Here's a few vids of Red Sox GCL infielder Tzu-Wei Lin in action (Note that he utilizes a wood bat in all of the games):
1)Lin is #17 - vid shows bat and speed, stretching a single into a double: view from beginning to 1:33 mark
2)Here Lin is facing one of the top HS pitchers in Taiwan - Jung-Hung Sen. Lin just misses out on an opposite field HR. Also note how Lin's bat always seems to find the ball.
3)Lin Facing the Junior Japanese National team at the 2011 Asian BFA Junior Championships:
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
Taiwanese Mid-Season All-Stars:
1)CF Dai-Kang Yang - NPB Fighters - Selected by Fans to represent PL in the OF.
2)IF/DH Chun-Hsiu Chen - Akron Aeros (AA)- Eastern League All Star
3)IF Chih-Fang Pan - Will represent World Team at 2012 Futures Game
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Saturday, June 09, 2012
TW Lin to the Red Sox Pending Physical
Per 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:
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.
TW Lin scouting report.
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.
TW Lin scouting report.
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Tzu-Wei Lin Scouting Report
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:
DOB: 2/15/94 (18 years old)
H: 5'8"
W: 160
B: L
T: R
HS: Kao-Yuan HS in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Achievements & Awards:
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2006—Hsieh
Kuo-Chen little league tournament batting title (0.800)
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2006—Unified
Cup little league tournament batting title (0.727)
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2006--60th World little league domestic qualifying tournament RBI title
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2008--Taipei International Cities
junior high school baseball tournament HR title
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2009- Golden Dragon Cup high school
tournament batting title
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2010--Yu-Shan
Cup national high school tournament batting title (0.466)
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2010 IBAF 18U junior world
championship games 7/25/2010 vs. Australia went 5-5, 2 RBI, scored 4 runs
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2010 IBAF 18U junior world championship games 7/30/2010 vs.
Netherlands went 2-3 including 3 run HR
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2010 IBAF 18U junior world
championship games 7/31/2010 vs. Canada went 4-5, 2 RBI
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2010 IBAF 18U junior world
championship games tournament MVP, batting title, most run scored, best
defensive player, best 3rd baseman
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2010 Tong-Kao Cup national high
school tournament batting title
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2011 BFA
Asian junior tournament all-star team (in 5 games and 21 AB, hit .476, 10 hits,
1 double, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 7 runs, 1 strikeout, 3 BB, 2 SB)
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2011 BFA
Asian junior tournament best OF award
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2010 IBAF 18U world player of the
year award
Scouting Report:
*Speed: 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.
*Hitting/Approach: 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.
*Power: 30/35 - below average at this time, has gap to gap power.
*Intangibles: 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.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Linsanity 2.0!
Tzu-Wei Lin
(2010 IBAF World Junior Championship MVP & Junior Athlete of the Year)
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 $2 million! 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).
The Yankees, who thought they had Lin locked up at 16 years of age, 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).
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."
MLB.com has ranked Lin in their top 20 (#18) international prospects for 2012. 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.
Speaking of Linsanity, everyone catch Che-Hsuan Lin's beauty of a catch as the Red Sox RF the other night? The kid just needs some more playing time to show what he can do in the field.
*Congrats to CMW on his first W of the season.
*WY Chen looks to get back on track tomorrow night against the Royals.
*In other amateur news:
RHP Chih-Wei Hu-- The A's, Cubs, & Twins are all after him.
RHP Ping-Hsueh Chen--The Yankees met with him and are rumored to have offered $30 K.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
HS Top Gun Vids
Here's a couple of vids of some of the tops HS pitchers in Taiwan.
*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)
*Ren-He Tseng, 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)
*Here's a vid of Shi-Yuan righty Chih-Wei Hu. Hu topped out at 150 kph in this vid. (18 y.o./H: 184 cm/W: 96 kg)
*Ku-Pao ace Ping-Hsueh Chen topped out at 145 kph here. (17 y.o./H: 187 cm/W: 92 kg)
*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)
*Ren-He Tseng, 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)
*Here's a vid of Shi-Yuan righty Chih-Wei Hu. Hu topped out at 150 kph in this vid. (18 y.o./H: 184 cm/W: 96 kg)
*Ku-Pao ace Ping-Hsueh Chen topped out at 145 kph here. (17 y.o./H: 187 cm/W: 92 kg)
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
The Million Dollar Man?
