This is a site about Pro Yakyu (Japanese Baseball), not about who the next player to go over to MLB is. It's a community of Pro Yakyu fans who have come together to share their knowledge and opinions with the world. It's a place to follow teams and individuals playing baseball in Japan (and Asia), and to learn about Japanese (and Asian) culture through baseball.
It is my sincere hope that once you learn a bit about what we're about here that you will join the community of contributors.
Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
Sinon Bulls
P Timothy Young 3.07 ERA in 8 GP (14.2 IP)
P Gustavo Lopez 10.13 ERA in 3 GP (2.2 IP)
P Maximo Repolado 0.00 ERA in 3 GP (1.2 IP)
Makoto Cobras
P Giancarlo Alcarado 4.15 ERA in 1 GP (4.1 IP)
P Martin Janzen 18.00 ERA in 1 GP (2.0 IP)
P Felipe Lira 5.40 ERA in 4 GP (11.2 IP)
P Delvis Pachedo 7.04 ERA in 2 GP (7.2 IP)
P Takahito Nomura 4.50 ERA in 1 GP (4.0 IP)
P Carlos Montane 3.09 ERA in 6 GP (11.2 IP)
3B Lipso Nava .167, 0 HRs, 0 RBIs in 2 GP
2B Robert Mejia .286, 0 HRs, 5 RBIs in 13 GP
SS Willis Otanez .298, 7 HRs, 25 RBIs in 32 GP
President Lions
P Benjamin Sampson 1.29 ERA in 4 GP (21.0 IP)
P Manny Aybar 2.03 ERA in 2 GP (13.1 IP)
P Masami Ishikawa 7.86 ERA in 3 GP (8.0 IP)
P Todd Rizzo 7.15 ERA in 4 GP (11.1 IP)
P Joe Davenport 2.83 ERA in 14 GP (70.0 IP) / 2.80 ERA in 45 GP (267.0 IP) over three seasons
Brother Elephants
P Gomez Martinez 4.68 ERA in 9 GP (50.0 IP) / 3.06 ERA in 18 GP (108.2 IP) over two seasons
China Trust Whales
P Rusty Meacham 2.34 ERA in 6 GP (34.2 IP)
P James Arnold 5.40 ERA in 2 GP (3.1 IP)
P Juan Figueroa 4.26 ERA in 3 GP (19.0 IP)
P Geraldo Guzman 3.98 ERA in 10 GP (54.1 IP) / 3.56 ERA in 23 GP (91.0 IP) over three seasons
3B Juan Sosa .215, 0 HRs, 6 RBIs in 19 GP
La New Bears
P Satoshi Iriki 3.39 ERA in 11 GP (77.0 IP)
P Robert Marquez 2.87 ERA in 12 GP (37.2 IP)
RF Rafael Alvarez .176, 1 HR, 1 RBI in 5 GP
Of course, these players could be one of the 13 allowed on the practice roster, but chances are they were released outright. Many haven't come back since the season started.