Exchange trading between Yuya Iida and Keisuke Kobayashi was completed on August 28 16:53
Professional baseball, Yuya Iida from Hanshin and Keisuke Kobayashi from Orix will be traded.
Pitcher Iida, who transferred from Hanshin to Orix, is 29 years old in his eighth year as a professional. It is a left pitcher with sharp straights and change ups. I transferred from SoftBank to Hanshin in the middle of the adult season, and until the last season I mainly served as a relay agent.
This season, there was no pitching in the 1st army, 10 pitches in the 2nd army, 2 wins and 1 loss, and an ERA of 3.50. The total record in one army is 101 games in total, 4 wins, 6 losses and 10 holds.
On the other hand, pitcher Kobayashi transferred from Orix to Hanshin is 27 years old in the fourth year of professionalism. It is a right pitcher with a straight line near 150 km and a fork ball. He has pitched seven games this season with no wins or losses and an ERA of 4.05.
In all, he has pitched in 69 games as a relay, leaving 2 wins, 3 losses and 5 holds.
The trade this time was a form in which ORIX, who wants to strengthen the left pitcher, and Hanshin, who wants to increase the layer of the middle joint team, agreed.
Pitcher Iida said, "It was a short period of two years, but I couldn't meet the expectations of the fans and I'm full of disappointments. The environment will change, but I think this is a good opportunity and I will be able to play an active role at ORIX. I will do my best," commented.
Pitcher Kobayashi said, "Orix has raised me, and the gratitude to Hanshin who needed me is nothing but success. I'll do my best to show new "good appearance" to the people who have supported me so far. ".