*There is speculation that Kao-Yuan IF Tzu-Wei Lin is set to receive the highest signing bonus for an amateur non-pitcher from the island. The toolsy Lin should garner a seven figure signing bonus as he is reportedly receiving serious interest from the Rangers, Yankees, Indians, Red Sox, Twins, Pirates, A's, Padres, and Softbank Hawks (NPB). He's eligible to sign upon the completion of his HS career in a matter of months.
CFC received $680,000 back in 1999 with the Dodgers.
If and when Lin signs, he'll be able to live down this potential blunder made back in 2010.
*There are rumors that the A's reportedly made an offer to Ku-Pao RHP Ping-Hsueh Chen.
*Remember the 2009 Little League World Series?
Well, the star player from that Taiwanese team, Wen-Hua Sung is on all scouts' radars with his impressive development. The 15 year old is set to finish "middle school" and begin HS in the fall. He's now grown to 6'1" and weighs 187 pounds. He's been clocked at a high of 92 mph.
* The Cubs released RHP Hung-Wen Chen.
Several other minor league washouts are playing in the Atlantic League. Ching-Lung Lo is with the Lancaster Barnstormers. Chin-Lung Hu failed his physical with the Phillies and is on the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs roster. Sheng-An Kuo is also supposedly in the Atlantic League.
CFC received $680,000 back in 1999 with the Dodgers.
If and when Lin signs, he'll be able to live down this potential blunder made back in 2010.
*There are rumors that the A's reportedly made an offer to Ku-Pao RHP Ping-Hsueh Chen.
*Remember the 2009 Little League World Series?
Well, the star player from that Taiwanese team, Wen-Hua Sung is on all scouts' radars with his impressive development. The 15 year old is set to finish "middle school" and begin HS in the fall. He's now grown to 6'1" and weighs 187 pounds. He's been clocked at a high of 92 mph.
* The Cubs released RHP Hung-Wen Chen.
Several other minor league washouts are playing in the Atlantic League. Ching-Lung Lo is with the Lancaster Barnstormers. Chin-Lung Hu failed his physical with the Phillies and is on the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs roster. Sheng-An Kuo is also supposedly in the Atlantic League.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Wood Bat Tourney and CPBL Draft Updates
*Kao-Yuan HS won the 2011 Wood Bat Tourney, defeating Ping-Zhen HS 8-1 in the final. Tzu-Wei Lin was the man for Kao-Yuan, not only leading the tourney in slugging, OBP, and BA, but also throwing some key innings in relief for his squad.
Shi-Yuan defeated Ku-Pao 1-0 to earn 3rd in the tourney behind SP Chih-Wei Hu's dominating 1 hit shutout. Hu, whose fastball approached 150 kph, K'd 12 in the process.
*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.
As for how the top Taiwanese kids fared in the tourney:
-IF Tzu-Wei Lin played only against Japan (due to the flu) and was 1-3 with a BB and RBI.
-P Ren-He Tseng threw 6.2 IP against South Korea, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits. He had 6 K's, 1 BB in a no-decision for him.
-P Jung-Hung Sen took a look a loss against South Korea (0 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 K's/BB's).
* The 2011 CPBL draft just concluded. The Sinon Bulls selected P Chen-Hua Lin with the top pick.
Other first round picks included:
>Elephants - P Yu-Ching Lin
>Monkeys - P Wang-Yi Lin (former Red Sox farmhand)
>Lions - P Chih-Lung Huang (former Giants farmhand)
P Yen-Feng Lin was the 5th overall pick (first pick of the second round) of the Bulls. Lin played in the Phillies and Marines (NPB) minor league system.
*Dai-Kang Yang was selected to the 2011 Player's Choice Best 9 in the Pacific League as a RF.
Shi-Yuan defeated Ku-Pao 1-0 to earn 3rd in the tourney behind SP Chih-Wei Hu's dominating 1 hit shutout. Hu, whose fastball approached 150 kph, K'd 12 in the process.
*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.
As for how the top Taiwanese kids fared in the tourney:
-IF Tzu-Wei Lin played only against Japan (due to the flu) and was 1-3 with a BB and RBI.
-P Ren-He Tseng threw 6.2 IP against South Korea, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits. He had 6 K's, 1 BB in a no-decision for him.
-P Jung-Hung Sen took a look a loss against South Korea (0 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 K's/BB's).
* The 2011 CPBL draft just concluded. The Sinon Bulls selected P Chen-Hua Lin with the top pick.
