Major League Complete Data Player Directory 2024 Shohei Ohtani Japanese BOOK

2024/3/6

The number of introduced players has also increased from last year's edition. Color gravure is also included, giving it a great visual feel. Despite its 500-page volume, it is highly portable and useful for watching TV.
This season, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shota Imanaga, and Hiroki Matsui will become new major leaguers, and Naoyuki Uesawa will aim to be promoted from a minor league contract to the major leagues. Many big-name players moved to different teams, and the strength of each team rapidly changed. This season, attention will be paid to the further evolution of Shohei Otani, who will be a full-time batter for the new Dodgers, Kodai Chiga, Masanao Yoshida, Seiya Suzuki, and Yu Darvish, who has become more mature. This book is a must-have for fans who are hungry for the latest information on Major League Baseball (MLB).
This 2024 edition visualizes the member list just like the previous year's edition. The ``Depth Chart'' shows the player level and ranking by position, allowing you to visually understand the team's strength. In addition, we will introduce a lot of promising players who qualify as Rookie of the Year. We are anticipating young people who are likely to break out in the future and give them expectations ratings of A, B, and C. There is also plenty of information on joining and leaving the group.
This book also includes pitch speed, types of pitches such as possession and deciding pitches, ERA for left and right batters, batting average for left and right pitchers, home and away results, batting average in scoring position, stolen base prevention rate, annual salary, title history, ducks, etc. Post your weaknesses etc. It also covers manager, coach, GM, and team information.
We also list values ​​that have become important in Major League Baseball in recent years, such as WHIP for pitchers and OPS for fielders.
In addition, it is packed with materials that are not available elsewhere, such as the ``5-level evaluation by ability''. The ``5-level evaluation by ability'' is for pitchers: pitch power, control, slowness, defense/checking, and courage; for fielders, it is 5-point evaluation for 5 items: meat, power, base running, defense, and shoulders (rarely) 5+ is also possible). By the way, Kodai Senga's evaluation is 5 for power, 3 for control, 5 for slowness, 5 for defense and control, and 5 for courage. This year's evaluation of fielder Otani is 5 in meat, 5 in power, 5 in base running, defense - (cannot be evaluated), and shoulder - (same). No other book presents such detailed data and analysis.
In addition to technical theories, it also contains many behind-the-scenes stories that reveal the players' unique personalities, humanity, and private lives. Kremer (Orioles) lost his concentration due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, Baker (Orioles) used his love of beer to develop a new beer, and Meiza (Blue Jays), an intellectual pitcher with a master's degree in sports management, entered medical school. Pablo López (Twins), who could have been the same, Yoan Duran (Same), who plays the magic ball "Sprinker", Josiah Gray (Nationals) who evolved by studying Darvish, and a talented Harvard graduate who is passionate about environmental conservation activities. (Reds), Encarnacion-Strand (also), who has the longest name in MLB history, Priester (Pirates), a modern kid who learned pitching from a video site, Evan Phillips (Dodgers), who is an Otani-level sweeper, 23 brothers and sisters. You can get to know people deeply, such as their Dovar (Giants).
There is also plenty of information about the surrounding area. Full of maniac information such as names and stories of family members such as parents, siblings, wives, lovers, etc. It also contains information on each player's injuries and chronic illnesses, drugs, troubles and arrests, and religious affiliations.
The book was supervised by Masanori Murakami, also known as "Massie," the first Japanese major leaguer who played for the San Francisco Giants. Under his supervision, we will explain major terms that are unfamiliar to Japanese people. You can understand the names of pitches such as cutter and splitter, pitcher terms such as swingman, and fielder terms such as free swinger, and experience the real feeling of playing in the major leagues.

●First page color: 30 teams to watch...Judge, Seager, Julio Rodriguez, Arraez, Freeman, Tatis Jr., etc.
●Team analysis by 30 major teams (with judgment by pitching power, offensive power, defensive power, mobility, and overall strength) & individual player analysis
●Special feature 1: Predictions for new Japanese major leaguers... Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shota Imanaga, Hiroki Matsui, Naoyuki Uesawa (minor contract)
●Special feature 2: Did it have an impact? A thorough examination of last year's rule changes

(From the publisher)
(Content introduction)
Major League Baseball is attracting a lot of attention, including Otani, who plans to focus on being a batter for the Dodgers in 2024, as well as Yamamoto, Imanaga, Matsui, Uesawa, and others who are expected to take on new challenges from Japan and play an active role. A 500-page directory full of rich data and surprising real-life stories. A thorough explanation of the characteristics, private lives, and humanity of rival players and teammates of interest. Includes ball possession/ball speed, batting average in scoring areas, home/away results, ducks and weaknesses, annual salary, etc. Includes rare information you won't find anywhere else, such as 5-level evaluations of pitch power, ball control, courage, meat, power, base running, etc.!

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