tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149727362024-03-12T18:26:06.607-07:00Taiwan BaseballTTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.comBlogger1684125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-78007432656524211672013-06-04T21:54:00.003-07:002013-06-04T22:25:52.620-07:00Looking for a Few Good Men (or Women).....Well, it's been quite some time since I last posted on this blog.<br />
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First of all, I want to sincerely thank everyone who has read, followed, and contributed to this blog over these past eight years. Our mutual interest in the sport of baseball tied to that tiny island nation in the Pacific Rim is what has brought us all together here at this site. <br />
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Due to personal obligations, I do not have anywhere near the same amount of time to dedicate to this blog and the sport. Based on popular demand, I have been pleasantly surprised with the loyal readers who beg for the blog to continue. With that in mind, I am looking for a few dedicated and passionate fans who would like to continue to blog on Taiwanese baseball (amateur, pro, or anything related) on this site. The intent is to continue to spread the word and to share your passion about the sport.<br />
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If you are interested, please do contact me at thetaiwaneseterror@yahoo.com and give me a little background information about yourself. <br />
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Regards,<br />
Ben aka "TTT"<br />
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PS - Since my last update on amateur signings, the Indians did sign two kids from Taiwan:<br />
1)<a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/search/label/lee-jen%20chu">C Lee-Jen Chu</a> - 40 K<br />
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2)<a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/search/label/yu-cheng%20chang">IF Yu-Cheng Chang</a> - 500 K<br />
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A video of him last year hitting off top HS pitcher <a href="http://www.amazinavenue.com/2013/1/14/3853842/international-free-agent-profile-jen-ho-tseng-starting-pitcher">(R)Jen-Ho Tseng</a>:<br />
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<a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/indians-sign-yu-cheng-chang-from-taiwan-for-500000/">Read more here at BA</a><br />
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-If you're following pro baseball, don't forget to follow <a href="http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/players/21825112.html">Dai-Kang Yang in the NPB</a>. He's already set a career high for home runs (8) and is leading the league in stolen bases (18) while hitting .293 through today.<br />
TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-29180247220785614752012-07-25T22:41:00.000-07:002012-07-25T22:42:06.098-07:00Prospect Tidbits*RHP Ping-Hsueh Chen has reported to the Indians camp and has resumed throwing.<br />
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*<a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2012/04/hs-top-gun-vids.html">RHP Chih-Wei Hu</a> was offered around $200 K by the Cubs and Twins. There are rumors that the deal was sweetened and Hu may have signed.<br />
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-<a href="http://www.littleleague.org/Page58964.aspx">Reps for the LLWS</a></div>
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-Bracket for the <a href="http://pony.org/home/default.asp?menu_category=Baseball&menuid=1484&parholdid=397">Bronco League World Series/</a>News on<a href="http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201207190045"> A-P championship play</a></div>
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-The <a href="http://www.pony.org/home/default.asp?menu_category=Baseball&menuid=1326&parholdid=625">A-P champs will be determined in South Korea </a>with the winner heading on to the Pony League World Series</div>
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-The tourney winner in Taiwan will play in the Palomino World Series</div>
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-Taiwan will also send a rep to the <a href="http://www.littleleague.org/series/2012divisions/jlbb/series.htm">Junior League World Series</a>/ News on <a href="http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201207070020">A-P championship play </a></div>
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-The <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2012/06/2012-junior-national-team.html">junior National Team</a> will also attempt to defend its title at the <a href="http://www.ibaf.org/en/tournament.aspx?id=6c51adc0-6ca5-49dd-84c0-2752c2d5cd21">2012 U-18 World Baseball Classic</a></div>
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<br /></div>TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-37753037243030662672012-06-28T23:50:00.000-07:002012-06-28T23:54:35.660-07:00Tzu-Wei Lin VidsHere's a few vids of <a href="http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=SS&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=624407">Red Sox GCL infielder</a> Tzu-Wei Lin in action (Note that he utilizes a wood bat in all of the games):<br />
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1)Lin is #17 - vid shows bat and speed, stretching a single into a double: view from beginning to 1:33 mark<br />
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2)Here Lin is facing one of the top HS pitchers in Taiwan - <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2011/12/hs-pitching-prospect-jung-hung-sen.html">Jung-Hung Sen</a>. Lin just misses out on an opposite field HR. Also note how Lin's bat always seems to find the ball. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/m_VgeQDTKlQ" width="420"></iframe><br />
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3)Lin Facing the Junior Japanese National team at the 2011 Asian BFA Junior Championships:<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SlcI87ObzRc" width="420"></iframe><br />
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4)Lin facing top HS junior Ren-He Tseng (clocked in the 150's)and slapping a single to CF. view from 3:33 mark till 4:52<br />
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Taiwanese Mid-Season All-Stars: <br />
1)CF Dai-Kang Yang - NPB Fighters - Selected by Fans to represent PL in the OF. <br />
2)IF/DH Chun-Hsiu Chen - <a href="http://www.ohio.com/blogs/akron-aeros/akron-aeros-1.293028/aeros-to-send-four-to-el-all-star-game-in-july-1.317133">Akron Aeros (AA)- Eastern League All Star</a><br />
3)IF Chih-Fang Pan - Will represent <a href="http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/BBM-Bees-062212">World Team at 2012 Futures Game</a>TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-23206307053950513232012-06-09T11:13:00.001-07:002012-06-09T11:15:32.108-07:00TW Lin to the Red Sox Pending PhysicalPer news reports in Taiwan, IF Tzu-Wei Lin will sign with the Red Sox for a record $2.05 million signing bonus, the highest signing bonus handed to an amateur non-pitcher from Asia. News is coming out as Lin just graduated from HS:<br />