Other first round picks included:
>Elephants - P Yu-Ching Lin
>Monkeys - P Wang-Yi Lin (former Red Sox farmhand)
>Lions - P Chih-Lung Huang (former Giants farmhand)
P Yen-Feng Lin was the 5th overall pick (first pick of the second round) of the Bulls. Lin played in the Phillies and Marines (NPB) minor league system.
*Dai-Kang Yang was selected to the 2011 Player's Choice Best 9 in the Pacific League as a RF.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
2011 Wood Bat Tourney
The 2011 Wood Bat Tourney is underway. 37 HS teams are partaking in the annual tourney. Some of the top names to watch include the usual suspects: Tzu-Wei Lin, Jung-Hung Sen, and Ren-He Tseng.
Lin was recently named the 2010 world junior player of the year 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).
As for Sen, he pitched 2 scoreless innings yesterday for Ping-Zhen, K'ing 3 and topped out at 91 mph.
Tseng is currently pitching for San-Min (Chih-Hsien Chiang's alma mater). He's also been clocked in the 150's (kph). Tseng was earlier linked to the A's this year. He was on this year's junior NT and faced South Korea in the Asian Championships. Over 9+ innings, he allowed 4 runs (only 2 were earned) on 5 hits. He also K'd 8 in the 4-3, 10 inning loss.
*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.
*RHP Chen-Hua Lin had a workout with the Softbank Hawks back in November.
This was arranged via the CTBA. There may be an offer for a developmental contract but nothing is definitive yet.
*The Orix Buffaloes are pursuing Lions middle relief man Ming-Chieh Hsu.
Lin was recently named the 2010 world junior player of the year 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).
As for Sen, he pitched 2 scoreless innings yesterday for Ping-Zhen, K'ing 3 and topped out at 91 mph.
Tseng is currently pitching for San-Min (Chih-Hsien Chiang's alma mater). He's also been clocked in the 150's (kph). Tseng was earlier linked to the A's this year. He was on this year's junior NT and faced South Korea in the Asian Championships. Over 9+ innings, he allowed 4 runs (only 2 were earned) on 5 hits. He also K'd 8 in the 4-3, 10 inning loss.
*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.
*RHP Chen-Hua Lin had a workout with the Softbank Hawks back in November.
This was arranged via the CTBA. There may be an offer for a developmental contract but nothing is definitive yet.
*The Orix Buffaloes are pursuing Lions middle relief man Ming-Chieh Hsu.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Multiple Signings and Other News (2011 LL/Youth/Junior NTs Announced)...
1)The Pittsburgh Pirates signed two kids: slugger C Chin-De Chang and LHP Wei-Chung Wang. Their effort this time around is more commendable after signing three questionable kids last time around.
***The 2011 "AAA" Junior NT has been anounced:
PITCHERS (6):
1)Keng-Sheng Lee (RHP/1-15-93/182 cm, 80 kg/Tops 143 KPH/'09 Youth NT)
2)Yan-Chang Lee (RHP/11-7-93/178 cm, 78 kg/Tops 144 KPH)
3)Ren-He Tseng (RHP/10-3-94/182 cm, 84 kg/Tops 152 KPH/Drew interest from A's)
4)Chao-Wei Yu (RHP/4-16-93/175 cm, 67 kg/Tops 144 KPH/'09 Youth NT)
5)Chih-Wei Hu (RHP/11-4-93/184 cm, 96 kg/Tops 147 KPH/'09 Youth NT/'09 Pony League WS)
6)Chih-Lung Yang (RHP/4-7-93/190 cm, 85 kg/Tops 145 KPH/'06 LL NT)
CATCHERS (2):
1)Tse-Yang Peng (T:R,B:R/9-1-93/183 cm, 88 kg)
2)Wei-Ming Huang (T:R,B:R/11-10-93/171 cm, 61 kg)
INFIELDERS (6):
1)Che-Chieh Su (T:R,B:L/7-28-94/170 cm, 65 kg)
2)Tsung-Hsien Lee (T:R,B:R/6-29-94/173 cm, 68 kg/2011 Yu-Shan Cup MVP)
3)Hao-Wei Chang (T:R,B:R/12-13-94/176 cm, 78 kg)
4)Tze-Wei Lin (2010 AAA World Championships MVP/Formerly connected to the Yankees)
5)Yuan-Kai Lu (T:R,B:R/8-16-93/179 cm, 85 kg)
6)Hung-Sheng Yang (2010 AAA World Championships All-Star at 2B)
OUTFIELDERS (4):
1)Tze-Chun Hsu (T:R,B:R/1-5-94/172 cm, 56 kg)
2)Kuo-Lin Lo (Kuo-Hui Lo's younger bro)
3)Shao-Ching Chiang (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)
4)Wen-Chia Sung (T:R,B:L/12-1-93/180 cm, 75 kg)
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.
