Operations @SIS_Baseball w/🏈 & 🏀 | Pro Evaluator @ProspectsLive | Talking Yakyu and Yakyu Notes on Substack w/@yakyucosmo | 📺 & 🎥 🍿Guy | | App State '17
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Pete Crow-Armstrong is named MLB Defensive Player of the Year for Fielding Bible Awards.
Boston's Ceddanne Rafaela won their CF award after he & PCA tied in points & both had same break down of 1st-3rd place votes. Defensive Runs Saved was last tiebreaker, giving it to Ceddanne.
Brandon Tew retweeted
The 2026 Fielding Bible Awards are out!
These are awarded annually by Sports Info Solutions (they bring us DRS), voted on by fielding experts across baseball/media.
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Konnor Griffin may be a Gold Glove finalist as soon as next season. He has all the tools. Makes plays easier for himself with good movements, similarities to Taylor Walls in ways with a very good arm.
Brandon Tew retweeted
🇯🇵 My Final Top Prospects Ranking for the 2026 NPB Draft
1. TWP Haruki Komoda (Yamanashi Gakuin HS)
2. C Kai Watabe (Aoyama Gakuin)
3. RHP Taisei Suzuki (Aoyama Gakuin)
4. RHP Keito Kawajiri (Asia)
5. LHP Yuto Maeda (Takaoka Daiichi HS)
6. OF Ryosuke Fujisawa (Tokyo Gas)
7. OF Akito Haruyama (Osaka Commerce)
8. RHP Ren Miyahara (Kindai)
9. TWP Masanori Honishi (Japan Aviation HS Ishikawa)
10. OF Nanato Sakakibara (Meiji)
11. RHP Futo Kakuta (Fuji)
12. LHP Gaku Arima (Ritsumeikan)
13. LHP Yuto Yonezawa (Kansai)
14. LHP Kazuhiro Watanabe (Keio)
15. RHP Reito Hirata (Oita Commercial HS)
16. LHP Sena Hoshino (Osaka Commerce)
17. RHP Shin Nakai (Komazawa)
18. RHP Takumi Baba (Nippon Sport Science)
19. LHP Mahiro Sugimoto (Chiben Gakuen HS)
20. 2B Keigo Okada (Meiji)
21. LHP Yusuke Sawayama (Yamaha)
22. RHP Seiya Kakimoto (Panasonic)
23. RHP Fuga Shinjo (Nara University Affiliated HS)
24. C Ran Maejima (Asia)
25. C Keiya Nishino (Ritsumeikan)
👉 RHP Shoki Oda would be No. 2 if he wasn’t pursuing MLB/NCAA
Brandon Tew retweeted
Been Gwak was named the Choi Dong-won Award winner as the KBO’s top pitcher. He had a 2.24 ERA with 197 strikeouts and had the highest strikeout per 9 rate by a Korean-born starting pitcher in KBO history. He’ll be posted for MLB clubs after the 2027 season
Pretty awesome list of players with different skill sets. Austin Dean and Shugo Maki 👀. Have a season!
Brandon Tew retweeted
Teruaki Sato falls squarely between Murakami and Okamoto across multiple key tools. It makes for a highly intriguing profile when projecting his MLB upside and contract.
Raw Power
1. Murakami
2. Sato
3. Okamoto
Contact
1. Okamoto
2. Sato
3. Murakami
Plate Discipline
1. Murakami
2. Okamoto
3. Sato
Defense & Versatility
1. Okamoto
2. Sato
3. Murakami
Run
1. Sato
2. Murakami
3. Okamoto
Youth
1. Murakami
2. Sato
3. Okamoto
With Teruaki Sato’s transfer to MLB incoming, I’m very curious to see what orgs are interested in his high risk profile. There’s been some comps to Murakami in the Thump+K% department, but Sato chases at a far higher clip without the extreme BB rates.
(📊 via @YankeesFocus)
Brandon Tew retweeted
Teruaki Sato 🇯🇵 is set to join MLB.
The 27-year-old hit .359 with a 247 OPS+ in the first half, propelling him to the Triple Crown and likely back-to-back MVPs.
His power is undeniable, but the biggest questions are an elevated chase rate and defensive inconsistency at 3B.
Brandon Tew retweeted
Had tons of fun discussing Teruaki Sato’s MLB potential, and once again thank you to @yakyucosmo for having me on!
Also includes deep dives on must-know names like Tomoya Masaki, Kota Tatsu and many more.
Look forward to doing this again soon ✅
🚨 New Video: How Good was Teruaki Sato in 2026? ⚾️
Me and @LouisAnalysis use data to explain Sato’s Triple Crown campaign and his potential in MLB.
Plus, we cover other NPB talents including Kurihara, Masaki, Yamaguchi, Kanemaru, and Tatsu.
youtu.be/m7kMg6jrtOQ?si=aOLz…
Brandon Tew retweeted
🚨 New Video: How Good was Teruaki Sato in 2026? ⚾️
Me and @LouisAnalysis use data to explain Sato’s Triple Crown campaign and his potential in MLB.
Plus, we cover other NPB talents including Kurihara, Masaki, Yamaguchi, Kanemaru, and Tatsu.
youtu.be/m7kMg6jrtOQ?si=aOLz…
Brandon Tew retweeted
Ride the slope, extend, and let it rip as you brace the front leg. Really like how he generates energy into the ball.
Brandon Tew retweeted
Kaima Taira Pitch Arsenal with Signs:
4s - 2
2s/Sinker - 2 Wiggle?
CUT - 1
SL - 3 Wiggle
Sweeper - 3/German 3
CB - 4
Splitter/Changeup - 5
Started throwing Changeup more over Splitter this season.
Grips: Slider, Cutter, and Sweeper left to right. @yakyucosmo
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Brandon Tew retweeted
This is something NPB pitchers are ahead of the curve on. Even KBO to an extent. There's going to be a small boom in the number of MLB pitchers throwing multiple offspeeds.
The sink and two-seam action on the Changeup and the more UFO spin on the Splitter are so awesome to watch
Logan Gilbert is one of the rare arms throwing BOTH a splitter & a changeup. #Mariners
Very distinct shapes. Changeup is harder w/ 8" more lift & 13" more run than the split.
Changeup: 84.5 mph | 4" iVB | 16" HB
Splitter: 80.2 mph | -4" iVB | 3" HB
