|
2043 Opening Day Roster
A few surprises in here. Eizo Osaki lost the catcher tandem role to prospect Shunzo Oshta, and Shinkichi Hara failed to make the squad over Shojiro Murakami. Included in that is 22-year-old Andy Lunsford failing to make the team over Fuminori Ishizaki and Yui Nakamura. Nobuhiro Saito will be a solid utility man around the diamond, too.
Pitching-wise, an eight-man bullpen is an interesting look for the team. Hideo Matsumoto (no last name to save all of Shigejiro's fans to buy a new jersey) was the surprise to make the team, with Koichi Yoshinaga hanging in as an emergency SP. Ditto for Moritake Hara, who had a good spring to get in ahead of a bunch of veterans.
The Shizuoka Arrows start the season at ES CON Field Hokkaido taking on the Fighters, then raise their 7th straight championship banner and #7 to the rafters at home on March 31 vs Orix.
|