***The 2011 "AA" Youth NT Roster:
PITCHERS (6):
1)Chia-Wei Yang
2)Wen-Hua Sung (Former '09 LLWS Star)
3)Chia-Ming Tu (2010 Youth NT/'08 Bronco World Series Star)
4)Yi-Hsin Huang
5)Yu-Cheng Chang (Chin-De Chang's lil' bro)
6)Yu-Pu Wang
CATCHERS (2):
1)Min-Hao Chiang
2)Wei-Tai Tsai
INFIELDERS (6):
1)Yu-Hsiang Keng
2)Lee Lin
3)Kuo-HaoWu
4)Wei-En Chen
5)Chun-Yu Pan
6)Wei-Chien Chang
OUTFIELDERS (4):
1)Ming-Yu Peng (already stands 183 cm, ran an 11.84 100M as an 8th grader)
2)Tse-Chun Wang
3)Chin-Che Chien
4)Tse-Chuan Liu
This team will participate in the 2011 World Youth Championships in Lagos de Moreno, Mexico. The tourney will be held from August 19th to the 28th. This should be a fun team to follow with its prospect-laden roster.
*The 2011 "A" NT:
PITCHERS (7):
1)Tse-Yang Chen
2)En-Chieh Yang
3)Yu-Lun Chang
4)Wei-En Tseng
5)Wei-Hsiang Chen
6)Chao-Yu Yeh
7)Mai-Ko Chu
CATCHERS (2):
1)Chun-Yu He
2)Yi-Chieh Kao
INFIELDERS (5):
1)Kuan-Wei Chiu
2)Ta-Yu Chiu
3)Tsu-Yuan Lo
4)Hsiang-Chih Chang
5)Tse-Chieh Lin
OUTFIELDERS (4):
1)Yi-Cheng Wang
2)Chao-Ching Wen
3)Hsueh-Chao Tsung
4)Ping-Yi Chou
The inaugural little league level world championship takes place in Taipei, Taiwan from July 8 - 17.
OTHER:
*The Cubs released RHP Tzu-An Wang.
*Kao-Yuan HS SS Tzu-Wei Lin reportedly fired Octagon as his rep.
*L3-Dave Stewart has signed RHP Yao-Wen Chang and RHP Po-Cheng Chi as their clients.
*Chih-Hsien Chiang has been tearing the cover off the ball in AA ball. I smell a potential 2011 All-Star Future Games invitation?
*Update on Hong-Chih Kuo
*MLB coming to Taiwan in November
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| Chin-De Chang |
***The 2011 "AAA" Junior NT has been anounced:
PITCHERS (6):
1)Keng-Sheng Lee (RHP/1-15-93/182 cm, 80 kg/Tops 143 KPH/'09 Youth NT)
2)Yan-Chang Lee (RHP/11-7-93/178 cm, 78 kg/Tops 144 KPH)
3)Ren-He Tseng (RHP/10-3-94/182 cm, 84 kg/Tops 152 KPH/Drew interest from A's)
4)Chao-Wei Yu (RHP/4-16-93/175 cm, 67 kg/Tops 144 KPH/'09 Youth NT)
5)Chih-Wei Hu (RHP/11-4-93/184 cm, 96 kg/Tops 147 KPH/'09 Youth NT/'09 Pony League WS)
6)Chih-Lung Yang (RHP/4-7-93/190 cm, 85 kg/Tops 145 KPH/'06 LL NT)
CATCHERS (2):
1)Tse-Yang Peng (T:R,B:R/9-1-93/183 cm, 88 kg)
2)Wei-Ming Huang (T:R,B:R/11-10-93/171 cm, 61 kg)
INFIELDERS (6):
1)Che-Chieh Su (T:R,B:L/7-28-94/170 cm, 65 kg)
2)Tsung-Hsien Lee (T:R,B:R/6-29-94/173 cm, 68 kg/2011 Yu-Shan Cup MVP)
3)Hao-Wei Chang (T:R,B:R/12-13-94/176 cm, 78 kg)
4)Tze-Wei Lin (2010 AAA World Championships MVP/Formerly connected to the Yankees)
5)Yuan-Kai Lu (T:R,B:R/8-16-93/179 cm, 85 kg)
6)Hung-Sheng Yang (2010 AAA World Championships All-Star at 2B)
OUTFIELDERS (4):
1)Tze-Chun Hsu (T:R,B:R/1-5-94/172 cm, 56 kg)
2)Kuo-Lin Lo (Kuo-Hui Lo's younger bro)
3)Shao-Ching Chiang (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)
4)Wen-Chia Sung (T:R,B:L/12-1-93/180 cm, 75 kg)
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.
