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)
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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.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Elite Cup Update...
HS Baseball: Elite Cup
-Action from the 25th:
*San-Min eliminated Kao-Yuan 2-1 in extra innings to move on to the Elite Eight. Yi-Hsiang Lin started for San-Min (6.2 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 9 K's, 1 BB) and had the GW sacrifice hit in the bottom of the 10th. Ren-He Tseng closed out the game for San-Min (3.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 6 K's, 2 BB's). For Kao-Yuan, Tzu-Wei Lin was 2-4 with a BB.
* Nan-Ying also moved on to the Elite Eight with a 7-0 win over Da-Li HS. Nan-Ying starter Po-Hsien Hsieh was dominant, throwing a CG shutout. He allowed only 1 hit, while K'ing 4 and walking 2.
*Ku-Pao is also in the final 8 after shutting out Hsin-She HS 7-0. Ku-Pao coach Tsai noted that P Chun-Lung Chang has an opportunity to play overseas in Japan. Also, two-way player Shao-Ching Chiang has a strong desire to play in the US. Chiang closed out the game for Ku-Pao, throwing one perfect inning, and was 3-4 at the plate with a 2B, BB, and 2 RBI.
*Chang-Yi defeated Ren-Yi HS 6-4.
*Ping-Zhen advanced with a 7-1 victory over Tung-Shih HS.
*Chung-Dao defeated Chiayi HS 5-4 in extra innings.
-Action from the 26th:
*San-Hsin defeated Chung-Dao 6-3 to advance. Kuo-Hua Lo picked up the W for San-Hsin.
*Mei-Ho shut out Chang-Yi 4-0 to advance to the Elite Eight.
*Cheng-Kung beat Shan-Hua 5-0 to continue in the tourney.
*Shi-Yuan advanced with a 7-4 victory over Hualien PE.
-The quarterfinals of the tourney will take place on the 29th:
Mei-Ho vs. San-Hsin
Ku-Pao vs. Nan-Ying
Shi-Yuan vs. Cheng-Kung
San-Min vs. Ping-Zhen
CPBL:
*Sung-Wei Tseng may be the opening day starter for the Elephants.
*RHP En-Yu Lin's recovery has been slow; his shoulder still doesn't feel well after throwing at 35 M.
*C Kun-Sheng Lin has reported to the Bulls' camp.
NPB:
*Dragons lefty Wei-Yin Chen received a hefty raise for 2011. He'll receive 170 million yen (~2.07 million USD) in 2011, plus the opportunity to bonus an additional 50 million yen based on performance incentives.
-Action from the 25th:
*San-Min eliminated Kao-Yuan 2-1 in extra innings to move on to the Elite Eight. Yi-Hsiang Lin started for San-Min (6.2 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 9 K's, 1 BB) and had the GW sacrifice hit in the bottom of the 10th. Ren-He Tseng closed out the game for San-Min (3.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 6 K's, 2 BB's). For Kao-Yuan, Tzu-Wei Lin was 2-4 with a BB.
* Nan-Ying also moved on to the Elite Eight with a 7-0 win over Da-Li HS. Nan-Ying starter Po-Hsien Hsieh was dominant, throwing a CG shutout. He allowed only 1 hit, while K'ing 4 and walking 2.
*Ku-Pao is also in the final 8 after shutting out Hsin-She HS 7-0. Ku-Pao coach Tsai noted that P Chun-Lung Chang has an opportunity to play overseas in Japan. Also, two-way player Shao-Ching Chiang has a strong desire to play in the US. Chiang closed out the game for Ku-Pao, throwing one perfect inning, and was 3-4 at the plate with a 2B, BB, and 2 RBI.
*Chang-Yi defeated Ren-Yi HS 6-4.
*Ping-Zhen advanced with a 7-1 victory over Tung-Shih HS.
*Chung-Dao defeated Chiayi HS 5-4 in extra innings.
-Action from the 26th:
*San-Hsin defeated Chung-Dao 6-3 to advance. Kuo-Hua Lo picked up the W for San-Hsin.
*Mei-Ho shut out Chang-Yi 4-0 to advance to the Elite Eight.
*Cheng-Kung beat Shan-Hua 5-0 to continue in the tourney.
*Shi-Yuan advanced with a 7-4 victory over Hualien PE.
-The quarterfinals of the tourney will take place on the 29th:
Mei-Ho vs. San-Hsin
Ku-Pao vs. Nan-Ying
Shi-Yuan vs. Cheng-Kung
San-Min vs. Ping-Zhen
CPBL:
*Sung-Wei Tseng may be the opening day starter for the Elephants.
*RHP En-Yu Lin's recovery has been slow; his shoulder still doesn't feel well after throwing at 35 M.
*C Kun-Sheng Lin has reported to the Bulls' camp.
NPB:
*Dragons lefty Wei-Yin Chen received a hefty raise for 2011. He'll receive 170 million yen (~2.07 million USD) in 2011, plus the opportunity to bonus an additional 50 million yen based on performance incentives.
