Nippon-Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo (53) expressed confidence in his good luck on the 22nd. He attended a scouting meeting in Tokyo. He will be the lottery drawer for the third consecutive year, saying, "No matter which team he plays for, I think I'll be lucky enough to draw him, so please look forward to it." He also showed confidence in his luck, having drawn Shibata after competing with Softbank last year.
After the five-hour meeting, CBO Kuriyama explained, "pitcher or a batter. Just as I imagined at the beginning, we will acquire a really good player." It appears that they narrowed their top pick down to Tateishi and Kendai Takasaki's Ishigaki. While around five teams are expected to compete for Tateishi, he expressed his hope that "we can move forward, trusting that the manager will pull through."
Two days have passed since the team's defeat in the CS. "We need to find what's missing," said CBO Kuriyama. Now, in his fifth year as head coach, he has landed the talent he's been looking for. (Haruki Kawakami)
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