***The 2011 "AA" Youth NT Roster:
PITCHERS (6):
1)Chia-Wei Yang
2)Wen-Hua Sung (Former '09 LLWS Star)
3)Chia-Ming Tu (2010 Youth NT/'08 Bronco World Series Star)
4)Yi-Hsin Huang
5)Yu-Cheng Chang (Chin-De Chang's lil' bro)
6)Yu-Pu Wang
CATCHERS (2):
1)Min-Hao Chiang
2)Wei-Tai Tsai
INFIELDERS (6):
1)Yu-Hsiang Keng
2)Lee Lin
3)Kuo-HaoWu
4)Wei-En Chen
5)Chun-Yu Pan
6)Wei-Chien Chang
OUTFIELDERS (4):
1)Ming-Yu Peng (already stands 183 cm, ran an 11.84 100M as an 8th grader)
2)Tse-Chun Wang
3)Chin-Che Chien
4)Tse-Chuan Liu
This team will participate in the 2011 World Youth Championships in Lagos de Moreno, Mexico. The tourney will be held from August 19th to the 28th. This should be a fun team to follow with its prospect-laden roster.
*The 2011 "A" NT:
PITCHERS (7):
1)Tse-Yang Chen
2)En-Chieh Yang
3)Yu-Lun Chang
4)Wei-En Tseng
5)Wei-Hsiang Chen
6)Chao-Yu Yeh
7)Mai-Ko Chu
CATCHERS (2):
1)Chun-Yu He
2)Yi-Chieh Kao
INFIELDERS (5):
1)Kuan-Wei Chiu
2)Ta-Yu Chiu
3)Tsu-Yuan Lo
4)Hsiang-Chih Chang
5)Tse-Chieh Lin
OUTFIELDERS (4):
1)Yi-Cheng Wang
2)Chao-Ching Wen
3)Hsueh-Chao Tsung
4)Ping-Yi Chou
The inaugural little league level world championship takes place in Taipei, Taiwan from July 8 - 17.
OTHER:
*The Cubs released RHP Tzu-An Wang.
*Kao-Yuan HS SS Tzu-Wei Lin reportedly fired Octagon as his rep.
*L3-Dave Stewart has signed RHP Yao-Wen Chang and RHP Po-Cheng Chi as their clients.
*Chih-Hsien Chiang has been tearing the cover off the ball in AA ball. I smell a potential 2011 All-Star Future Games invitation?
*Update on Hong-Chih Kuo
*MLB coming to Taiwan in November
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Hong-Chih Kuo Set to Be Highest Paid Taiwanese Player in 2011...
MLB:
*HC Kuo has been offered a one year contract for $2.55 million by the Dodgers; he's asking for $3.075 million. Regardless, he'll receive a well-deserved raise in 2011.
Dragons RHP Wei-Yin Chen is expected to make ~ 150 million yen ($1.8 million USD) in 2011 with his club.
*Astros GM Wade has said that CJ Lo is behind progress in his development. Lo was out for much of last year after suffering a partial tear of his UCL.
CPBL:
*The Monkeys and slugger Chih-Sheng Lin have agreed to a 5 year deal worth 24.12 million NT (~$830,000) with an additional 5.88 million NT (~$202,000) in bonus incentives. The contract is the third richest in CPBL history (behind CFC's 2 three year contracts - '06-'08 worth 30 million NT, and '09-'11 worth 30.03 million NT).
*The Lions are expecting the presence of Yung-Chi Chen to boost attendance for the upcoming year.
*The Elephants are currently looking for a foreign pitcher.
*Several Dodgers minor league coaches are assisting the Bulls during their ST.
Other:
*The government's amateur city teams (industrial league) have significant financial issues and may fold.
*Taitung Agricultural HS will build a dorm on the baseball field.
