Shota Imana's appearance at the World Baseball Classic in March.
The San Francisco Giants' next goal is to start Lee Jung-hoo. The target is Shota Imanaga 30, a Japanese pitcher.
MLB Network's John Morosi said on his social media SNS on the 17th that San Francisco showed interest in FA starter Imanaga. Imanaga, along with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, is a pitcher from the Japanese professional baseball NPB and is receiving high attention from Major League Baseball MLB. Both players are knocking on the big league door with a posting system closed competitive bidding.
San Francisco Giants' ERA for starting pitchers this season was 4.12, ranking 10th among 30 MLB teams and 4th among 15 NL teams. At first glance, it may seem like there is no big problem, but if you look into it, you can feel the agony. Ace Logan Webb 11 wins, 13 losses, ERA 3.25 is the only one who won double figures this season. Webb, Anthony Desclafani, Alex Cobb, and other first to third starting pitchers are all right-handed, another concern is that they can be balanced. If left-handed Imana is recruited, the team can achieve left-right balance. For this reason, San Francisco's name is constantly being mentioned in the recruitment race.
Shota Imana, who achieved a career-high 1,000 strikeouts against Chunichi in September. 스포츠토토사이트
Imanaga is the NPB's starting pitcher. He pitched in 22 games this season, recording seven wins, four losses and a 2.80 ERA. He is a "one-club man" who has played only in Yokohama since his debut in 2016, and his overall NPB record is 64 wins, 50 losses and a 3.18 ERA. He mixes sliders and changeups with fastballs that exceed 150 kilometers per hour. In the game against the Nippon-Ham Fighters in June 2022, he achieved the 96th no-hitter in NPB history. At the WBC held in March, he led the mound with Shohei Ohtani LA Angels and Yu Darvish San Diego Padres to help him win the title.
In the game against the Chunichi Dragons in September, he became the 156th individual to strike out 1,000 times in the history of the NPB, with major scouts watching. At that time, Nikkan Sports said, "As if reflecting the high interest, 10 teams including the New York Yankees and the New York Mets and more than 25 scouts flocked to the game against the Chunichi Dragons. The Cubs were visited by Jed Hoyer, the head of the club." ESPN, a U.S. sports channel, ranked Imanaga 11th by setting the top 50 FA rankings on the 10th of last month. The estimated contract size was four years and a total of 68 million dollars 88.7 billion won. Lee Jung-hoo was ranked 14th, with a five-year, total of 64 million dollars 83.5 billion won, and actually signed a six-year, 111 million dollars 1474 billion won contract with San Francisco.
