One loss in one game, ERA 7.20, cuts, cuts, falls to 900 million yen → 100 million yen a year in three years, and is it possible to win 200 games in total?
Nov 03, 2024
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More than half of the amount is expected to be cut again this year. In three years, the annual salary will fly close to 800 million yen (about 7.22 billion won). Japanese media reported that the Rakuten Eagles presented right-hander Masahiro Tanaka (36) with a gold medal that decreased by more than 40% (104 million yen) from 260 million yen (about 2.35 billion won). Japanese professional baseball has a 40% cut limit when players with an annual salary of more than 100 million yen renew their contracts, and additional cuts are possible when the club and the player agree.
He went down to the bottom in his fourth year of returning to Japan.
Tanaka has pitched in just one game this season. On September 28, he started against the Orix Buffaloes, allowing six hits and four runs in five innings. It was even more regrettable because Rakuten competed with Chiba Lotte Marines for third place. Rakuten ended the regular season in fourth place, and coach Toshiaki Imae was replaced after a year. The team has been replaced for the 10th time in 20 years since its foundation.
In October last year, he had arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow at the age of his mid-30s. He said it takes four months to return. After rehabilitation and training, I prepared for the season with enthusiasm. He started from the first-team camp in February and threw a bullpen pitcher.
My body couldn't keep up as I wished. He opened in the second division due to poor condition, but his pace did not rise. On March 20, he disappeared from the mound after throwing against the Yokohama BayStars in the Eastern League (second-tier league). It began operation in August and has been in the first team after practice games and second-tier games. However, he turned around without showing any presence.
One loss and a 7.20 ERA in one game and five innings. This is the first time this year that Tanaka, who joined Rakuten as a rookie in 2007, finished the season without wins in Japan and the United States.
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Rakuten gave 900 million yen (about 8.12 billion won) to Tanaka, who returned in 2021, the highest annual salary in Japanese professional baseball. I signed a two-year contract until 2022. I gave the highest courtesy.
It didn't take long for expectations to turn into disappointment. 4 wins in 2021, 9 wins in 2022, 7 wins in 2023 (11 losses). For the second year in a row, it has lost double digits. In 2022, he lost 20 wins and 33 losses, including the most losses in the Pacific League. This is Tanaka's four-year performance after returning to Rakuten.
200 wins in the U.S. and Japan. There are three wins left until the milestone. In August last year, the U.S.-Japan team won for the 197th time and stopped. To achieve the milestone, you must first continue your career. You have to sign the amount Rakuten offered, or find another team as a free agent.
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