Kohei Arihara
28-Year-Old
2020 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
2021 Projections
Agrees to terms with Rangers
Arihara signed a two-year, $6.2 million contract with the Rangers on Friday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Arihara has been quite successful in Japan over the past several seasons with a repertoire that includes a four-seamer, two-seamer, slider, cutter, changeup and splitter. He posted a 3.46 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in 2020 and will now attempt to find success with the Rangers in 2021.
Arihara has been quite successful in Japan over the past several seasons with a repertoire that includes a four-seamer, two-seamer, slider, cutter, changeup and splitter. He posted a 3.46 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in 2020 and will now attempt to find success with the Rangers in 2021.
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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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Posted by Nippon-Ham Fighters
Arihara was posted Thursday by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
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Expected to be posted
Arihara is expected to be posted by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters this offseason, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
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