*In a bit of good news, the way the junior NT is selected may be overhauled. Rather than utilizing the current method of having tourney winners make up the majority of the NT roster, the new selection process will include a trial process in which all potential players will be evaluated during games/training.
HS WBT:
Quarterfinals -
*RHP Kuo-Hua Lo helped lead San-Hsin into the final four.
*IF Tzu-Wei Lin had a double and a triple in leading Kao-Yuan into the final 4.
*Ku-Pao RHP Shao-Ching Chiang was impressive in relief as he touched 91 mph and also had 2 triples in leading his team to final 4. A lot of scouts were on hand to check out the quarterfinal matchup between San-Min LHP Yi-Hsiang Lin vs Ku-Pao RHP Ping-Hsueh Chen. Lin touched 87 mph while RHP Chen topped out at 91 mph.
Semifinals-
*Kao-Yuan defeated San-Hsin 8-5 to move on to the finals.
*Ping-Zhen upset the defending champs - Ku-Pao 3-1 behind RHP Keng-Sheng Lee, on the '09 youth NT, in the other semi. Ku-pao also had several defensive lapses, committing four errors in the field.
*In the consolation matches:
Shi-Yuan beat San-Min 4-2 while Nan-Ying defeated Hsin-She 5-4. Shi-Yuan and Nan-Ying will play each other for 5th place while San-Min and Hsin-She will duke it out for 7th place.
*HC Kuo has been offered a one year contract for $2.55 million by the Dodgers; he's asking for $3.075 million. Regardless, he'll receive a well-deserved raise in 2011.
Dragons RHP Wei-Yin Chen is expected to make ~ 150 million yen ($1.8 million USD) in 2011 with his club.
*Astros GM Wade has said that CJ Lo is behind progress in his development. Lo was out for much of last year after suffering a partial tear of his UCL.
CPBL:
*The Monkeys and slugger Chih-Sheng Lin have agreed to a 5 year deal worth 24.12 million NT (~$830,000) with an additional 5.88 million NT (~$202,000) in bonus incentives. The contract is the third richest in CPBL history (behind CFC's 2 three year contracts - '06-'08 worth 30 million NT, and '09-'11 worth 30.03 million NT).
*The Lions are expecting the presence of Yung-Chi Chen to boost attendance for the upcoming year.
*The Elephants are currently looking for a foreign pitcher.
*Several Dodgers minor league coaches are assisting the Bulls during their ST.
Other:
*The government's amateur city teams (industrial league) have significant financial issues and may fold.
*Taitung Agricultural HS will build a dorm on the baseball field.
*In a bit of good news, the way the junior NT is selected may be overhauled. Rather than utilizing the current method of having tourney winners make up the majority of the NT roster, the new selection process will include a trial process in which all potential players will be evaluated during games/training.
HS WBT:
Quarterfinals -
*RHP Kuo-Hua Lo helped lead San-Hsin into the final four.
*IF Tzu-Wei Lin had a double and a triple in leading Kao-Yuan into the final 4.
*Ku-Pao RHP Shao-Ching Chiang was impressive in relief as he touched 91 mph and also had 2 triples in leading his team to final 4. A lot of scouts were on hand to check out the quarterfinal matchup between San-Min LHP Yi-Hsiang Lin vs Ku-Pao RHP Ping-Hsueh Chen. Lin touched 87 mph while RHP Chen topped out at 91 mph.
Semifinals-
*Kao-Yuan defeated San-Hsin 8-5 to move on to the finals.
*Ping-Zhen upset the defending champs - Ku-Pao 3-1 behind RHP Keng-Sheng Lee, on the '09 youth NT, in the other semi. Ku-pao also had several defensive lapses, committing four errors in the field.
*In the consolation matches:
Shi-Yuan beat San-Min 4-2 while Nan-Ying defeated Hsin-She 5-4. Shi-Yuan and Nan-Ying will play each other for 5th place while San-Min and Hsin-She will duke it out for 7th place.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Tung-Kao Cup...
*Indians prospect Chun-Hsiu Chen is back in Taiwan with the NT in preparation for the upcoming Asian Games.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Lin and Yankees Go Their Separate Ways...
According to news reports in Taiwan, the Yankees have determined that their contract with Tzu-Wei Lin was invalid. Supposedly, his father had signed off on the contract, but TW Lin's signature was nowhere to be found. Yankees Sr. VP of Baseball Operations Mark Newman confirmed that the deal was never finalized.