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Of course the deal will not be finalized until he passes his physical which should be coming up in the next few days. Lin is represented by Scott Boras and was rumored to have multiple seven figure offers from MLB teams. MLB teams that were heavily involved with Lin included the Yankees, Dodgers, Indians, Tigers, Twins, Pirates, and Rangers.<br />
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<a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2012/06/tzu-wei-lin-scouting-report.html">TW Lin scouting report</a>.TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-42169599653145340882012-06-06T16:44:00.001-07:002012-06-06T16:44:29.233-07:00Ping-Hsueh Chen & the Indians<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Cleveland Indians continue to make their mark in Taiwan, this time reaching an agreement with RHP Ping-Hsueh Chen for roughly $60 K. Chen is thought to have been seeking much more. He has a close relationship with Octagon. <br />
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Vitals:<br />DOB 7/8/94<br />
H: 187 cm<br />
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-Topped out at 146 kph<br />
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To watch a video of Chen, see more at this <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2012/04/hs-top-gun-vids.html">previous link</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/search/label/ping-hsueh%20chen">Link to previous blog entries on PH Chen</a>.<br />
<br />TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-44674836153612283802012-06-05T23:32:00.000-07:002012-06-05T23:32:19.947-07:002012 Junior National TeamIn an effort to defend their 2010 World Title, the 2012 junior national team has been selected upon completion of the Yu-Shan Cup. The IBAF event will take place in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_World_Junior_Baseball_Championship">South Korea from 8/30 till 9/8</a>.<br />
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1)Jung-Hung Sen - 18; 180 cm; 76 kg; T:R (2012 Yu-Shan Cup MVP; tops out at 149 kph)<br />
2)Cheng-Hsien Lin - 16; 180 cm; 78 kg; T:L<br />
3)Hsiang-Hao Yang - 18; 182 cm, 75 kg; T:R<br />
4)Sheng-Hong Liu - 18; 172 cm; 60 kg; T:R (2012 Yu-Shan Cup top pitcher award)<br />
5)Hsin-Chi Hong - 18; 183 cm; 78 kg; T:R<br />
6)Tzu-Peng Huang - 18; 182 cm; 72 kg; T:R<br />
7)Ren-He Tseng - 17; 185 cm, 90 kg; T:R (On the 2011 junior NT; tops out at 152 kph)<br />
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1)Joseph Chen - 16; 180 cm; 74 kg; B:R - T:R<br />
2)Chun-Hsiang Chan - 18; 173 cm; 75 kg; B:R - T:R (2012 Yu-Shan Cup top catcher award)<br />
3)Yi-Che Lin - 18; 172 cm; 73 kg; B:R - T:R (On the <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2011/08/palomino-world-series-lynnhaven-5.html">2011 Palomino World Series team</a> - #2)<br />
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1)Chih-Chieh Su - 17; 178 cm; 76 kg; B:L - T:R (2012 Yu-Shan Cup top 1B award, 2011 junior NT)<br />
2)Tsung-Hsien Lee - 17; 176 cm; 74 kg; B:R - T:R (2012 Yu-Shan Cup top 3B, 2011 junior NT - had 2 HRs in tourney)<br />
3)Chia-Wei Yang - 16; 176 cm; 74 kg; B:R - T:R<br />
4)Yi-Hsuan Tsai - 18; 180 cm, 75 kg; B:R - T:R (2012 Yu-Shan Cup top SS)<br />
5)Cheng-Tang Wang - 16; 173 cm, 73 kg; B:L - T:R<br />
6)Tzu-Wei Lin - 18; 175 cm; 70 kg; B:L - T:R (MLB bound?)<br />
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<u><b>Outfielders (4):</b></u><br />
1)Yu-Ping Sen - 17; 180 cm, 74 kg; B:L - T:L (2012 Yu-Shan Cup top OF)<br />
2)Yu-Ning Tsao - 18; 178 cm, 74 kg; B:R - T:R (2012 Yu-Shan Cup top OF)<br />
3)Yu-Ming Chen - 17; 172 cm; 79 kg; B:L - T:R<br />
4)Chia-Kai Liu - 18; 183 cm; 76 kg; B:L - T:L<br />
<br />TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-4717961772473985582012-06-03T14:46:00.002-07:002012-06-04T23:16:40.228-07:00Tzu-Wei Lin Scouting Report<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's all you need to know about Tzu-Wei Lin, soon to be the most hyped Taiwanese amateur baseball player in recent memory. So does the ability match the hype? Let's see below:<br />
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DOB: 2/15/94 (18 years old)<br />
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Kuo-Chen little league tournament</u> batting title (0.800) </span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2006</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">—<u>Unified
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2008--<u>Taipei International Cities
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2009- <u>Golden Dragon Cup high school
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2010--</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u>Yu-Shan
Cup national high school tournamen</u>t batting title </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(0.466) </span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2010 <u>IBAF 18U junior world
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2010 <u>IBAF 18U junior world championship games</u> 7/30/2010 vs.
Netherlands went 2-3 including 3 run HR</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2010 <u>IBAF 18U junior world
championship games</u> 7/31/2010 vs. Canada went 4-5, 2 RBI</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2010 <u>IBAF 18U junior world
championship games</u> tournament MVP, batting title, most run scored, best
defensive player, best 3<sup>rd</sup> baseman</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2010 <u>Tong-Kao Cup national high
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2011 <u>BFA
Asian junior tournament</u> all-star team (in 5 games and 21 AB, hit .476, 10 hits,
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2011 <u>BFA
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2010 <u>IBAF</u> 18U world player of the
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<span style="font-size: small;">*<b>Defense/Arm Strength</b>: 60/65 - true MLB SS with plus defensive skill set and great range, also has the ability to play CF - was voted best defensive player at the 2010 World Junior Championships. As a pitcher in HS, was clocked at a high of 89 mph. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">*<b>Speed:</b> 70/70 - lightning fast (top time to 1st base: 3.79 seconds), has shown the ability to get good reads and jump on pitchers, aggressive on the base paths, plus instincts with base running.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">*<b>Hitting/Approach: </b> 35/65 - utilizes a quick and compact swing, has tremendous hand/eye coordination, squares up on balls and makes hard contact consistently - utilizing all parts of the field, rarely strikes out with good patience and pitch recognition, strong wrists, has a high OBP.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">*<b>Power:</b> 30/35 - below average at this time, has gap to gap power.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">*<b>Intangibles: </b> Profiles as a leadoff hitter, is fundamentally sound, has risen to the challenge during big games - performing well against top competition in major international contests, is mentally tough, demonstrating leadership skills, plus athleticism and overall skill set has some comparing him to a younger and shorter version of Jose Reyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.wretch.cc/album/a6701893">Lin's Blog</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/search/label/tzu-wei%20lin">Previous Blog Entries on TW Lin </a></span></div>
