before retiring (1/1/2013)
Salinas batted barely adequate for a catcher (2011-2013).  He was traded to Shin Seiki (1/13/2013) then Seoul (3/2/2013), then signed a minor league deal with the PEBA Duluth Warriors before the 2014 season.
Aguilar batted mereley adequately in 2010 and 2012, batted very well in the 2011 season (.880 OPS in 445 AB).  He was traded to Neo-Tokyo (11/5/2011) then Seoul (7/8/2012).  He signed a minor league contract after 2012 and has remained in the minors since.
Smith retired (10/1/2010) without playing after the trade.
Yamauchi batted adequately after the trade, though with a reduced role in 2011 and 2013, spending 2012 and 2014 in the minors.
Kawaguchi played so-so on a limited basis.  He was traded to Shin Seiki (6/7/2011) then Hyakujuu (8/18/2011).
Sturrock did not play in the majors after the trade, retiring 10/21/2014.
Serna hit very well in 14 at bats in 2013.  He was traded to the Naha Shisa (4/17/2011), and has not played in the majors since.
Kogawa hit at a minimum level over 264 at bats in 2012, was released and remained in the minors during 2013.  He had a handful of at bats for Shin Seiki in 2014.

Tanaka hit well in 2010 and 2011, then about average in 2012 and 2013, before dropping off in 2014.  He was traded to Shin Seiki (1/4/2012) then Hyakujuu (12/6/2012).
Sakurai hit pretty well (2010-2013) before tapering off in 2014.  Awards: 2010 SSG Gurabukin Award at 3B, 2011 all-star, 2013 Neo-Tokyo cup with Shin Seiki.

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

Niihama-shi Ghosts and Shin Seiki Evas

February 26, 2010

Niihama-shi receives:
Shink Seiki's 2nd round 2010 draft pick (pick 10, 22nd overall: Takeshi Hayashi)
Naha's 3rd round 2010 draft pick (pick 4, 28th overall: Tokugawa Hirano)
Naha's 4th round 2010 draft pick (pick 4, 40th overall: Tomoaki Matsubara)

Shin Seiki receives:
Niihama-shi's 1st round 2010 draft pick (pick 9, 9th overall: Hideyori Ando by Lupin)
Niihama-shi's 5th round 2010 draft pick (pick 9, 57th overall: Naomichi Nakagawa)
Niihama-shi's 6th round 2010 draft pick (pick 9, 69th overall: Katsuhito Sakurai)

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

Fushigi Yugi Celestial Warriors and Lupin Cliff Hangers

January 29, 2010

Fushigi Yugi receives:
Shin Seiki's 3rd round 2010 draft pick (pick 10, 34th overall: Taikan Koumura)
Lupin's 4th round 2010 draft pick (pick 5, 41st overall: Josuke Kurihara)

Lupin receives:
MR Hisashi Hori (21, AAA) - minor league contract
CF Edgar Cordova (21, A) - minor league contract

Since Then:
Edgar Cordova had 54 poor at bats in 2013 before signing with the PEBA Bakersfield Bears.
Hori:  No information was available for Hori.

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

Naha Shisa and Shin Seiki Evas

January 15, 2010

Naha receives:
SP Jorge Guevara (33, ML) - $1.02
SP David Jackson (20, AAA) - minor league contract
3B Juan Antonio (29, AAA) - minor league contract
MR Sadao Agano (27, AAA) - minor league contract
3B Dave Frost (31, AAA) - minor league contract
Naha's 5th round 2010 draft pick (pick 4, 52nd overall: Mashashi Yano)
Shin Seiki's 5th round 2010 draft pick (pick 10, 58th overall: Mitsunari Morita)
Shin Seiki's 6th round 2010 draft pick (pick 10, 70th overall: Shiro Aoki)
Shin Seiki's 7th round 2010 draft pick (pick 10, 82nd overall: Masutaro Ogura)
Shin Seiki's 8th round 2010 draft pick (pick 10, 98th overall: Makino, Takiji)

Shin Seiki receives:
SP Kenzaburo Tanaka (26, ML) - $0.20/$0.05/$0.05/arb/arb/arb
MR Ieyasu Yamauchi (27, ML) - $1.64
Naha's 3rd round 2010 draft pick (pick 4, 28th overall: Tokugawa Hirano)
Naha's 4th round 2010 draft pick (pick 4, 40th overall: Tomoaki Matsubara)
Shin Seiki's 4th round 2010 draft pick (pick 10, 46th overall: Kensaku Watanabe by Lupin)
Lupin's 6th round 2010 draft pick (pick 3, 63rd overall: Kawanari Masuda)
Naha's 7th round 2010 draft pick (pick 4, 76th overall: Kozue Murayama)

Since Then:
Jorge Guevara had mediocre to worse pitching performances (2010-2011) before retiring (1/1/2013).
David Jackson has been working his way up the minors.
Juan Antonio had 222 lacluster at bats in 2010 before returning to the minors.
Sadao Agano remained in the minors before retiring (10/21/2013).
Dave Frost had 16 good at bats with Naha before returning to the minors, then retiring (10/19/2012).

Kenzaburo Tanaka did not pitch so well for Shin Seiki, being traded later in the season (7/31/2010) to Kure where he pitched well for the remainder of 2010, and had a decent seasons in 2011.  He pitched poorly in 2012 where he was used more as a reliever.  He was claimed off waivers by Fushigi Yugi on 5/14/2013, where he had good (3.20 ERA  11-8 W-L) and decent (4.12 ERA 11-8 W-L) 2013 and 2014 seasons primarily as a starter.
Ieyasu Yamauchi has not pitched in the majors since the trade.

