japaneseballplayers.com - 11/23/2009
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Koji Mitsui Pitcher, Seibu Lions Google News Toshihisa Nishi Infielder, Yokohama Bay Stars Google News Hisanori Takahashi Pitcher, Yomiuri Giants Google News Ryota Igarashi Pitcher, Tokyo Yaklut Swallows Google News Shota Ichinoseki Pitcher, Aomori University Google News Yu Darvish Pitcher, ...
mlb.mlb.com - 11/17/2009
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By Bobbie Dittmeier / MLB.com 11/17/09 7:46 AM
EST Left-handed pitcher Hisanori Takahashi, who recently completed his...
10th season with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan, declared free agency on Tuesday and said that he wants to play in the Major Leagues. ...
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Japanese pitcher Takahashi eyes Majors
npbtracker.com - 11/30/2009
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npbtracker.com —
Sponichi is reporting that Baltimore is looking at
free agent lefty Hisanori Takahashi, where he would potentially...
re-join former Yomiuri teammate Koji Uehara. There’s no indication of whether the O’s view Takahashi as a starter or ...
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Orioles in on H. Takahashi
rotoworld.com - 11/23/2009
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rotoworld.com —
Takahashi, 34, recently declared himself a free agent
after completing his 10th season with the Yomiuri Giants....
Newman cites reports out of Japan that have linked him to the Giants and Rangers, however he has been quoted as saying he'd like to end up ...
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Hisanori Takahashi
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Minding the Hot Stove: Scouting Hisanori Takahashi
MLB Fantasy Prospects —
... . The 34-year-old lefty has spent his entire 10-year career with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball, or NPB, the highest level of baseball in Japan. While coming off one of his best seasons, Takahashi has been pretty inconsistent for most of his career (stats courtesy of JapaneseBallplayers.com): ...
Guest Post: Minding the Hot Stove-Scouting Hisanori Takahashi
FakeTeams —
... of Nippon Professional Baseball, or NPB, the highest level of baseball in Japan. While coming off one of his best seasons, Takahashi has been pretty inconsistent for most of his career (stats courtesy of JapaneseBallplayers.com): ...
Red Sox Showing Interest in Hisanori Takahashi and Noah Lowry
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog —
... . Last season he went 10-6 with an ERA of 2.94. You can view his stats at JapaneseBallPlayers.com . The Red Sox are also attenting a workout by Noah Lowry next Tuesday. Lowry hasn't pitched for the last two seasons and is looking for a major league deal. There are at least five teams planning to watch the workout. busy ...
SI Report: Pirates in on LHP Hisanori Takahashi
Bucs Dugout —
The Pirates are one of at least six teams interested in LHP Hisanori Takahashi, according to Jon Heyman at SI.com. The 34-year-old Takahashi is a free agent after 10 years with the Yomiuri Giants, where he posted up-and-down numbers as a starter. Last year, he put up a 2.94 ERA and 126/36 K/BB in 144 innings.
He wants to remain a starter and features a plus screwball and an 85-90 mph fastball, supplemented by a slider and curve. He likely wouldn't be a lefty specialist after lefties hit .300 against him (righties hit .250) last year.
The Giants and Dodgers are considered front-runners for his services, ...
Japanese Paper: Pirates a Serious Player for Hisanori Takahashi
Bucs Dugout —
... Anyway, Takahashi will be 35 at the start of the season. Here are his stats. If I understand the translation correctly, it sounds like the ...
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metsfever.blogspot.com 11/18/2009 — Japanese veteran pitcher Hisanori Takahashi has declared himself a free agent and will seek a contract in the MLB. The 34 y/o left hander in 159 starts has a lifetime record of 69 and 60 with an ERA of 3.80. In an interview with NPB Tracker he says he prefers to be a starter. The agency that ...
Japanese pitcher Takahashi eyes Majors
mlb.mlb.com 11/17/2009 — Yomiuri Giants pitcher Hisanori Takahashi, a 10-year veteran of the Japanese major leagues, declared free agency on Tuesday and said that he wants to play in North America.
Minding the Hot Stove: Scouting Hisanori Takahashi
mlbfantasyprospects.com 11/23/2009 —
Last week, Bobbie Dittmeier of MLB.com broke the story on possible Japanese import, Hisanori Takahashi . The 34-year-old lefty has spent his entire 10-year career with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball, or NPB, the highest level of baseball in Japan. While coming off one ...
Hisanori Takahashi From 30,000 Feet
npbtracker.com 11/23/2009 — Despite the fact that we’ve known for some time that Hisanori Takahashi would a candidate to jump to MLB this offseason, the Yomiuri lefty hasn’t gotten much virtual ink on this site. I’ve actually had a draft profile on him sitting ...
Hisanori Takahashi From 30,000 Feet
npbtracker.com 11/25/2009 — Turns 35 on April 2, 2010 Is coming off a solid 2009 campaign: 10-6, 2.94 ERA, 121/36 K/BB in 144 IP Made 135m yen ($1.3m) in 2009 Started pro career in 2000 at age 26, after playing both college and industrial league ball Isn’t going to overwhelm ...
Add one more pitcher to the free agent pool
bases.nbcsports.com 11/17/2009 — Not a terribly notable one, though. It's Hisanori Takahashi, a 34 year-old lefty from the Yomiuri Giants who has declared free agency and wants to pitch in U.S.. The only things I could find out about the guy is that...
Odds & Ends: Indians, Takahashi, Hernandez
mlbtraderumors.com 11/23/2009 — Some Sunday night links:
In his latest mailbag, Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer writes that the Indians are in the hunt for a first baseman that hits right-handed, in the event that Matt LaPorta isn't healthy by Opening Day.
Patrick ...
Orioles interested in Japanese lefty Takahashi
bases.nbcsports.com 12/4/2009 — Last offseason the Orioles signed veteran Japanese starter Koji Uehara to a two-year, $10 million deal and now they're reportedly interested in his former Yomiuri Giants teammate Hisanori Takahashi. Baltimore also made a run at Kenshin Kawakami last ...
Expect quiet on Turkey Day —
Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 11/24/2009
You may recall Mets brass visiting Pedro Martinez on Thanksgiving Day when recruiting him, or swinging a deal for Carlos Delgado during a Marlins sell-off another year at this time. Well, this year, despite a lot of renovating still on tap, the ...
Feds ask for rehearing on PED list seizure ruling —
SI.com - MLB 11/25/2009
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Solicitor General Elena Kagan asked for an unprecedented reconsideration of an appeals court ruling that government agents illegally seized drug-testing samples and records of Major League Baseball players who allegedly tested ...