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Ok, the latest news on IF Tzu-Wei Lin is that multiple MLB teams are after the kid, driving up his value. The latest rumor is that the current highest offer is around <b>$2 million</b>! If this holds true, this would put him in the same ball park as Chin-Hui Tsao ($2.2 million '99) and Chien-Ming Wang ($1.9 million '00).<br />
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The Yankees, who <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2010/08/smoking-guntzu-wei-lin-signs-with.html">thought they had Lin locked up at 16 years of age</a>, have taken a rather low key approach during this process. However, as Lin approaches graduation, the Yankees are getting aggressive after Lin. The Yankees' scout in Taiwan, Ken Su informed the Taiwanese media that the Yankees are still very interested in Lin. "For sure we will make an offer that is higher than the current offers to get him to join the Yankees." (UDN) "Our organization has given instructions to get SS Lin at any cost." (Apple Daily News).<br />
Lin's HS Head Coach Lee has said "It's true that there are many teams after Lin, but most likely he'll go to the Yankees."<br />
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MLB.com has ranked Lin in their <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2012/">top 20 (#18) international prospects for 2012</a>. Based on the most current rumors of his $2 million offer and the fact that he is more polished and fundamentally sound than most of the kids on that list, Lin easily should be in the top 5 list. Lin also does have some power; he's hit home runs in international tourneys utilizing a wood bat. He projects to have gap power further on down the road. <br />
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Speaking of Linsanity, everyone catch <a href="http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2012/05/24/the-most-famous-defensive-replacement-in-the-world/">Che-Hsuan Lin's beauty of a catch as the Red Sox RF</a> the other night? The kid just needs some more playing time to show what he can do in the field.<br />
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*Congrats to <a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320525115">CMW on his first W of the season</a>. <br />
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*WY Chen looks to get back on track <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/preview/MLB_20120526_KC@BAL/royalsorioles-preview">tomorrow night against the Royals</a>.<br />
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*Wei-Chieh Huang is an 18 year old HS RHP. Playing on the same HS team as star amateur Tzu-Wei Lin at Kao-Yuan HS, has also allowed Huang to garner the attention of 3-4 ML teams. Huang has been clocked at a high of 145 kph. (H: 181 cm/ W: 71 kg)<br />
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*<a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/search/label/Ren-He%20Tseng">Ren-He Tseng</a>, the hard-throwing RHP from San-Min HS, is seen hitting 150 kph in the vid seen below (he also faced Tzu-Wei Lin #17 and gave up a single in the vid). Tseng turns 18 in October. (H: 184 cm/ W: 85 kg)<br />
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*Here's a vid of Shi-Yuan righty <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/search/label/chih-wei%20hu">Chih-Wei Hu</a>. Hu topped out at 150 kph in this vid. (18 y.o./H: 184 cm/W: 96 kg)<br />
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*Ku-Pao ace <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/search/label/ping-hsueh%20chen">Ping-Hsueh Chen</a> topped out at 145 kph here. (17 y.o./H: 187 cm/W: 92 kg)<br />
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*There are rumors that the A's reportedly made an offer to <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2010/07/youngsters-looking-good-for-junior-nt.html">Ku-Pao RHP Ping-Hsueh Chen</a>.<br />
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* The Cubs released RHP Hung-Wen Chen.<br />
Several other minor league washouts are playing in the Atlantic League. <a href="http://www.atlanticleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1326295007">Ching-Lung Lo is with the Lancaster Barnstormers</a>. Chin-Lung Hu failed his physical with the Phillies and is <a href="http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/04/04/336758/MLBs-Hu.htm">on the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs roster</a>. Sheng-An Kuo is also supposedly in the Atlantic League.<br />
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Lin stands 183 cm and weighs in at 68 kg.
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He received roughly $75 K and is represented by Bros. TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-3894758346707403652012-01-09T23:41:00.000-08:002012-01-09T23:41:31.512-08:00Chen Coming to America<a href="http://tw.people.com.cn/mediafile/200808/05/F200808051132002804121740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://tw.people.com.cn/mediafile/200808/05/F200808051132002804121740.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.masnsports.com/school_of_roch/2012/01/chen-wei-yin-almost-a-done-deal.html">Reports have it that lefty Wei-Yin Chen</a> has agreed to a <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/JonHeymanCBS/status/156439188676423680">3 year deal (11 million +)</a> with the Baltimore Orioles. The deal is pending Chen passing his physical. <br />
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Chen is the 4th member from Kao-Yuan HS's graduating class ('03) to join a MLB organization. Other HS teammates included Ching-Lung Lo who made the biggest initial splash with his large signing bonus with the Rockies; Chi-Hung Cheng with the Jays; Kuo-Hui Lo with the Mariners. <br />
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*Immediately following the national WBT, the top two counties/cities in Taiwan -Taoyuan (composed of kids from Ping-Zhen HS) and Kaohsiung City (made up of kids from Kao-Yuan, San-Min, and San-Hsin HS) competed against a select Korean All-Star team (with several top junior prospects) and a team from Japan - Japan Meiji-Jingu. These four teams faced off in the 2011 E. Sun Cup International AAA Baseball Tourney. Taoyuan earned the tourney championship with a 2-1 record, losing only to South Korea (South Korea and Japan also had 2-1 records). Kaohsiung City went 0-3 in the tournament. <br />
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-IF Tzu-Wei Lin played only against Japan (due to the flu) and was 1-3 with a BB and RBI.<br />
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>Lions - P Chih-Lung Huang (former Giants farmhand)<br />
