AP source: Japanese right-hander Fujinami agrees with A’s
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Japanese right-hander Shintaro Fujinami has reached settlement on a $3.25 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics, in line with an individual with direct data of the deal.
The individual spoke to The Associated Press on situation of anonymity Thursday as a result of Fujinami’s contract is pending a bodily.
Much like his countryman and famous person two-way participant Shohei Ohtani, Fujinami can hit, too. They will now see one another usually with Ohtani additionally within the AL West with the Los Angeles Angels. The two stars are from the identical 2012 draft class, with Fujinami simply lower than three months older than Ohtani.
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A tough-throwing 28-year-old, Fujinami might fill a key void in Oakland’s rotation as he can begin or come out of the bullpen. He spent the previous 10 seasons with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball League. The 6-foot-6 Fujinami went 7-6 with a 2.77 ERA in 25 outings and 107 1/3 innings in 2022.
It’s unclear if the A’s will use him as a batter: Fujinami had 22 plate appearances final season.
Oakland might use a lift to its depth — and a few optimistic consideration because the A’s seek for a brand new ballpark location both within the metropolis’s Howard Terminal space or in Las Vegas.
In supervisor Mark Kotsay’s first season, the A’s completed 60-102 and missed the playoffs for a second straight 12 months following three consecutive berths and an AL West title through the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season. They had 26 fewer wins than the 2021 group that completed 86-76, 9 video games behind the division champion Astros.
