[tehsuigi]

All-Stars
* RHP Shigejiro Matsumoto has delivered on his promise as a prospect, with an 8-5 record, 2.95 ERA and 1.07 WHIP over 109 2/3 IP, and a 13 K/9. He's going to be the rock of the Arrows rotation for the next decade, easily.
* LHP Rintaro Takashima will likely join him in the rotation next season, but this year he's in the bullpen and boasting a 2.98 ERA and 1.03 WHIP over 51 1/3 IP.
* 2B Soji Sakata gets into the game based on his work with both the Eagles and Arrows, but that's good for a .303/.399/.462 slash line and 2.5 WAR
* CF Yukiichi Tsuchiya signed a 5-year plus team option contract extension with the Arrows worth 27.35M, and now he's all-star bound with a .264/.334/.414 slash line, 41 SB, and 3.4 WAR.

(also, GM tehsuigi has been busy heading into the all-star break, acquiring RHP Keitaro Onishi for cash from the Kishu Rangers of the Kansai independent league, and SS Noah Smith from the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League)

Future Stars

* RHP Mike Illiano's 3-2 record and 2.56 ERA over 52 2/3 IP with AAA Shinano are why he's the #2 prospect in baseball, and likely Shizuoka-bound next season
* RHP Joe Rogers is struggling a bit more, but his promise is enough to get him a nod here too
* 1B Tomosaburo Morioka's .418/.557/.878 slash line and 29 HRs are all kinds of ridiculous for AA Hamamatsu, so he may get a call-up to Shinano before the season's out
* SS/3B Keiichi Sugiyama keeps bouncing between AAA Shinano and Shizuoka, but his .229/.327/.385 slash line and 1 WAR in limited time with the Grandserows has earned him recognition

(Noah Smith is out for the season after injuring his hip)

GM Notebook - August 1, 2034

I am this close to firing my entire coaching staff. 7-10 in July.