Giants Hitting Coach Alonzo Powell Accepts Job With Japan’s Chunichi Dragons
2019/11/giants-hitting-coach-alonzo-powell-japan-npb-chunichi-dragons.htmlGiants hitting coach Alonzo Powell has accepted a position as the new hitting coach of the Chunichi Dragons, the Dragons announced this week (hat tip: Jim Allen). … It's common for clubs to restructure their coaching ranks with the hiring of a new manager; the Giants already appear set to lose Hensley Meulens and already saw bullpen coach Matt Herges hired away by the division-rival Diamondbacks.
Former Big Leaguers Playing Abroad: NPB Pitchers Roundup
2019/10/former-mlb-pitchers-npb-japan.htmlRemember situational lefty Enny Romero? He's not only starting games for the Chunichi Dragons, he's doing so fairly well. … Remember, teams in these leagues face limits on the number of non-native players they can carry on a roster.
Former Big Leaguers Playing Abroad: NPB Hitters Roundup
2019/10/former-mlb-hitters-npb-japan.htmlZoilo Almonte only received 174 plate appearances at the top league level for the Chunichi Dragons, but slashed a robust .329/.362/.506 in that time. … Now we're headed to Japan to examine Nippon Professional Baseball, generally considered the highest-grade league outside of North America.
Don Newcombe Passes Away
2019/02/don-newcombe-passes-away.htmlRemarkably, he even turned in part of a season as an outfielder/first baseman in Japan at the end of his career, slashing .262/.316/.473 and launching a dozen long balls in 301 plate appearances for the Chunichi Dragons. … But he rebounded to turn in his greatest-ever campaign in '56, when he pitched to a 3.06 ERA in 268 innings.
Dillon Gee Announces Retirement
2019/01/dillon-gee-retires.htmlGee, who'll turn 33 in April, spent the 2018 season with the Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball but, prior to that, appeared in eight consecutive MLB seasons with the Mets, Royals, Rangers and Twins. … Right-hander Dillon Gee took to Instagram on Monday evening to announce that after a professional career that spanned more than a decade and included parts of eight MLB seasons and a season in Japan, he is retiring from the game.
Minor MLB Transactions: 12/9/18
2018/12/__trashed-28.htmlFormer White Sox outfielder Dayan Viciedo has re-signed with the Chunichi Dragons of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball on a three-year deal, Jon Heyman of Fancred tweets. … The Rockies have signed right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez to a minor league contract, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports.
Orioles Sign David Holmberg, Elvis Araujo
2018/02/orioles-sign-david-holmberg-elvis-araujo.htmlBut it's possible to imagine either ending up in the majors at some point, depending upon how the season unfolds. … He took the ball just six times for Japan's Chunichi Dragons in 2017, so he'll be looking to regain his footing upon returning to affiliated ball.
Free Agent/Trade Rumors: Cobb, Lynn, Nunez, Yelich, Ichiro
2018/01/free-agenttrade-rumors-cobb-lynn-nunez-yelich-ichiro.htmlBoth the Chunichi Dragons and the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball have already shown some interest, according to reports from the Kyodo News and reports from Japanese media outlets including Sponichi and Nikkan Sports. … Right-handers Alex Cobb and Lance Lynn entered the offseason regarded by many as the third- and fourth-best options on the starting pitching market (in varying order) behind fellow righties Yu Darvish and Jake Arrieta.
Dillon Gee To Sign With Japan’s Chunichi Dragons
2018/01/dillon-gee-signs-japan-chunichi-dragons-npb.htmlRight-hander Dillon Gee has agreed to a one-year deal with the Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, per a report from the Japan Times (link in English). … Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweets that the SSG Baseball client will earn between $1.5MM and $2MM overseas and hopes to re-establish himself as a starting pitcher with an eye toward returning to the Majors in 2019.
NPB/KBO Signings: Moya, Noesi, Bernadina, Paredes
2017/12/npbkbo-signings-moya-noesi-bernadina-paredes.htmlFormer Tigers outfielder Steven Moya is headed to Japan on a one-year deal with the Chunichi Dragons, as Emily Waldon of The Athletic and 2080ball.com (Twitter link). … The free-agent market in Major League Baseball may be crawling along at an all-time slow pace, but there are plenty of recognizable former big league names landing contracts overseas.
Giants To Name Alonzo Powell Hitting Coach
2017/11/giants-to-name-alonzo-powell-hitting-coach.htmlHe reached the Majors in both the 1987 and 1991 seasons, but Powell's greatest success as a player came in 1992-97, when he starred for the Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. … Houston led all of baseball with 896 runs scored, was tied for an MLB-best .282 batting average, and also paced the Majors with a .346 on-base percentage and a .478 slugging percentage.
Marlins Designate Elvis Araujo, Announce Brad Ziegler Signing
2016/12/marlins-designate-elvis-araujo-announce-brad-ziegler-signing.htmlHe'll play in 2017 for Japan's Chunichi Dragons, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald tweets. … Araujo's roster spot will go to veteran reliever Brad Ziegler, whose two-year contract was also announced.
