Shun Yamaguchi was bad. There’s no getting around that fact. The former Yomiuri Giants star allowed 23 earned runs in 25 2/3 innings for the Blue Jays in 2020. He struggled to adapt to the lower-seamed North American baseball, ended up last in Charlie Montoyo's bullpen pecking order and, save for a couple weeks where it looked like he might have finally got his splitter going, never really earned a bigger opportunity than that.
I do feel bad for Yamaguchi. I can’t imagine his transition outside of baseball was anything but rough last year, and if only he was amenable to some time in the minors I’d have loved to see him back. This a good move though, and I hope the front office is thinking along the same lines with Tanner Roark, though his contract is a lot more substantial.
Derek Fisher is still around? Jesus......
Was sort of hoping those Trevor Rosenthal rumours were going to pan out. Do you figure that's unlikely at this point?
I do feel bad for Yamaguchi. I can’t imagine his transition outside of baseball was anything but rough last year, and if only he was amenable to some time in the minors I’d have loved to see him back. This a good move though, and I hope the front office is thinking along the same lines with Tanner Roark, though his contract is a lot more substantial.
and I had Yamaguchi's ouenka (player song) memorized and everything to serenade him from above the bullpen. Lousy pandemic...