Phillies Front Office Gives Encouraging Update About Scouting Japanese Players. The Japanese scouting department of the Philadelphia Phillies has improved in recent years. Philadelphia Phillies The Phillies are one of the most active teams in baseball during the offseason. Phillies via trades for Trea Turner, Bryce Harper and others; The reception showed a desire to be better.
With Philadelphia trying to sign a Japanese player, the team’s concerns were exposed. There are only two Japanese players in Phillies history. In 2023, not seeing Japanese talent and moving on will be a big problem. Philly general manager Sam Fuld talked about Asian baseball talent at the winter meetings last week. Todd Zolecki said:
As the rest of the industry saw, there was plenty of talent ready to take a chance on the big league level. That’s not going to change. It is still growing. This is thanks to the KBO (Korea Baseball Organization) and NPB (Japan Professional Baseball) and the development of these two leagues over the past 10 years. Their players are improving. It is wise to invest a lot of resources in that area and target as many players as possible.
Earlier this week it was reported that Phyllis was dating Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Even if he doesn’t sign with Philly, it’s important that these Japanese stars show interest in talking about a deal. Zolecki said the Phillies have stepped up their efforts in Asia. Dave Dombrowski is impressed with the performance of international scout Tora Otsuka. aquot;We have a bigger base to do business with clubs.
It’s important to have a platform and interactions that players can reach at the right time. said that This will help Philadelphia attract international players in the future.
