Kensuke Kondo, Hiroki Minei, Osuna and others continue to go from strength to strength
Softbank announced on the 10th that pitcher Kohei Arihara, who had become a Rangers FA, will join the team. The uniform number is “17”. Ace Kodai Senga has exercised FA rights overseas and moved to the Mets, and Arihara is expected to be part of the starting rotation.
SOFTBANK, which is now shut down, has done a great strengthening of a different dimension. Nippon-Ham outfielder Kensuke Kondo and DeNA catcher Hiroki Minei were acquired as free agents. Former Lotte guardian Roberto Osuna, former Hanshin Joe Gunkel and former Marlins infielder Willian Astudillo are actively recruiting foreigners. We improved our strength to win the championship for the first time in three years.
Arihara joined Nippon-Ham in 2014 after competing with four first-place teams in the 2014 Draft. In 2015, he won rookie of the year, and in 2019, he had the most wins with 15 wins for the first time. He won a total of 60 wins in 6 years and moved to the Rangers using the postage system as of 2020. Due to right shoulder surgery and other factors, he only won 3 wins in 2 years in the majors, but it seems who should work as an ace in the starting lineup without Senga, who has won by double figures 7 years in a row.
◯ Pitcher Kohei Arihara “I am honored to have the opportunity to play for a team that aims to be the best in the world. I will do my best to contribute to the league.
(Full-Count editorial staff)
