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)

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)