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

Naha Shisa and Shin Seiki Evas

December 16, 2009

Naha receives:
MR Takuma Ageda (29, ML) - $0.05/$0.05/$0.05/$0.05/$0.05/arb/arb/arb
Shin Seiki's 4th round 2010 draft pick (pick 10, 46th overall Kensaku Watanabe by Lupin)
Lupin's 6th round 2010 draft pick (pick 3, 63rd overall: Kawanari Masuda by Shin Seiki)

Shin Seiki receives:
MR Masamichi Takaki (28, ML) - $0.38
Naha's 5th round 2010 draft pick (pick 4, 52nd overall: Mashashi Yano by Naha)
Naha's 9th round 2010 draft pick (pick 4, 100th overall: Narihira Saionji)


Since Then:
Takuma Ageda has pitched well in 2010 and 2011, then very well in 2012 and 2013.  Ageda was a 2013 all-star.  He pitched poorly for a handful of innings in 2014 and spent significant time on the DL.

Masamichi Takaki pitched rather well from 2010 through 2013, and had a decent season in 2014.  He was traded to Edo (12/18/2011).  He played in the 2013 all-star game and won the Neo-Tokyo Cup with Edo in 2013.

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

Seoul Crushers and Edo Battousai

December 15, 2009

Seoul receives:
$2,500,000

Edo receives:
Seoul's 1st round 2010 draft pick (pick 11, 11th overall: Takeo Takuda by Neo-Tokyo)

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

Fushigi Yugi Celestial Warriors and Edo Battousai

December 1, 2009

Fushigi Yugi receives:
SP Takao Sakurai (38, ML) - $5.35/$5.89 (last year player option)
Edo's 2nd round 2010 draft pick (pick 8, 20th overall: Sawao Honma)

Edo receives:
SP Juan Valdés (37, ML) - $1.75/$1.75
Fushigi Yugi's 1st round 2010 draft pick (pick 6, 6th overall: Takanibu Murata)

Since Then:
Takao Sakurai pitched well (3.41 ERA 15-6 W-L) for one season with Fushigi Yugi before retiring 11/06/2010.

Juan Valdés pitched poorly (6.80 ERA) for one season with Edo before retiring February 1, 2011.

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

Lupin Cliff Hangers and Shin Seiki Evas

December 1, 2009

Lupin receives:
SS Yukio Sakai (40, ML) - $0.89
MR Yosai Kikuchi (31, ML) - $2.02
CF Toshiyuki Endo (19, A) - minor league contract
Shin Seiki's 1st round 2010 draft pick (10th pick, 10th overall: LF Tsutomu Shibata)
Shin Seiki's 3rd round 2010 draft pick (10th pick, 34th overall: 2B Taikan Koumura by Fushigi-Yugi)

Shin Seiki receives:
CL Sachi "Swamp Fox" Sakurai (27, ML) - $0.20
1B David Robert (33, ML) - $10.03/$10.72/$11.41 (last year player option)
2B Ton Kichida (31, ML) - $0.84/$0.84
Lupin's 6th round 2010 draft pick (3rd pick, 63rd overall: SP Kawanari Masuda)
Lupin's 8th round 2010 draft pick (pick 3, 87th overall: MR Kosho Saito)

Since Then:
Yukio Sakai batted poorly (.588 OPS in 72 AB) in 2010 before retiring January 1, 2012.
Yosai Kikuchi pitched well for Lupin, amassing 52 saves in three seasons (2010: 3.61, 2011: 3.78, 2012: 2.41 ERA).  Kikuchi was traded to Hyakujuu (4/14/2013) where he pitched adequately (4.59 ERA) in the 2013 season, then signed as a free agent to PEBA team Bakersfield, where he did not fare so well in 2014 (5.00 ERA).
Toshiyuki Endo had 88 bad (.464 OPS) at bats for Lupin (2012-2014).

Sachi Sakurai  has pitched excellently (2010-2014) with an ERA of 1.81 or lower each season.  Sachi was a 2012 and 2014 all-star.  Sachi won the 2012 and 2014 LRS-JPN SSG Umai Kabeyaku Award.
David Robert hit well for three seasons (2012-2014), including AVG of .281 or better, with Shin Seiki before retiring on January 1, 2014.
Ton Kichida hit respectably in one season for Shin Seiki before being traded to Neo-Tokyo (January 26, 2011), then back to Shin Seiki where he has not hit well for 4 seasons (2011-2014).

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

Kuwana Steel Dragons and Edo Battousai

November 24, 2009

Kuwana receives:
LF Shimei Hanyuda (21, AAA) - minor league contract
Edo's 1st round 2010 draft pick (5th pick, 5th overall LF Masaharu Sugimoto)

Edo receives:
2B Hokusai Aoki (19, AAA) - minor league contract
Kuwana's 1st round 2010 draft pick (8th pick, 8th overall LF Hirotsugu Yamasaki)

Since Then:
Hanyuda improved in his first three years, hitting competently (.795 OPS) in his third (2012) season, but returned to the minors in 2013 before playing poorly (.538) in 2014.

Aoki has hit adequately in the Majors, earning a .774 OPS, though with limited time and his share of injuries.  Aoki was traded to Neo-Tokyo (March 28, 2010), then to Shin Seiki (January 26, 2011) and then to Hyakujuu (July 24, 2011).



Commentary: 
First LRS trade by human managed teams.

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