The Nats signed... let me get this right Shinnosuke Ogasawara... for a two year deal.
It's big old question mark move so I don't expect the money to be big.
He doesn't strike out guys - which is a concern, but he doesn't walk guys either. This seems like the type the Nats would like BUT the HR-rate concerns me. While it seems low it's actually higher than average for Japan and has been his whole career. He did legitimately pitch great 2 years ago but he seems to be regressing out of that.
My immediate thinking is he won't really make an impact, but maybe if he can serve the Corbin "eat them innings" role for a rotation full of kids and injury risks. Maybe it's worth it. Of course the japan league has as shorter season than the majors so he hasn't come close to 200 innings or even 180.
It's a signing in line with the "get a bunch of stuff that sort of looks interesting and maybe something works out" that feels like they are doing in this punt the season away 2025. At least they are consistent.
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Maybe they're going to a rotation of 4 tandem starters.
Gore + Cavalli
Soroka + Ogasawara
Herz + Irvin
Williams + Parker
Each one is R/L split and could probably pull off 7 or 8 innings in most of their starts.
You'd only have 5 bullpen arms, but that might actually work with so few innings to cover.
I would imagine it’s easier to sign a Japanese player if your team already has one. I know I’d be more comfortable facing a relocation to a foreign city knowing there’d be someone I could talk to. I know it’s not the only reason, but I’m sure it helped Roki Sasaki decide on the Dodgers. So maybe this is a way for the Nats to break into that league?
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