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*Dai-Kang Yang was selected to the <a href="http://yakyubaka.com/2011/12/26/jpbpa-players-choice-best-nine-mvp-top-three-umpires/">2011 Player's Choice Best 9 in the Pacific League as a RF</a>.<br />
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Lin was recently named the <a href="http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2011/12/04/ibaf-awards-presented-at-gala-dinner-in-arlington/4c9bfcc7-2ed7-450b-905f-51462ee3495c">2010 world junior player of the year </a>by the IBAF. The Kao-Yuan product is hands down the top HS prospect in the country. Formerly linked to the Yankees, he is currently being watched by reps from a lot of MLB squads including the Yankees, Red Sox, D-Rays, Twins, Indians, A's, Braves, Mariners, Pirates, Rangers, and Cubs in the tourney. Many are speculating that his signing bonus will exceed the $400 K offer from the Yankees, potentially making him one of the highest non-pitcher signings from Taiwan (CFC signed for $680 K in '99 while CH Lin signed for $400 K in '07).<br />
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*Speaking of the A's. They (local scout - Adam Hislop) are reportedly to be aggressively pursuing an undersized LHP (tops 88) at Qiang-Shu HS in Taipei City.<br />
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Rong (Jung)-Hung Sen, a 17 year old RHP at Ping-Zhen HS was clocked at a high of 93 mph in the recent Care Cup (Aboriginal Tourney). The kid is garnering attention from local scouts.<br />
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He led his team to the final of the Care Cup, which his team won 12-0. Sen also was the winning pitcher for Ping-Zhen HS in the championship game of the Tung-Kao Cup (completed in September). He was selected the top pitcher in the tourney (2W-0L, 0.00 ERA). <br />
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*<a href="http://yakyubaka.com/2011/12/01/2011-ni-gun-awards-ceremony/">Kai-Wen Cheng and Yi-Hao Lin earned some recognition</a> for their 2011 performances in the NPB minors. </div>TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-90483205208314691792011-11-12T23:32:00.001-08:002011-11-12T23:58:36.252-08:00News and Notes*Giants Ni-gun lefty Yu-Hung Lee was released by the Giants. <br />
His former ni-gun teammate, Yi-Hao Lin has impressed enough to be considered for a <a href="http://yakyubaka.com/2011/11/11/cl-news-and-notes-november-10-2011/">closer role with the parent team next year</a>.<br />
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*Speaking of Yi-Hao Lin, he was very impressive against the MLB All-Star travel squad. Lin was one of a few pitchers to put up a 0.00 ERA (3 IP, 3 Ks, 1 H, 1 BB) against some top talent from the MLB.<br />
Other NT pitchers to impress against the ML All-Stars include:<br />
1)Yao-Lin Wang - In 2 games, had a 3.60 ERA, K'ing 4, walking 6 in 5 IP.<br />
2)Fu-Te Ni - In his sole appearance, allowed only 1 run on 2 hits over 3.1 IP (2.70 ERA)<br />
3)Chun-Lin Kuo - This 19 year old blanked the MLB hitters he faced in his only appearance of the Series. He had 3 K's, 0 BB's, 0 hits allowed in 2.1 IP. (0.00 ERA)<br />
4)Kai-Wen Cheng - Although he allowed 4 runs on 7 hits (including a HR) in 4 IP, he did K 7 MLB hitters.<br />
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The top hitter for the NT was not surprisingly, Che-Hsuan Lin.<br />
CH Lin hit .417 (5/12) with 2 XBH (doubles) and 2 RBI.<br />
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His other heralded teammate, Chun-Hsiu Chen hit .250 (4-16) with 1 XBH (double), RBI, and 2 runs scored.<br />
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Other MLB farmhands such as Pin-Chieh Chen (2-4 with a double) and Chih-Fang Pan (1-4, 2B, RBI) showed promise at the plate, but did not get many opportunities. It was frustrating watching guys like IF Wei-Ting Lin get more PAs (0 for 7 at the plate with 6 K's). <br />
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*<a href="http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20111113j1.html">Dragons lefty Wei-Yin Chen had a nice start against the Hawks</a> in game 1 of the Japan Series. Matched against T. Wada, another top lefty in the NPB, Chen earned a ND, but K'd 11 in the process (8 IP, 1 R, 4 H). View his outing on YouTube <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9dEDDHkxyw">here</a>.<br />
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There is a lot of speculation about Chen making the jump to the MLB after the season. (Google Wei-Yin Chen in the news section)<br />
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*Chin-Lung Hu is currently playing in Australia (<a href="http://web.theabl.com.au/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&cid=4064&stn=true&sid=t4064">Adelaide Bite</a>)<br />
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***The Braves <a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2011/10/minor-league-transactions-oct-11-18/">released RHP Wei-Chen Huang and C Meng-Hsiu Tsai</a>.</div>TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-72892688167322472112011-10-11T22:19:00.000-07:002011-10-11T22:19:03.098-07:00The Price is Right for Wang and the Pirates*The Pirates were finally able to ink lefty <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/search/label/wei-chung%20wang">Wei-Chung Wang</a>, albeit at a significantly reduced signing bonus (original offer was $350 K). The kid's agent didn't want him to sign, but Wang ultimately wanted to to play in the US. He will also fly out to the US on the 12th and have an elective Tommy John surgery performed on his throwing appendage. Props to the Pirates for giving Wang a chance and props to Wang for recognizing the long-term ramifications of his decision. God-speed in his recovery. <br />
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*The senior NT disappointed in the World Cup, but managed to win its <a href="http://www.ibaf.org/en/competition/e4dbf607-4cbe-4b8e-a07b-274157b24e33/results">last 2 games in round 1 play</a>. TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-34240796376053242872011-08-04T22:36:00.000-07:002011-08-04T22:51:02.661-07:00Palomino World Series: Lynnhaven 5 - Taiwan 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocpZyhs-UrxIEtS1juVc2O1xQkuCHJcp2geTdhQHfbhpBgjb52Q_94y5UDW0dTBypzLr57iO_3mLT0EEmsOknQVBcQ0Tc0iFQ1gxk3n5N9MrUVoKZxGyLhxFG-dUxCSeL0ZoE3A/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocpZyhs-UrxIEtS1juVc2O1xQkuCHJcp2geTdhQHfbhpBgjb52Q_94y5UDW0dTBypzLr57iO_3mLT0EEmsOknQVBcQ0Tc0iFQ1gxk3n5N9MrUVoKZxGyLhxFG-dUxCSeL0ZoE3A/s320/photo.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> At the Palomino World Series, the Taiwanese reps lost their first game 5-4 on Thursday. Team ace Chia-Hao Sung started for the squad Read more <a href="http://hsbaseballweb.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9106002781/m/9337075706">from here</a>:<br />
