Stove League of Dragons for 2023 season #2
Full schedule of 2022 pennant race of Dragons has been finished. The Dragons finished at the very bottom in 2022 season, the team has still in several poor seasons.
The Dragons has relatively good pitching staff, their lack of scoring ability is big burden of the results.
The after season of 2022 , we think that the Dragons and Tatsunami move ahead powerfully toward reforming into a winning team.
The trade of Abe and Kyoda, who are almost regular players, has been announced.
Mitsumata player who is not a regular player but achieved results with his performance, has also left the team as out of the teams’s plan.
This decision indicates Manager Tatsunami’s strong will to change the team, as he cannot rejuvenate the team if he relies on them.
Must requirement is to acquire a cleanup man who can hit home runs in the Vantelin Dome.
The Dragons have excellent 1st and 2nd batters in Okabayashi and Oshima, and the team situation will change dramatically if the scoring ability will be improvement with the core of the batting lineup centered on a cleanup batter.
News reports said that the Dragons have signed outfielder Zoilo Almonte and infielder Orlando Calixte. Both players have recorded batting average of over .300 and double-digit home runs in the Mexican League in 2022.
However, we felt that this foreign players addition is not enough to acquire the most needed the cleanup man who can hit home runs in the Vantelin Dome.
Outfielder Aristides Aquino signed with the Chunichi Dragons! ! !
Surprising news came in.
He is true long-ball hitter as undeniably capable as Tyrone Woods and Tony Blanco.
As you all know, he is hitter who strikes out a lot.
different from their performance in the previous league. (The quality of baseball varies from country to country.)
We think that key to success in Japan is how to acclimate. It also is important to be mentally prepared.
All we can say is that he is true long-ball hitter.
In addition, He has a strong arm. He may be one of the best player because the Dragons whose home ground is the spacious Vantelin Dome, is focusing the defense including pitching.
At the beginning of 2023 season, he may struggle with the frame pitches of Japanese pitcher. But when he will hits a home run, the team and fans will be excited.
Reference: Dragons News by Chunichi Dragons (2023/01/25)
(In Japanese) Announcement of New Foreign Player Signing
https://dragons.jp/news/2022/22112202.php
(In Japanese) Announcement of New Foreign Player Signing
https://dragons.jp/news/2022/22112801.php
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