{"id":111867,"date":"2024-03-29T08:32:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T08:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/?p=111867"},"modified":"2024-03-29T08:33:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T08:33:41","slug":"new-red-sox-trade-acquisition-has-good-split-will-work-on-a-few-things-hong-nhung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/new-red-sox-trade-acquisition-has-good-split-will-work-on-a-few-things-hong-nhung\/","title":{"rendered":"New Red Sox trade acquisition has \u2018good split,\u2019 will \u2018work on a few things\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEATTLE \u2014 Manager\u00a0Alex Cora\u00a0said it has not yet been determined how long newly-acquired righty Naoyuki Uwasawa will spend in extended spring training before reporting to a\u00a0Red Sox\u2019 minor league affiliate team.<\/p>\n

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\u201cJust work on a few things and get him ready,\u201d Cora said Thursday\u00a0before Boston\u2019s opener against the Mariners\u00a0at T-Mobile Park.<\/p>\n

The Red Sox selected Uwasawa\u00a0onto the 40-man roster Thursday after\u00a0acquiring him in a trade with the Rays\u00a0on Wednesday. Boston sent cash to Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

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Uwasawa previously pitched his entire career in Japan. He posted a 3.19 ERA over 1,118 \u2153 innings in nine seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball. He signed a minor league contract with the Rays on Jan. 11 despite reportedly receiving guaranteed offers from other clubs. He struggled during spring training, allowing 14 runs, 15 hits (three homers) and eight walks while striking out nine in 9 \u2154 innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood split,\u201d Cora said. \u201cI think we faced him twice in spring training. Early on he was struggling with the velo and command. There\u2019s other stuff that came into play. But we feel pretty comfortable with him. Obviously we\u2019re trying to add as many big league pitchers to the 40-man roster. And we do believe he is one. It just happens he\u2019s not here with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Uwasawa\u2019s scouting report on\u00a0Sports Info Solutions\u00a0notes that he throws a fastball, splitter, curveball, slider, cutter and changeup. Sports Info Solutions wrote, \u201cUwasawa\u2019s splitter is probably his best secondary and one that he should use more against left-handed batters. He surrendered only a .490 OPS against his splitter, but it was only his third most-used pitch to lefties, behind his fastball and curve. It might have been a case of Uwasawa relying on more velocity difference to keep the hitter\u2019s timing off of his fastball.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he lessens his fastball usage and upticks the splitter (especially to lefty hitters), it will help him stay competitive at the bottom of the zone. With a 53% GB rate on his splitter and a 57% rate on his curveball, those will be his money pitches in terms of keeping the ball on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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