The dynamic form of the throw down from directly above Chiba Lotte Marines ・ Shuta Takano pitcher In 2025, his third year as a professional, he continued to produce results as a long reliever from the first half of the season. In 2025, his third year as a professional, he continued to produce results as a long reliever from the first half of the season and became a set-up man in the second half. bullpen In the second half of the season, he became a set-up man. In the end, he made 37 relief appearances, ERA posting a 1.84 ERA, the second best on the team with 15 hold. In this article, we will delve into the data on Takano pitcher who made a leap forward.

Since joining the team, he has consistently pitched mainly with fastballs and fork.

First, let me introduce pitcher 's pitching style. Looking at the percentage of pitch thrown by type, we can see that fastball and fork have been the core of pitch since his rookie year in 2011. Last season, with his sights set on becoming a starter, he began learning new pitches such as the curveball, but in the end, fastball and fork accounted for over 90% of his total pitch. He achieved good results with a more clearly defined pitching strategy than the previous year. From here, we will look at the data on pitcher 's fastball and fork, which are the key to his pitching.

fastball that has more effect than its speed

Pacific League The average pitch speed of fastball in relief pitcher has been remarkably fast, rising from 145.2 km/h in 20 years to 149.4 km/h last season. Under such circumstances, Takano pitcher 's fastball average pitch speed of 144.1 km/h last season was not in the fastest category, but he posted a good performance of .203 in Avg. Compared to the league average results by pitch speed band, this was an excellent number, comparable to straight pitches over 150 km/h. In addition, when looking at the data for straight pitches thrown high, both the rate of inducing swings in the ball zone and the strikeout rate were above the league average in the upper 140 km/h range. Thrown from a unique form, Takano pitcher 's extended fastball can be said to possess more quality than just pitch speed.

The fork is a signature pitch that boasts a high strikeout rate

Next, let's look at the data for his signature pitch, the fork. fork pitcher a large drop, and since his first year as a pro, he has boasted a high strikeout rate, with a 23.6% strikeout rate last season, surpassing the league average of 18.5%. In addition, last season he was able to control the fork with greater precision than ever before, as the percentage of batters swinging at it in the ball zone increased significantly. Avg average against him was .210, the same as fastball, so there's no doubt that it was functioning well as inning shot.

He recorded strike out rate on par with some of the league's best pitchers.

The combination of fastball and fork using a wide range of high and low zones and marking a high strike out rate is another major feature of Takano pitcher. He is on par with the league's best stiff-armed relievers, who have been hitting in the 150 km/h range, and his strike out rate last season was as high as 10.23. Winning patterns pitcher with many opportunities to pitch in competitive matchups tend to require a certain level of strike out ability. The fact that he can take a high struck out percentage of pitches may be one of the factors that have helped him to stabilize his performance and grab the set-up man's spot.

In his fourth year as a pro, Takano pitcher is expected to play a central role in the pitcher lineup this season. In fall practice last year, he revealed that he was working on improving the accuracy of his bent slider and other pitches. fastball It is not hard to imagine that he will evolve even further once he adds an effective "third type" of pitch to his repertoire, following fork the one he has bullpen in 2013. number 34 continued to support in 2013, and we are looking forward to seeing what he can do in the 2014 season.

All figures in the text and table are as of the end of the 2025 season.

Text: Data Stadium