mariners sign 2 Asian players

phredmojo · January 17th, 2008, 12:41 AM

Seattle signs pair of Asian pitchers to minor-league deals
Associated Press

Updated: January 16, 2008, 8:33 PM ET
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SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners agreed to minor league contracts Wednesday with 18-year-old Japanese right-hander Kenta Suda and 17-year-old Taiwanese righty Yao Wen Chang.

Suda and Chang are to join the Mariners at extended spring training in April. Suda pitched for the NOMO Baseball Club in Japan last year and lives in Osaka, Japan. Chang is a native of Taichung, Taiwan.

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Jim Potable · January 18th, 2008, 08:43 PM

Curious that that news comes out now. The Suda signing was announced in late December here (English), and apparently agreed upon in November.

Granted, it's a minor signing of an unknown. But he's young, played with the NOMO Baseball Club (the amateur club Hideo Nomo (now of the Royals) started up). 5'11, 176lbs. Fastball (tops out at 95mph), curve, two-seamer. Throws right, bats left.

January 17th, 2008, 12:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
phredmojo Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: bellingham, wa Posts: 88	mariners sign 2 Asian players Seattle signs pair of Asian pitchers to minor-league deals Associated Press Updated: January 16, 2008, 8:33 PM ET Email Print SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners agreed to minor league contracts Wednesday with 18-year-old Japanese right-hander Kenta Suda and 17-year-old Taiwanese righty Yao Wen Chang. Suda and Chang are to join the Mariners at extended spring training in April. Suda pitched for the NOMO Baseball Club in Japan last year and lives in Osaka, Japan. Chang is a native of Taichung, Taiwan. Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press This story is from ESPN.com's automated news wire. Wire index

January 18th, 2008, 08:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jim Potable Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aichi, Japan Posts: 205	Curious that that news comes out now. The Suda signing was announced in late December here (English), and apparently agreed upon in November. Granted, it's a minor signing of an unknown. But he's young, played with the NOMO Baseball Club (the amateur club Hideo Nomo (now of the Royals) started up). 5'11, 176lbs. Fastball (tops out at 95mph), curve, two-seamer. Throws right, bats left.