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The Book on Makoto Kaneko
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Makoto Kaneko / SS, Japan
Born 11/8/1975
Chiba City,
Japan
Height 5-11
Weight 185
Bats/Throws R/R
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/9/2012): #509
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
The Pacific League rookie of the year in 1996, shortstop Makoto Kaneko is a premium infielder who could fit onto many MLB rosters tomorrow. The winner of two golden glove awards and a part of Japan's bronze medal winning 2004 Olympic team, he's a plus defender, and that's where his strength lies: while a talented overall athlete, his career hitting line in Japan is a pedestrian .256/.309/.345.
[ 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 | Nippon Ham | 132 | 419 | 34 | 102 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 78 | .243 | .296 | .327 | .623 | |
| Fielding History | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | Posn | GP | Ch | PO | A | E | Fld | ||
| 2007 | 31 | - | Japan | Nippon Ham | SS | 132 | 592 | 172 | 408 | 12 | .980 | ||
| 2009 | 33 | - | Japan | Nippon Ham | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 34 | - | Japan | Nippon Ham | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 35 | - | Japan | Nippon Ham | SS | 97 | 371 | 114 | 246 | 11 | .970 | ||
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