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
Lamigo Monkeys
1B Lin Chih-sheng (5 years - NT $24.12 million; approximately US $815,000)
2011 MVP C Lin Hung-yu (3 years - NT $9 million; US
$300,000)
LF Chen Chin-feng (2 years - NT $22 million; US $740,000)
President 7-Eleven Lions
P Pan Wei-lun (3 years - NT $19.44 million; US $650,000)
P Lin Yueh-ping (3 years - NT $11.52 million; US $380,000),
3B Chang Tai-shan (2 years - NT $7.06 million; US $235,000)
RF Liu Fu-hao and LF Pan Wu-Hsiung (2 years - NT $7.68 million;US $255,000)
Brother Elephants
1B Peng Cheng-min (5 years - NT $30.6 million; US$1 million)
Sinon Bulls
P Shen Yu-jie (3 years - NT $8.04 million; USD $270,000)
RF Chang Chien-ming (3 years - NT $10.8 million; USD $365,000)
*Contract amounts do not include signing bonuses worth around US $100,000.