Kohei Arihara
32-Year-Old
Free Agent
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0-0
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0.00
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0.00
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0
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0
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Rest of Season
Signed a two-year, $6.2 million contract with the Rangers in December of 2020. Released by the Rangers in November of 2022.
Heads back to Japan
Arihara signed with the SoftBank Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan on Thursday, the Yakyu Cosmopolitan reports.
Analysis
Arihara spent the last two seasons in the Rangers' organization, though he struggled to a 7.57 ERA across 60.2 innings in the majors. He'll return to the NPB where he experienced more success across six seasons before coming stateside.
Arihara spent the last two seasons in the Rangers' organization, though he struggled to a 7.57 ERA across 60.2 innings in the majors. He'll return to the NPB where he experienced more success across six seasons before coming stateside.
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2020 Fantasy Outlook
Arihara is younger at age 27 than most players moving from Japan to MLB, but he's also not as established. He had a career season in 2019 going 15-8 with a 2.46 ERA and 8.8 K/9 for Nippon Ham. He features a low-90s fastball, but has four off-speed pitches (slider, changeup, splitter, cutter), with his changeup and splitter seen as plus offerings. His lower velocity may limit his upside in the majors, but he could get a chance to win a spot in a MLB rotation. He's asked his NPB team to post him to MLB, but it's not clear if the the Nippon Ham will follow through with his request for the 2020 season.
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Becomes free agent
Arihara elected free agency Sunday.
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Passes through waivers
The Rangers outrighted Arihara to Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday.
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Designated for assignment
Arihara was designated for assignment Sunday.
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Rocked by Jays
Arihara (1-3) took the loss against the Blue Jays on Saturday, allowing 11 runs on 12 hits and five walks while striking out one over three-plus innings.
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Stepping back in rotation
Arihara is scheduled to start Saturday's game against the Blue Jays at Globe Life Field.
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Three teams listed as favorites
The Padres, Rangers and Red Sox are finalists in the race to sign Arihara, according to Japanese outlet Fighters Kingdom.
Analysis
The 30-day posting window for the 28-year-old right-hander is set to close Dec. 26. It isn't surprising to see these teams in particular going hard for Arihara, as all three have clear pitching needs, but the Padres have been targeting him the longest and could be frontrunners since they're the only likely contenders of the bunch.
The 30-day posting window for the 28-year-old right-hander is set to close Dec. 26. It isn't surprising to see these teams in particular going hard for Arihara, as all three have clear pitching needs, but the Padres have been targeting him the longest and could be frontrunners since they're the only likely contenders of the bunch.