<b><i>"Lynnhaven 5, Taiwan 4. It was another nail biter for Lynnhaven fans with Lynnhaven’s first lead of the game not coming until the final out of the game. Taiwan jumped ahead with their first two batters of the game scoring. Lynnhaven scored 1 in the bottom of the 1st when Ryan Cook singled in Butt who had walked and advanced to second on Terrell Joyce’s single. Taiwan added 2 more in the 3rd with 4 singles, a sac and a fielder’s choice. In the bottom of the 3rd, Lynnhaven narrowed the gap with a single run; Joyce singled to right and scored on Cook’s triple to right center. The score remained 4-2 until the bottom of the 5th when Joyce hit a booming solo home run to left field to make the score 4-3. Lynnhaven tied the game in the bottom of the 6th. Adam Posey led off with a double to left center and scored on Greg Tomchick’s single up the middle. In the bottom of the 7th, Butt walked on a full count, advanced to 2nd on Nick Thompson’s single down the 3rd base line, advanced to 3rd on Joyce’s fly out to right center field and scored on Posey’s sac fly to left field. Rian Ellis pitched the complete game to earn the win, allowing only 1 base runner after the 3rd inning." </i></b>The team will now have to <a href="http://www.pony.org/home/default.asp?menu_category=Baseball&menuid=1292&parholdid=397">win tomorrow against Puerto Rico</a> or else their trip to the US will be cut short.<br />
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<i>One scout said, "I had 'marginal prospect' in on [Chih-Hsien Chiang] last summer, and this July, I had him in as an everyday big leaguer. Everything changed." It had to do with managing diabetes. The Mets wanted Chiang in a deal for Carlos Beltran; the Mariners insisted on him in the Bedard deal. </i><br />
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<tr> <td align="center">號</td> <td align="center">背號</td> <td align="center">姓名</td> <td align="center">守位</td> <td align="center">出生年月日</td> <td align="center">身高</td> <td align="center">體重</td> <td align="center">投</td> <td align="center">打</td> <td align="center">備註</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">01</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">宋家豪</td> <td align="center">P</td> <td align="center">1992-09-06</td> <td align="center">186</td> <td align="center">88</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">02</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">林以哲</td> <td align="center">C</td> <td align="center">1994-01-25</td> <td align="center">172</td> <td align="center">73</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">03</td> <td align="center">3</td> <td align="center">陳維豪</td> <td align="center">IF</td> <td align="center">1993-03-21</td> <td align="center">175</td> <td align="center">85</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">04</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">陳玉恭</td> <td align="center">IF</td> <td align="center">1993-02-20</td> <td align="center">172</td> <td align="center">60</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">05</td> <td align="center">5</td> <td align="center">謝榮展</td> <td align="center">IF</td> <td align="center">1992-09-07</td> <td align="center">181</td> <td align="center">76</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">06</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">林家煌</td> <td align="center">OF</td> <td align="center">1992-09-15</td> <td align="center">173</td> <td align="center">70</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">07</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td align="center">林書逸</td> <td align="center">OF</td> <td align="center">1993-05-20</td> <td align="center">176</td> <td align="center">70</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">08</td> <td align="center">8</td> <td align="center">林志豪</td> <td align="center">OF</td> <td align="center">1992-10-01</td> <td align="center">177</td> <td align="center">73</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">09</td> <td align="center">9</td> <td align="center">陳逸軒</td> <td align="center">OF</td> <td align="center">1994-02-11</td> <td align="center">174</td> <td align="center">65</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">10</td> <td align="center">10</td> <td align="center">吳柏毅</td> <td align="center">C</td> <td align="center">1993-04-07</td> <td align="center">172</td> <td align="center">70</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">11</td> <td align="center">11</td> <td align="center">黃偉仁</td> <td align="center">P</td> <td align="center">1993-05-11</td> <td align="center">171</td> <td align="center">64</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">善化高中</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">12</td> <td align="center">12</td> <td align="center">鐘振嘉</td> <td align="center">IF</td> <td align="center">1993-04-18</td> <td align="center">168</td> <td align="center">70</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">13</td> <td align="center">13</td> <td align="center">黃威銓</td> <td align="center">IF</td> <td align="center">1993-04-15</td> <td align="center">176</td> <td align="center">76</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">14</td> <td align="center">14</td> <td align="center">方敏任</td> <td align="center">P</td> <td align="center">1992-09-14</td> <td align="center">177</td> <td align="center">75</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">15</td> <td align="center">15</td> <td align="center">詹子賢</td> <td align="center">P</td> <td align="center">1994-02-24</td> <td align="center">183</td> <td align="center">85</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">16</td> <td align="center">16</td> <td align="center">謝柏賢</td> <td align="center">P</td> <td align="center">1993-05-17</td> <td align="center">182</td> <td align="center">73</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">17</td> <td align="center">17</td> <td align="center">辛柏霖</td> <td align="center">P</td> <td align="center">1993-02-04</td> <td align="center">177</td> <td align="center">65</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center">18</td> <td align="center">18</td> <td align="center">黃子鵬</td> <td align="center">P</td> <td align="center">1994-03-19</td> <td align="center">181</td> <td align="center">70</td> <td align="center">R</td> <td align="center">L</td> <td align="center">南英商工</td></tr>
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1)<strong>Chia-Hao Sung</strong> - Sadaharu Oh Cup MVP; top fb 145 kph; cousin of Wen-Hua Sung (on this year's "AA" NT)<br />
2)<strong>Yi</strong>-<strong>Tze Lin</strong> <br />
3)<strong>Wei-Hao Chen</strong> <br />
4)<strong>Yu-Kung Chen</strong> <br />
5)<strong>Jung-Chan Hsieh</strong> - (Rong)Jung-Hao Hsieh's lil bro<br />
6)<strong>Chia-Huang Lin</strong> <br />
7)<strong>Shu-Yi Lin</strong> <br />
8)<strong>Chih-Hao Lin</strong> <br />
9)<strong>Yi-Hsuan Chen</strong> <br />
10)<strong>Po-Yi Wu</strong><br />
11)<strong>Wei-Jen Huang</strong> - only non Nan-Ying player on roster<br />
12)<strong>Tsen-Jia Tsung</strong> - on the '04 LLWS NT roster<br />
13)<strong>Wei-Chuan Huang</strong> <br />
14)<strong>Min</strong>-<strong>Jen Feng</strong><br />
15)<strong>Chi-Hsien Chan</strong> - topped out at 146 kph in the past<br />
16)<strong>Po-Hsien Hsieh</strong> <br />
17)<strong>Po-Lin Hsin</strong> <br />
18)<strong>Tse-Peng Huang</strong> <br />
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Despite churning out the likes of Hong-Chih Kuo, Chin-Lung Hu, Che-Hsuan Lin, Pin-Chieh Chen, Fu-Lin Kuo, Kai-Wen Cheng, etc., in the past, there's not a lot of star power on this year's Nan-Ying squad. Righty Chia-Hao Sung is arguably the most talented player on this team. Nonetheless, it's exciting to get an opportunity to see the Nan-Ying program here in the US.<br />
