Tsuyoshi Wada Eyeing MLB - 美國職棒

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By Tim Dierkes [September 19, 2011 at 11:07am CST]

Southbank southpaw Tsuyoshi Wada owns a 1.80 ERA, 8.5 K/9, 2/0 BB/9, and 0.41
HR/9 on the season. According to NPB Tracker's Patrick Newman, Wada recently
reached the service time requirement for free agent eligibility and "is
widely expected to make a run at an MLB contract this offseason."

Wada, 31 in February, is a Dallas Braden type with "a 86-87 mph fastball, a
good circle change, and a solid slider," in the opinion of Newman. Newman's
biggest concern is whether Wada could handle the innings required of an MLB
starting pitcher.

In an email exchange, Newman guessed that teams might view a two-year deal in
the $8MM range as a reasonable risk for Wada this offseason. Wada may be
viewed by some as a reliever, though the pitcher's view on his role is not
known. Wada ought to generate decent interest this offseason, though the
bigger name pitchers coming out of Japan will be Hisashi Iwakuma and perhaps
Yu Darvish.

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