This leaves Lin with the opportunity to continue his HS career, avoid potential problems with his HS and amateur governing baseball bodies, and also perhaps seek greener pastures in the near future (when he graduates from HS). The rumored $600 K offer from the Twins and ~$500 K offers from the Braves and Pirates greatly exceeded the $350 K (+ $64K for school) offer from the Yankees.
The drama has also casted a shadow on Lin's reps - Octagon (for helping Lin to consider signing a contract before his HS graduation and also for taking an inferior financial offer from the Yankees).
*Deja Vu - The boys from Kaohsiung won their consolation game at the LLWS on Sunday after a crushing defeat in extra innings the day before to Japan. Similar to 2007 during LLWS play, Japan rallied from behind to tie things up in their last AB and then win in extra innings. Hat tip to Japan on winning the LLWS.
*The minor league season is coming to a close. Overall, the season has been a disappointment (injuries to CJ Lo and CL Hu, the dreadful debuts of several minor league farmhands - particularly with the Pirates, and poor performances from minor league veterans) save a few bright spots (CH Chen, CH Lin, CC Lee, CH Chiang, etc.). First year players - ZF Pan (.331 BA) and PC Chen (.292 BA, 10 SB) did manage to hold their own offensively.
Over in Japan, TH Lee has been impressive at the plate as well (.303 BA, 9 HR) while Yi-Hao Lin (3 W's, 2.93 ERA) has begun to fulfill some of the promise he once exhibited as a 15 year old.
This leaves Lin with the opportunity to continue his HS career, avoid potential problems with his HS and amateur governing baseball bodies, and also perhaps seek greener pastures in the near future (when he graduates from HS). The rumored $600 K offer from the Twins and ~$500 K offers from the Braves and Pirates greatly exceeded the $350 K (+ $64K for school) offer from the Yankees.
The drama has also casted a shadow on Lin's reps - Octagon (for helping Lin to consider signing a contract before his HS graduation and also for taking an inferior financial offer from the Yankees).
*Deja Vu - The boys from Kaohsiung won their consolation game at the LLWS on Sunday after a crushing defeat in extra innings the day before to Japan. Similar to 2007 during LLWS play, Japan rallied from behind to tie things up in their last AB and then win in extra innings. Hat tip to Japan on winning the LLWS.
*The minor league season is coming to a close. Overall, the season has been a disappointment (injuries to CJ Lo and CL Hu, the dreadful debuts of several minor league farmhands - particularly with the Pirates, and poor performances from minor league veterans) save a few bright spots (CH Chen, CH Lin, CC Lee, CH Chiang, etc.). First year players - ZF Pan (.331 BA) and PC Chen (.292 BA, 10 SB) did manage to hold their own offensively.
Over in Japan, TH Lee has been impressive at the plate as well (.303 BA, 9 HR) while Yi-Hao Lin (3 W's, 2.93 ERA) has begun to fulfill some of the promise he once exhibited as a 15 year old.
Monday, August 23, 2010
The Smoking Gun.....Tzu-Wei Lin Signs with Yankees
First off, I apologize for the long layoff - a much needed vacation helped to rejuice my batteries. For those with young children, I highly recommend Carnival Cruise Lines - they have an excellent program for kids.
Ok, on to some recent news:
1)Kevin Goldstein has broken the news that 16 year old Tzu-Wei Lin has signed with the Yankees for $350 K. The news comes as a surprise for two reasons: 1) the kid signed before his HS graduation 2) he could've received a lot more coin signing with another team (rumored to have received multiple better offers - with offers rumored to be as high as $600 K from one particular MLB club)
However, one can speculate that Lin's reps - Octagon and their close ties to NYY local scout Ken Su probably had something to do with Lin's signing with the Yankees.
2)The youth NT is 2-0 at the Asian "AA" Championships.
3)A 45-man preliminary roster was announced for the upcoming Intercontinental Cup and Asian Games. Hong-Chih Kuo headlines a large contingent of overseas players that include:
-HC Kuo (Dodgers)
-FT Ni (Tigers)
-HW Chen (Cubs)
-CJ Lo (Astros)
-CC Lee (Indians)
-CL Lo (Rockies)
-WY Chen (Dragons)
-YH Yang (Hawks)
-CL Huang (Giants)
-YH Lin (Giants)
-MC Hsu (Lions)
-YC Hsiao (Tigers)
-CH Chen (Indians)
-CL Hu (Dodgers)
-YC Chen (Pirates)
-TH Lee (Hawks)
-CH Lin (Red Sox)
-KH Lo (Mariners)
-WC Lin (Tigers)
-TK Yang (Fighters)
4)Congrats to Chung-Ching Jr. LL from Taipei City on winning the Junior League Baseball World Series. It looks like there's another Tzu-Wei Lin to keep an eye out for.
