tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741953424210555772.post8027829761416039312..comments2023-12-08T00:29:27.792-08:00Comments on Graveyard Baseball: 2017 NPB Four Man CoresWes Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14449901755080959873noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741953424210555772.post-35290151442375071682017-01-31T09:21:37.829-08:002017-01-31T09:21:37.829-08:00I take responsibility for that one. I added Arai ...I take responsibility for that one. I added Arai when editing just because I figured some Carp fans might say something about it. Christian Ginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742020277993672795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741953424210555772.post-29773621158879213932017-01-30T21:02:23.267-08:002017-01-30T21:02:23.267-08:00Yeah I'm not saying Takayama or Haraguchi shou...Yeah I'm not saying Takayama or Haraguchi should be in the Core 4 this year, but mentioning them in your reasoning would have been nice. You mentioned Takahiro Arai (MVP) so I thought you might mention Takayama too. But good job. Looking forward to seeing how Hanshin's core changes a year from now!Trevor Raichurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461727827926090024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741953424210555772.post-38674176538923084532017-01-28T21:34:43.882-08:002017-01-28T21:34:43.882-08:00On Takayama, I like him in the long term but you h...On Takayama, I like him in the long term but you have to do better than a .707 OPS with mediocre metrics to sway me. On Haraguchi, touché, he probably has an inside track to make it next year and spell Itoi or Messenger. As for Tigers vs Swallows, I admit that I probably read too much into last year's results rather than just basing things on core vs core. Like I said, the Tigers have enough upside to easily have a top 5 core.Wes Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449901755080959873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741953424210555772.post-10185873835314053052017-01-28T04:37:10.035-08:002017-01-28T04:37:10.035-08:00I thought it was good but was surprised you didn&#...I thought it was good but was surprised you didn't even mention Shun Takayama for the Tigers, or Fumihito Haraguchi either. Not that they could supplant any of the 4 you have there, but they did have HUGE seasons considering it was their first on the field. One of them even won something called the rookie of the year! (And if a rookie of the year doesn't make the core, but the distant runner up - Imanaga - makes the core on his team, how is it the BayStars' core is ahead of the Tigers?)Trevor Raichurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461727827926090024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741953424210555772.post-58558540490277450322017-01-27T16:03:31.315-08:002017-01-27T16:03:31.315-08:00Great article! Fun exercise to go through. Any cha...Great article! Fun exercise to go through. Any chance you will bless us all with the top breakout candidates from each team ? Young guys ready to break out as a star, maybe top 4 from each? Your articles are great!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089580659377889307noreply@blogger.com