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See the <a href="http://pony.org/home/default.asp?menu_category=Baseball&menuid=1292&parholdid=397">squad in person next week</a>. Jiayo!TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-72097652321923560942011-07-26T00:20:00.000-07:002011-07-26T00:42:20.651-07:00Nan-Ying Coming to So Cal/CMW Back to the Bigs...***After two+ years of physical and mental anguish, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/chien-ming-wang-will-start-friday-against-the-mets/2011/07/24/gIQAmheOXI_blog.html">CMW will finally make his return to the Majors with a Friday start against the Mets</a>. In a season marred by injuries and disappointments to several players, you can't but help root for CMW to do well.<br />
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***Congrats to the World "A" LL Champs! The <a href="http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2011/07/17/chinese-taipei-wins-inaugural-ibaf-12u-baseball-wo/ce74cdaa-777b-41ca-9d78-b5586a7c57c2">national team beat Cuba</a> in a rematch during the championship game. RHP Wei-En Tseng <a href="http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/taiwan/games/50.htm">earned the W</a> in the championship game, won tourney MVP honors, was the top RHP, and was an All-Star at 1B. <br />
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***Laying Claim to having the world's best Little Leaguers? Taiwan will have an opportunity to win two more world titles at the "A" level. <a href="http://www.littleleague.org/Page58499.aspx">Ching-Tang LL blitzed the field (outscoring opponents 85-19) in the Asia-Pacific Tourney</a> and will be the A-P reps in Williamsport. Here is the <a href="http://www.littleleague.org/series/2011divisions/llbb/series.htm">team's schedule in PA</a>.<br />
In Pony Baseball, a team from <a href="http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aSPT&ID=201107210036">Taoyuan will rep Asia in the Bronco World Series</a>. This team outscored its opponents 92-3 (toughest game was the semis against Japan: 3-2 win). See the <a href="http://www.pony.org/home/default.asp?menu_category=Baseball&menuid=1288&parholdid=397">schedule here</a>.<br />
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***Here's the <a href="http://www.juniorleagueworldseries.com/">schedule for the Junior League World Series</a>. In Pony Baseball, a rep from Taiwan will need to win the <a href="http://www.pony.org/home/default.asp?menu_category=Baseball&menuid=1326&parholdid=625">Asia-Pacific Regionals in China going on July 29th - August 4th</a> to advance to the Pony World Series.<br />
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***Nan-Ying HS will represent Taiwan in the Palomino World Series. The World Series will be held here in <a href="http://www.pony.org/home/default.asp?menu_category=Baseball&menuid=1292&parholdid=397">Los Angeles from August 4th through the 8th</a>. I'll try to make it out with my kids for a few games. Come to support the team and hope to see you guys there.<br />
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***Nice read on <a href="http://www.projo.com/pawsox/content/PawSox_Che-Hsuan_Lin_0722.4a472b58.html">Che-Huan Lin</a>. It must be nice to have a howitzer for an appendage!<br />
What else does Chih-Hsien Chiang have to prove in AA ball to get a promotion? The <a href="http://www.unionleader.com/article/20110722/SPORTS/707229961">kid is killing Eastern League pitching</a>. <br />
<a href="http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110725/SPORTS0509/307259954/-1/SPORTS">CH Chen having a quiet but solid year in AA</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/07/24/1737208/hawks-young-pitcher-on-the-rise.html">Yao-Ling Wang - best player in Boise</a>?<br />
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***The MLBAAP is under way in the land down under. <a href="http://www.mlbaap.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/mlbaap/downloads/2011Stats/teamcume.htm#TEAM.MLB">Kuo-Hua Lo and Jin-De Jhang are doing well in their debut</a>.<br />
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***Mixing Biz and Pleasure? Interesting media news on Fu-Te Ni - <span _yuid="yui_3_1_1_2_131166426328167">He announced on his blog that he got married but he did not mention his wife's name. It is widely known that Ni has been dating his baseball agent (a female rep from Octagon) which is probably why he chose not to mention her name.</span><br />
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<span _yuid="yui_3_1_1_2_131166426328167">***CPBL All-Star Festivities: <a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2011/07/24/2003508995">HR Derby Champ</a> / <a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2011/07/25/2003509072">All-Star Game Result</a></span><br />
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***The <a href="http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/team_stats.html?teamid=20946&seasonid=2269">Senior NT</a> finished second to Cuba at the WBC. Cuba brought its "A" squad this time around. 1 win in 3 tries against the Cubans with essentially a roster made up of NT trainees ain't too shabby. IF <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2007/09/2007-junior-nt-member-po-ting-hsiao.html">Po-Ting Hsiao</a> was impressive in the tourney.TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-37325540589122353762011-07-14T07:12:00.000-07:002011-07-14T22:46:20.561-07:00More News....(Updated 7/14)*LHP Wei-Chung Wang (Octagon) failed his physical with the Pirates due to an ulnar collateral ligament tear that will require Tommy John surgery; his contract was voided.<br />
***UPDATED 7/14 - Some new info on Wang: Word is that the $350 K offer was rescinded by the Pirates due to the physical, however the Pirates still wanted to sign him (albeit at a lower price) and give him an opportunity. The snag? His agent rejected the offer. Hmmm, if true, the kid passed on an opportunity to at least have his elbow taken care of by a US orthopedic surgeon.<br />
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*A few ML teams including the Indians are after former Ku-Pao HS RHP/OF Chih-Yu Lin.<br />
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*The Pirates have released OF Chi.<br />
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*The Reds have released LHP Tzu-Kai Chiu.<br />
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*Reds prospect P Po-Cheng Chi is out for the season with an elbow injury.<br />
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*Astros minor leaguer CJ Lo hurt his elbow again in Florida.<br />
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*Ex-Cubs farmhand RHP Tzu-An Wang is represented by L3 agency.<br />
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*The Cubs have moved 2B Pin-Chieh Chen to CF, with good results.<br />
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*Hanshin RHP Kai-Wen Cheng was called up to the 1st team, after 35 consecutive scoreless innings with the ni-gun team.<br />