Alex Guerrero Signs With Japan’s Chunichi Dragons
2016/11/alex-guerrero-nearing-deal-with-japans-chunichi-dragons.htmlSATURDAY: Guerrero has officially joined the Dragons, tweets Hoornstra. … He never caught on with another major league organization during the season, though presumably he at least would have made for an interesting minor-league signing this winter.
Reds Acquire International Bonus Slots From Orioles
2016/05/reds-acquire-international-bonus-slots-orioles-franderlyn-romero.htmlDayton Dragons pitching coach Derrin Ebert had revealed the news that Romero was headed to the O's earlier today (via Dayton broadcaster Tom Nichols, on Twitter). … After all, most of the talent available for the 2015-16 period has already signed, though there are some notable Cuban players who could sign in either period.
Minor MLB Transactions: 5/11/16
2016/05/matt-clark-orix-buffaloes-japan.htmlThis won't be his first crack at Japanese ball, either, as Clark spent the 2013 campaign with the Chunichi Dragons, where he batted .238/.328/.457 with 25 home runs in 132 games. … The 29-year-old Schafer appeared in 268 games with Milwaukee over the past three seasons, hitting .207/.284/.310 in 616 plate appearances during that time.
Dayan Viciedo, Jordan Norberto In Talks With NPB’s Chunichi Dragons
2015/11/dayan-viciedo-signs-japan-chunichi-dragons.html12:06pm: Outfielder Dayan Viciedo and left-handed reliever Jordan Norberto are nearing contracts with the Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, according to a report from Japanese media outlet Sankei Sports (h/t: NPB Tracker's Patrick Newman, on Twitter). … Viciedo split the 2015 season between the Triple-A affiliates for the A's and the White Sox, who re-signed him on a minor league deal after Oakland cut him loose after 30 games.
Free Agent Profile: Wei-Yin Chen
2015/11/free-agent-profile-wei-yin-chen.htmlAccording to Newman, Chen chose to sign with with the Chunichi Dragons because of Taiwanese scout Ta-Feng Chen. … After a successful four-year stint with the Orioles, Taiwanese lefty Wei-Yin Chen has reached free agency coming off the best season of his MLB career.
Minor Moves: Snyder, Clark, Robinson, Dobbs
2014/07/greg-dobbs-outrighted-to-triple-a.htmlClark hit .297/.380/.498 with 10 homers for Double-A Binghamton this season, one year after he posted a .785 OPS and hit 25 bombs for the Chunici Dragons of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. … Snyder has crushed Triple-A pitching to the tune of a .288/.351/.507 batting line in his career but has never received an extended look in the bigs.
Interview: Bob Bavasi of JapanBall.com
2006/10/interview-bob-b.htmlIf you were building a team, which Japanese player would you choose with the #1 pick? I like the pitcher we started this conversation about, but, if you are giving me a free pick, I might mention that I chatted with Wayne Graczyk, baseball columnist for The Japan Times and editor of the Japan Baseball Media Guide, who said that the consensus of the scouts he'd visited with who'd recently come through Japan said that Kosuke Fukudome, outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons was the best all-around Japanese player. … Japanese baseball has reacted by making their ballparks much more fan-friendly and teams are starting to play more aggressive, exciting…
Red Sox Eyeing Kosuke Fukudome?
2007/04/red-sox-eyeing-2.htmlKosume Fukudome is a 30 year-old outfielder currently playing for the Chunichi Dragons… Carroll doesn't expect the Sox to acquire a long-term outfielder like Rocco Baldelli this summer because of their interest in Fukudome.
Stark’s Latest
2007/06/starks-latest-3-3.htmlStark says the hottest free agent could be "30 year-old Chunichi Dragons center fielder Kosuke Fukudome, who will be an…… Seems the D-Rays would like to trade Elijah Dukes for a solid reliever
Fukudome To Have Elbow Surgery
2007/08/fukudome-to-hav.htmlAccording to JapanBall.com, Chunichi Dragons outfielder Kosuke Fukudome will have endoscopic surgery to remove bone fragments from his right elbow…… It's a two-month recovery period, and originally there was a concern that the injury would prevent Fukudome accruing the service…
Top 3 Japanese Free Agents
2007/10/top-3-japanese.htmlKosuke Fukudome, Dragons… Left-handed hitting outfielder from the Dragons in Nagoya
Ranking Japanese Pitchers
2007/11/ranking-japan-1.htmlHitoki Iwase - Iwase was on the hill for the tail end of last night's perfect game, the Japan Series clinching victory for the Chunichi Dragons. … Hiroki Kuroda - One number to remember here: 300, as in 300 feet to left and 300 feet to right.
Fukudome, Kuroda, Kobayashi Rumors
2007/11/fukudome-kuro-1.htmlHe'll meet with his current team, the Chunichi Dragons, on Monday… Masahide Kobayashi, the 33 year-old righthanded closer, will be represented by SFX