Shohei Otani’s 2015 season ended in a disappointing fashion. In game one of the first round of the NPB playoffs (called Climax Series), the twenty-one-year old lasted only 2.2 innings while surrendering five runs on six hits and three walks to the Chiba Lotte Marines. He and Nippon Ham were

Finding solid-hitting catchers, especially in deep leagues, is a tough task for dynasty owners. In fact, of 28 catchers who have logged more than 300 plate appearances in 2015, only 9 have posted above league-average offensive production. Here I introduce potential solutions who are currently in early stages in their

The quarter pole of the 2015 season is in the rearview mirror. Time flies. This year, we’ve seen more than a few NPB young stars turning into legitimate dudes. In my opinion, the two guys I’ll talk about in this piece can be MLB regulars at the moment. Let’s take

As the calendar ticks into late July and we’ve past the halfway through the 2015 season, we’ve seen quite a few breakout players here on the other side of the Pacific. Notably, a pair of center fielders have blossomed into legitimate superstars. Dynasty owners should be aware of these names. Put

We’re about half way in the 2015 season. TDG Top 500 have been updated. Mid-season prospect rankings are coming. A little to many have changed since pre-season. Things aren’t much different on the other side of the sea. Here  I going to take a look at some names I mentioned

This is the 3rd and final piece of my 3-part NPB prospect rankings for the 2015 season. Most of guys in this tier are 6-8 years away from producing at the MLB level, or even some of them will never come over to the States. A post about these players

Here I continue counting up my rankings further more. If you missed last week, here are top 5. 6) Yoshio Itoi, OF, Orix Buffaloes (Age 33) [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5diOw0l2AY] I have no doubt that he has all the tools that would play well at the MLB level: raw power that stands out

Congratulations on surviving another off-season. We’re just over a couple of weeks away from the new season. And better yet, NPB opening day is a mere 5 days away. Here at TDG, I ranked 30 NPB players to watch for for the coming season. The rankings are based on 1)

On Thursday October 23rd, the annual NPB first draft took place. It’s been 2 months since the event, but not much of information in the language you can understand is available, I take a look at it here at TDG. Among many things about the NPB draft that would look