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*CPBL President Lions RHP Wei-Lun Pan has an ulnar collateral ligament injury and is out indefinitely.<br />
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*CPBL Elephants RHP En-Yu Lin still has not made progress from his labrum surgery.<br />
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*CPBL Elephants RHP Sung-Wei Tseng has lost velocity and his feel for pitching, as he is struggling while playing for the minor league team.<br />
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*Nice read on Red Sox prospect <a href="http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2011/07/11/a-look-at-breakthrough-campaign-of-diabetic-red-sox-prospect-chiang/">CH Chiang</a>.<br />
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<div style="border: currentColor;">*New Pirate Chin-De Chang flashing his Black and Yellow Pride:</div><div style="border: currentColor;">Chang goes by Jhin-De Jhang.</div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/260701_100000213743960_5698683_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" m$="true" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/260701_100000213743960_5698683_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: left;">*Taiwan will most likely face South Korea tomorrow in the <a href="http://www.littleleague.org/series/2011divisions/llbb/qualify/asiapacific.htm">AP Regional Championship game</a>. Winner heads to Williamsport.</div>TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-7872141555483947192011-07-06T22:06:00.000-07:002011-07-07T09:35:11.823-07:00Chiang - Eastern League Player of the Month***Red Sox prospect Chih-Hsien Chiang has had one helluva season so far. In addition to earning an invite to the <a href="http://www.nesn.com/2011/06/red-sox-prospects-will-middlebrooks-chih-hsien-chiang-will-play-in-2011-all-star-futures-game.html">Futures World All-Star team</a>, he's also been selected to the <a href="http://www.pressherald.com/blogs/thomas/124719874.html">Eastern League All-Star team</a> (<a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/documents/2011/07/06/21491020/1/2011_Western_Division_All-Star_Roster_(7-6-11).pdf">Chun-Hsiu Chen was also on the roster</a>, but will not play due to injury), and was just picked the East<a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110706&content_id=21505198&vkey=pr_l113&fext=.jsp&sid=l113">ern League Player of the Month for June</a>. <br />
Read more about <a href="http://news.soxprospects.com/2011/06/q-with-chih-hsien-chiang.html">Chiang here</a>, from Soxprospects.com.<br />
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***Other minor leaguers off to good starts include: <br />
CC Lee - recently promoted to AAA (<a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=t445&t=p_pbp&pid=547348">impressive K/9-BB ratio</a>)<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">PC Chen - hitting at a .<a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=&sid=t480&t=p_pbp&pid=596874">356 clip</a> (<a href="http://engelsangle.mlblogs.com/2011/06/24/scouting-report-cf-pin-chieh-chen/">scouting report</a>)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">FL Kuo - has <a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=3B&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=596736">2 HRs</a> in his first 9 games of the season</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">ZF Pan - has a .<a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=SS&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=596849">327 BA early on</a><br />
YL Wang - <a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=t480&t=p_pbp&pid=595775">2-0, 1.35 ERA, 19 Ks/20 IP</a></div><br />
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***IN THE NPB: After a hot start with the Fighters, DK Yang has cooled down considerably. He's currently at <a href="http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/players/21825112.html">.268 with 2 HRs and 15 RBI</a>. The good news is that he is still starting for the Fighters in the OF and is frequently in the lead-off spot.<br />
Dragons LHP Wei-Yin Chen is still trying to find his groove after working his way back from an early season injury. He's currently <a href="http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/players/21625119.html">2-6, but does have a 2.73 ERA</a>.<br />
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***The <a href="http://networkedblogs.com/jQSAI">Minnesota Twins have signed RHP Kuo-Hua Lo</a> (former San-Hsin HS star).<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">***The Pirates inked C Chin-De Chang for ~ $250 K while LHP Wei-Chung Wang received ~ $350 K. Reportedly, it was unclear if Wang would be able to pass his physical due to elbow issues. Nonetheless, Wang did represent the <a href="http://www.worldporttournament.nl/roster-chinese-taipei--">Taiwanese national team</a> at the <a href="http://www.worldporttournament.nl/games/tpe.htm">World Port Tournament</a>. Taiwan won its first ever WPT title, defeating Cuba (did not send its top squad) 3 times in the tourney. Han Lin was the tourney <a href="http://www.worldporttournament.nl/news/219/lin+han+big+winner+of+wpt+2011">MVP, MPP, and the top hitter</a>.<br />
The senior NT will now participate in the <a href="http://worldbaseball.ca/">World Baseball Challenge</a>. </div><br />
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***Shi-Yuan HS RHP Lee-Wei Chiang will potentially require elbow surgery (TJ).<br />
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***Mariners prospect Yao-Wen Chang had shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum.<br />
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***Kao-Yuan HS IF Tzu-Wei Lin was clocked at 3.7 s going from home to first in the recent Yu-Shan Cup. As a LHH, that still puts Lin in some elite company (80 category with Ichiro).<br />
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***<a href="http://www.chinapost.com.tw/editorial/taiwan-issues/2011/07/04/308529/Game-fixing-jail.htm">Stiff jail sentences</a> were handed out to former CPBL/national team stars Chih-Chia Chang and Chih-Yuan Chen for their involvement in the CPBL game-fixing scandal.<br />
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***With all of the not-so-good news about Kuo and Hu (bad bouts of the Yips), <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/chien-ming-wang-heading-to-harrisburg-with-an-eye-on-the-majors/2011/07/03/AGOgUZwH_blog.html">Chien-Ming Wang seems to be on the right path</a> in resurrecting his career.<br />
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***Taiwan will defend its title at the Junior League World Series in Taylor, Michigan. Taiwan won the Asia-Pacific Regionals, defeating Hong Kong 24-1, the Philippines 25-2, and Indonesia 22-0 in the preliminary rounds. The team then blanked the Philippines in the A-P championship game 24-0. Starting pitcher Chuan-Yu Hsu was the star, earning the W after blanking the opponents over 3 IP with 5 K's. He also had 4 hits.<br />
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***The inaugural IBAF "A" World Championship kicks off on Friday. <br />
