
Softbank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo, who is aiming for a third consecutive league championship, has revealed that he will ask players and coaches to fill out an anonymous survey on the first day of training camp on February 1st in order to create a new team organization. "We will confirm which players are in what position and see how they are moving around within the team," he explained. "This time, Kurihara has become the player's association president, but it was decided that it would be better for the organization if the player's association president did not take on everything," he said, without giving further details, but it appears that the plan is for several people to select leaders for each department.