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The Book on Tomohiro Nioka
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Tomohiro Nioka / SS, Japan
Born 4/29/1976
Hiroshima,
Japan
Height 5-11
Weight 179
Bats/Throws R/R
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/9/2012): #474
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
Nioka, a free agent since 2008, is a slick fielding shortstop and quality hitter who may help many major league teams.
He is durable, has an impact bat, and is able to play 3B, SS, 2B, and OF. His power numbers, impressive in Japan, will not likely survive a Major League transition, but ten to fifteen homers is possible, and a lot of MLB teams would take that happily. At the very least, Nioka would be a great super-utility player for numerous teams.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Batting History | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | K | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2007 | 31 | - | Japan | Yomiuri | 139 | 508 | 68 | 150 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 83 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 91 | .295 | .346 | .457 | .803 | |
| Fielding History | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | Posn | GP | Ch | PO | A | E | Fld | ||
| 2007 | 31 | - | Japan | Yomiuri | SS | 139 | 598 | 168 | 421 | 9 | .985 | ||
| 2007 | 31 | - | Japan | Yomiuri | 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2009 | 33 | - | Japan | Nippon Ham | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 33 | - | Japan | Nippon Ham | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 34 | - | Japan | Nippon Ham | 1B- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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