Eight players, including former Dora 1 members Shirahama and Abe, are out of action
Hiroshima is fifth with 66 wins, 74 losses and 3 draws this season. After winning the championship three times in a row from 2016 to 2018, he became B-Class for four consecutive years, and Shinji Sasaoka resigned after three years in charge, and Takahiro Arai, who was a retired member of the team, took over the upper hand as a manager. Now out, 8 players under control have been notified that they are out of strength, 1 person is released in a free trade, and 1 helper leaves the team. The replacement force is progressing to catch up next season and more movement is expected in the future.
This season, which opened with 66 people under supervision, catcher Taiki Mochimaru, who had been coached, signed a under supervision contract in June and acquired Shogo Akiyama as an outfielder at the end of June. He finished the season with 68 men. Eight players, Ren Nakata, Yasunori Kikuchi, Sho Yamaguchi, Norihiko Tanaka, Itsuki Takahashi, Yuta Shirahama, Tomohiro Abe and Takuto Nakagami, were notified that they were out of action. Shirahama was drafted in 2003 and Abe was drafted in the first round of the 2007 high school draft.
Furthermore, Ryoma Nishikawa and Takayoshi Noma, who acquired the FA domestic rights this season, were left without exercising them. Hisayoshi Nagano, who has been enlisted for 4 years, was sold to the giants on a free trade basis and played for 5 years. Left-footed Jeronimo Franzia, who made 19 saves in 2020, has also left the club.
Last month’s draft meeting named seven people under scrutiny. Former Athletics infielder Matt Davidson was acquired as the new sidekick. Since 2017, he has hit 20 or more home runs in two consecutive years with the White Sox, boasting a total of 54 home runs in the majors. Pitchers Drew Anderson, Nick Turley and infielder Ryan McBroom have already decided to stay.
Shoichi Futatsumata, the runner-up in the 2020 training draft, was recorded under scrutiny in November. There are still places available for registration under review. Reinforcements are expected to be sufficient in the future and attention will be paid to what kind of moves they take to win the championship for the first time in five years.
(Full-Count Editorial Department)
