The Diamondbacks took a gamble on Japanese closer Yoshihisa Hirano on the international free agent market. He will cost them just $6 million during his two-year contract. If he can land the closer’s job, the deal will be a big win for Arizona:
His repertoire consists of a low 90s fastball that’s complemented by a really devastating splitter and the occasional curveball. His game is mostly attacking the top of the zone with the fastball and the bottom of the zone with his splitter. This type of reliever is not unique to the Diamondbacks organization, as previous closers J.J. Putz and Jose Valverde were riser-splitter type pitchers and had great success in their tenures in Arizona.
This strikes as a possible low-risk high-reward type move that’s been Mike Hazen’s modus operandi since being hired as the GM of the Diamondbacks last offseason.
There appears to be little downside to the deal.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2zfVQcU
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