Softbank Hawks It was revealed on the 26th that the team will add three players—Chun-Wei Chang (Zhang Junwei, 20), Kobayashi Juto (23), and Luis Rodriguez (24)—pitcher to its active roster.The announcement is expected shortly. Zhang is a right-hander whose repertoire centers on a fastball in the mid-150 km/h range. He was selected for the Taiwan national team for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March, and in the Farm League this season, he posted a 4-1 record with a ERA ERA of 2.81 over 10 games.Kobayashi, a former Hiroshima player who joined the team in May from the Shikoku IL’s Tokushima, also impressed with a 2.15 ERA ERA in eight games in the same league.Rodríguez, a native of the Dominican Republic, boasts a fastball that tops 160 km/h. With the addition of these three players, the total number of players promoted to the active roster this season stands at seven. The active roster, capped at 70 players, now stands at 69.