Taiwan will face:<br />
1)7/8 - vs. Cuba<br />
2)7/9 - vs. Ecuador<br />
3)7/10 - vs. Japan<br />
4)7/11 - vs. Lithuania<br />
5)7/14 - vs. Brazil<br />
6)7/15 - vs. Hong Kong<br />
The boys will need to finish in the top 2 of their group in order to advance to the semifinals taking place 7/16. The championship and consolation games will take place 7/17. Mexico and Korea are in the other pool group and in an interesting side note, there is NO US representative.<br />
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***The Taiwanese LL reps will also attempt to make their way back to Williamsport. The team plays in the Asia-Pacific Regionals beginning July 9th. The team is in pool A with Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Thailand, and New Zealand. Pool B heavyweight South Korea is grouped with host Guam, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and CNMI.<br />
SCHEDULE:<br />
1)7/9 - vs. Australia<br />
2)7/10 - vs. New Zealand<br />
3)7/11 - vs. Singapore<br />
4)7/12 - vs. Thailand<br />
5)7/13 - vs. Indonesia<br />
Again, the team will need to finish in the top 2 of its pool to play in the semis on the 14th of July.<br />
The championship and consolation games will take place on 7/15.TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14972736.post-7883328169868983782011-06-11T00:35:00.000-07:002013-06-04T22:01:18.128-07:00Multiple Signings and Other News (2011 LL/Youth/Junior NTs Announced)...1)The Pittsburgh Pirates signed two kids: slugger C <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/search/label/chin-de%20chang"><b>Chin-De Chang</b></a> and <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2010/06/prospect-update-wei-chung-wang.html">LHP <b>Wei-Chung Wang</b></a>. Their effort this time around is more commendable after <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2009/07/pirates-on-rollsheng-chin-hung-signed.html">signing three questionable kids last time around</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">***The 2011 "AAA" Junior NT has been anounced:</span></b><br />
<u>PITCHERS (6):</u><br />
1)<b>Keng-Sheng Lee</b> (RHP/1-15-93/182 cm, 80 kg/Tops 143 KPH/'09 Youth NT)<br />
2)<b>Yan-Chang Lee</b> (RHP/11-7-93/178 cm, 78 kg/Tops 144 KPH)<br />
3)<b>Ren-He Tseng</b> (RHP/10-3-94/182 cm, 84 kg/Tops 152 KPH/<a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2011/01/news-and-notes.html">Drew interest from A's</a>)<br />
4)<b>Chao-Wei Yu</b> (RHP/4-16-93/175 cm, 67 kg/Tops 144 KPH/'09 Youth NT)<br />
5)<b>Chih-Wei Hu</b> (RHP/11-4-93/184 cm, 96 kg/Tops 147 KPH/'09 Youth NT/'09 Pony League WS)<br />
6)<b>Chih-Lung Yang</b> (RHP/4-7-93/190 cm, 85 kg/Tops 145 KPH/'06 LL NT)<br />
<u>CATCHERS (2):</u><br />
1)<b>Tse-Yang Peng</b> (T:R,B:R/9-1-93/183 cm, 88 kg)<br />
2)<b>Wei-Ming Huang</b> (T:R,B:R/11-10-93/171 cm, 61 kg)<br />
<u>INFIELDERS (6):</u><br />
1)<b>Che-Chieh Su</b> (T:R,B:L/7-28-94/170 cm, 65 kg)<br />
2)<b>Tsung-Hsien Lee</b> (T:R,B:R/6-29-94/173 cm, 68 kg/2011 Yu-Shan Cup MVP)<br />
3)<b>Hao-Wei Chang</b> (T:R,B:R/12-13-94/176 cm, 78 kg)<br />
4)<b>Tze-Wei Lin </b> (2010 AAA World Championships MVP/<a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2010/08/lin-and-yankees-go-their-separate-ways.html">Formerly connected to the Yankees</a>)<br />
5)<b>Yuan-Kai Lu</b> (T:R,B:R/8-16-93/179 cm, 85 kg)<br />
6)<b>Hung-Sheng Yang</b> (2010 AAA World Championships All-Star <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/search/label/hung-sheng%20yang">at 2B</a>)<br />
<u>OUTFIELDERS (4):</u><br />
1)<b>Tze-Chun Hsu</b> (T:R,B:R/1-5-94/172 cm, 56 kg)<br />
2)<b>Kuo-Lin Lo</b> (Kuo-Hui <a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2009/11/next-gen.html">Lo's younger bro</a>)<br />
3)<b>Shao-Ching Chiang</b> (T:R,B:R/11-10-93/188 cm, 82 kg/Also a RHP, tops out at 148 kph/2011 Yu-Shan Cup HR King)<br />
4)<b>Wen-Chia Sung</b> (T:R,B:L/12-1-93/180 cm, 75 kg)<br />
This team will represent Taiwan at the 9th Asian "AAA" Championships in Yokohama, Japan. The tourney will run from 8/28/11 to 9/2/11.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">***The 2011 "AA" Youth NT Roster:</span></b><br />
<u>PITCHERS (6):</u><br />
1)<b>Chia-Wei Yang</b><br />
2)<b>Wen-Hua Sung</b> (<a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/search/label/wen-hua%20sung">Former '09 LLWS Star</a>)<br />
3)<b>Chia-Ming Tu</b> (2010 Youth NT/<a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2008/07/on-to-monterey.html">'08 Bronco World Series Star</a>)<br />
4)<b>Yi-Hsin Huang</b><br />
5)<b>Yu-Cheng Chang</b> (<a href="http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2009/07/chang-bros.html">Chin-De Chang's lil' bro</a>)<br />
6)<b>Yu-Pu Wang</b><br />
<u>CATCHERS (2):</u><br />
1)<b>Min-Hao Chiang</b><br />
2)<b>Wei-Tai Tsai</b><br />
<u>INFIELDERS (6):</u><br />
1)<b>Yu-Hsiang Keng</b> <br />
2)<b>Lee Lin</b><br />
3)<b>Kuo-HaoWu</b><br />
4)<b>Wei-En Chen</b><br />
5)<b>Chun-Yu Pan</b><br />
6)<b>Wei-Chien Chang</b><br />
<u>OUTFIELDERS (4):</u><br />
1)<b>Ming-Yu Peng (</b>already stands 183 cm, ran an 11.84 100M as an 8th grader<b>)</b><br />
2)<b>Tse-Chun Wang</b><br />
3)<b>Chin-Che Chien</b><br />
4)<b>Tse-Chuan Liu</b><br />
This team will participate in the <a href="http://www.ibaf.org/en/article-detail.aspx?id=8ab39e1a-7233-4874-af0a-8db027574828">2011 World Youth Championships in Lagos de Moreno, Mexico</a>. The tourney will be held from August 19th to the 28th. This should be a fun team to follow with its prospect-laden roster.<br />
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<b><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">*The 2011 "A" NT:</span></b><br />
<u>PITCHERS (7):</u><br />
1)<b>Tse-Yang Chen</b> <br />
2)<b>En-Chieh Yang</b><br />
3)<b>Yu-Lun Chang</b><br />
4)<b>Wei-En Tseng</b><br />
5)<b>Wei-Hsiang Chen</b><br />
6)<b>Chao-Yu Yeh</b><br />
7)<b>Mai-Ko Chu</b><br />
<u>CATCHERS (2):</u><br />
1)<b>Chun-Yu He</b><br />
2)<b>Yi-Chieh Kao</b><br />
<u>INFIELDERS (5):</u><br />
1)<b>Kuan-Wei Chiu</b><br />
2)<b>Ta-Yu Chiu</b><br />
3)<b>Tsu-Yuan Lo</b><br />
4)<b>Hsiang-Chih Chang</b><br />
5)<b>Tse-Chieh Lin</b><br />
<u>OUTFIELDERS (4):</u><br />
1)<b>Yi-Cheng Wang</b><br />
2)<b>Chao-Ching Wen</b><br />
3)<b>Hsueh-Chao Tsung</b><br />
4)<b>Ping-Yi Chou</b><br />
The inaugural little league level world championship takes place in Taipei, Taiwan from July 8 - 17.<br />
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<b>OTHER:</b><br />
*The Cubs released RHP Tzu-An Wang.<br />
*Kao-Yuan HS SS Tzu-Wei Lin reportedly fired Octagon as his rep.<br />
*L3-Dave Stewart has signed RHP Yao-Wen Chang and RHP Po-Cheng Chi as their clients.<br />
*Chih-Hsien <a href="http://portlanddailysun.me/node/25927/">Chiang has been tearing the cover off the ball in AA ball</a>. I smell a potential 2011 All-Star Future Games invitation?<br />
*Update on <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/10/3690581/gripping-disorder-is-key-for-kuo.html">Hong-Chih Kuo</a><br />
*MLB <a href="http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=166717&ctNode=445">coming to Taiwan in November</a>TTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997653696450941993noreply@blogger.com1