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The Book on Naoyuki Shimizu
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Naoyuki Shimizu / RHP, Japan
Born 11/24/1975
Kyoto,
Japan
Height 6-0
Weight 190
Bats/Throws R/R
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/8/2012): #477
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
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The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
Righthander Naoyuki Shimizu is a starting pitcher from NPB, where he played 10 seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines before signing last winter with the Yokohama BayStars on a one-year deal. He also played with Japan in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Naoyuki's fastball can touch 94mph, but he works most of the time in the 86-90mph range, relying on deceptive delivery and late motion to befuddle hitters. He works both sides of the plate and mixes in a change in the low to mid-70's to keep hitters perpetually off-balance. While he's only got a few more peak years left, he could be a good fit on any number of underarmed MLB ballclubs.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Pitching History | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | W | L | GA | GS | IP | H | ER | BB | K | HB | WP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | |
| 2007 | 31 | - | Japan | Chiba Lotte | 6 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 145.0 | 189 | 86 | 39 | 101 | 6 | 1 | 1.572 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 2.59 | |
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