Eight players, including former Dora 1 members Shirahama and Abe, are out of the force
Hiroshima is fifth with 66 wins, 74 losses and 3 draws this season. After winning the league three times in a row between 2016 and 2018, it became Class B for four consecutive years, and Shinji Sasaoka resigned after three years in the job, and Takahiro Arai, who was a retired member of the team, took over , the leads. as a manager. Now away, 8 players under control have been told they are out of action, 1 person is being released in free trade, and 1 assistant is leaving the team. Resetting strength continues to catch up next season, with further movement expected in the future.
This season, which opened with 66 people under control, coached catcher Taiki Mochimaru signed a controlled contract in June, and acquired Shogo Akiyama as an outfielder in late June. He finished the season with 68 men. Eight players, Ren Nakata, Yasunori Kikuchi, Sho Yamaguchi, Norihiko Tanaka, Itsuki Takahashi, Yuta Shirahama, Tomohiro Abe, and Takuto Nakagami, were notified that they were out of action. Shirahama was drafted in 2003, and Abe was drafted in the first round of the 2007 high school draft.
In addition, Ryoma Nishikawa and Takayoshi Noma, who were granted domestic FA rights this season, remained unpractised. On the other hand, Hisayoshi Nagano, an outfielder who had been signed up for 4 years, was released to the giants in free trade and played for 5 years. Left-hander Jeronimo Franzia, who made 19 saves in 2020, also left the club.
Last month’s draft meeting nominated seven people under control. Former Athletics outfielder Matt Davidson was bought in as a new assistant. Since 2017, he has hit 20 or more home runs for two consecutive years with the White Sox, boasting a total of 54 home runs in the majors. Pitchers Drew Anderson, Nick Turley, and infielder Ryan McBroom have already decided to stay.
Shoichi Futatsumata, the second infielder in the 2020 training draft, was registered under control in November. There are still slots left for managed registration. It is expected that reinforcements will be sufficient in the future, and attention will be given to what kind of moves they will take to win the championship for the first time in five years.
(Full Account editorial section)
