Getty Images UPDATE: The deal is for two year and $8.15 million. Even if he’s not much more than serviceable, that’s a good deal for the O’s.
10:01 AM: Dan Connolly reports that the Orioles are nearing a deal with Tsuyoshi Wada, late of the Softbank Hawks of the NPB. It’s not yet finalized, but it’s a multi-year deal.
Wada, a lefty, seems pretty interesting. He was 16-5 with a 1.51 ERA and a 168/40 K/BB ratio in 184 2/3 innings in 2011. We’ve seen good numbers turn blah for Japanese pitchers once they hit the U.S. so it’s not like that should be considered a strong predictor, but it’s the O’s and they should be taking chances like this.
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- Detroit Michael - Dec 13, 2011 at 10:20 AM
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Nice K/BB ratio in Japan. While I agree that success in Japan doesn’t always mean success in the U.S., I’d also argue that Koji Uehara and Colby Lewis show us that superb K/BB ratios in Japan may translate to moderate levels of success in the U.S.
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- proudlycanadian - Dec 13, 2011 at 11:46 AM
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Doesn’t WADA stand for World Anti Doping Agency? With a name like that, I wish Wada a lot of luck.