5)At the LLWS, Taiwan is currently 2-0. (18-0 W vs. KSA - Box/Recap) (23-0 W vs. CANADA - Box/Recap)
6)CH Chen continues to stroke the ball well at A+ ball - homering again tonight. Che-Hsuan Lin was selected the best defensive OF in the Eastern League by BA.
Ok, on to some recent news:
1)Kevin Goldstein has broken the news that 16 year old Tzu-Wei Lin has signed with the Yankees for $350 K. The news comes as a surprise for two reasons: 1) the kid signed before his HS graduation 2) he could've received a lot more coin signing with another team (rumored to have received multiple better offers - with offers rumored to be as high as $600 K from one particular MLB club)
However, one can speculate that Lin's reps - Octagon and their close ties to NYY local scout Ken Su probably had something to do with Lin's signing with the Yankees.
2)The youth NT is 2-0 at the Asian "AA" Championships.
3)A 45-man preliminary roster was announced for the upcoming Intercontinental Cup and Asian Games. Hong-Chih Kuo headlines a large contingent of overseas players that include:
-HC Kuo (Dodgers)
-FT Ni (Tigers)
-HW Chen (Cubs)
-CJ Lo (Astros)
-CC Lee (Indians)
-CL Lo (Rockies)
-WY Chen (Dragons)
-YH Yang (Hawks)
-CL Huang (Giants)
-YH Lin (Giants)
-MC Hsu (Lions)
-YC Hsiao (Tigers)
-CH Chen (Indians)
-CL Hu (Dodgers)
-YC Chen (Pirates)
-TH Lee (Hawks)
-CH Lin (Red Sox)
-KH Lo (Mariners)
-WC Lin (Tigers)
-TK Yang (Fighters)
4)Congrats to Chung-Ching Jr. LL from Taipei City on winning the Junior League Baseball World Series. It looks like there's another Tzu-Wei Lin to keep an eye out for.
5)At the LLWS, Taiwan is currently 2-0. (18-0 W vs. KSA - Box/Recap) (23-0 W vs. CANADA - Box/Recap)
6)CH Chen continues to stroke the ball well at A+ ball - homering again tonight. Che-Hsuan Lin was selected the best defensive OF in the Eastern League by BA.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Youngsters Looking Good for the Junior NT....
*The junior NT defeated Italy 13-4 yesterday. Box The team (3-1) will look to wrap up second place in pool play today with a game against Venezuela. (The team has already defeated both Italy and Australia - both teams are 2-2, who play each other today)
Racking up 3 more hits in yesterday's game for the junior NT was hot-hitting IF Che (Tzu) -Wei Lin. Lin is the youngest fielder on the team (turned 16 in February). Lin is currently among the tourney leaders in BA (.563), hits (9), runs scored (8), doubles (3), & total bases (14).
Aside from a tremendous bat (hits lefty), the 5'8" speedster is an impressive defensive player with a strong arm (throws righty) as well.
Lin played on last year's youth NT (2009) and led the team with a .519 BA. Representing Kao-Yuan HS, he was also the top hitter (.466) in this year's Yu-Shan Cup.
Lin
Also performing well for the junior NT is RHP Ping-Hsueh Chen. Chen is currently the youngest player on the team (just turned 16 earlier this month). Playing for HS powerhouse Ku-Pao, Chen has already racked up an impressive resume. Like Lin, Chen was also on the 2009 youth NT, however unlike Lin, Chen is already pretty mature physically and stands in at 6'0" while weighing ~ 185 lbs. He currently leads the team with 10 K's (including 3 K's against team USA in 1 inning of work) in 2 game appearances. He's been clocked at at high of 91 mph.
Chen
*The collegiate NT lost its last warmup game (6-3) to team USA and top pitching prospect Gerrit Cole on Tuesday. Box/Recap
Team USA head coach Bill Kinneberg has already commented that this year's Taiwanese collegiate NT is better than the 2007 edition that also competed in the WUBC.
Team USA played Taipei County today and is currently winning 9-1.
The collegiate NT has announced its final roster for the upcoming World University Baseball Championships.
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