Monday, January 24, 2011
News and Notes....
HS Baseball:
WBT:
*Kao-Yuan won the HS Wood Bat Tourney, winning 2 out of 3 against Ping-Zhen HS. The championship was Kao-Yuan's first Wood Bat championship (KY HS had won 5 previous tourneys when aluminum bats were still being used).
Kao-Yuan beat Ping-Zhen in game 1 5-2. Kao-Yuan starter RHP Wei-Chieh Huang didn't become an official roster player until this tourney; he was a non-scholarship/practice squad player previously.
Ping-Zhen won game 2 behind starter LHP Ming-Chieh Lu's 8 K's (1 R, 7.1 IP).
In the third and decisive game, Kao-Yuan came out on top with a 1-0 win over Ping-Zhen. Kuo-Lin Lo had the game-winning hit while Tzu-Wei Lin preserved the win, closing out the game with 3.1 scoreless innings. After last summer's spectacular showing in the World Junior Championships, Tzu-Wei Lin has found better success on the mound than at the plate since his return to home from Canada.
*Ku-Pao beat San-Hsin 3-0 for the bronze medal in the WBT. San-Hsin ace RHP Kuo-Hua Lo (5 IP- 7 hits) didn't pitch well; Ku-Pao RHP Chun-Lung Chang pitched well (CG - 12 K's, 0 BB's) but did not show good velocity, stating that he was focusing on his control. Chang had also been losing weight (from 98kg to 85kg over a period of several months), leading some scouts to attribute that to his drop in velocity (topped out at 138-140 kph in 3rd place game, was previously consistently over 145 kph).
*Nan-Ying defeated Shi-Yuan 3-1 to earn 5th in the tourney. Nan-Ying RHP Chia-Hao Sung K'd 5 in 3 IP
of relief. Shi-Yuan starter RHP Chih-Wei Hu 8 IP K'd 5 walked 1 in the loss.
*Hsin-She earned 7th place after a 3-0 win over San-Min.
Elite Cup:
*The tourney kicked off yesterday (23rd) with a record 32 teams participating. The Elite Cup, based on its single elimination format, will award the champions 500 K NT.
*Nan-Ying eliminated Taichung Gao-Nong 4-2 behind RHP Chia-Hao Sung's CG (5 H, K'd 8). Sung said that he's tired - he's had 4 CG since late December.
*Ku-Pao won behind RHP Yu-Fan Wen, who became a side-armer not long ago, to move on to the Sweet 16.
*The Atlanta Braves worked out San-Min HS LHP Yi-Hsiang Lin
*The A's are interested in RHP Ren-He Tseng (tops 140 kph) per San-Min HS head coach Che-Sheng Chen.
CPBL:
*The Sinon Bulls are trying not to have any foreign players this year; RHP Chien-Fu Yang turned down
a tryout with Chunichi.
*Bears/Monkeys C Hung-Yu Lin has been working on his ability to throw out baserunners.
*Former NPB'er Sheng-Hsiung Chuang has been working with the Bears/Monkeys pitchers.
MLB/MILB:*Che-Hsuan Lin is scheduled to return to the US on the 31st of this month to attend the Red Sox spring training camp.
*Chia-Jen Lo will report to mini-camp on February 20th.
*The Indians are high on C Chun-Hsiu Chen; he's been in camp since mid-January.
NPB:*Shen-Fu Tsai is on his way to Japan. Despite not receiving a signing bonus from the Marines, Tsai's contract is incentive laden (his ikusei contract is reported to be worth 2.4 million yen). He will wear the number 125.
*Giants RHP Kai-Wen Cheng has been practicing at home with the Lions, alongside other overseas ballplayers - Ching-Lung Lo and fellow Nan-Ying alumni: Che-Hsuan Lin, Fu-Lin Kuo, and Yen-Wen Kuo.
*All three Taiwanese Hanshin Tigers players (Wei-Chu Lin, Kai-Wen Cheng, Yi-Chieh Hsiao) are on the team's first team squad for spring training.
*The Yokohama Baystar are interested in playing exhibition games in Taiwan.
WBT:
*Kao-Yuan won the HS Wood Bat Tourney, winning 2 out of 3 against Ping-Zhen HS. The championship was Kao-Yuan's first Wood Bat championship (KY HS had won 5 previous tourneys when aluminum bats were still being used).
Kao-Yuan beat Ping-Zhen in game 1 5-2. Kao-Yuan starter RHP Wei-Chieh Huang didn't become an official roster player until this tourney; he was a non-scholarship/practice squad player previously.
Ping-Zhen won game 2 behind starter LHP Ming-Chieh Lu's 8 K's (1 R, 7.1 IP).
In the third and decisive game, Kao-Yuan came out on top with a 1-0 win over Ping-Zhen. Kuo-Lin Lo had the game-winning hit while Tzu-Wei Lin preserved the win, closing out the game with 3.1 scoreless innings. After last summer's spectacular showing in the World Junior Championships, Tzu-Wei Lin has found better success on the mound than at the plate since his return to home from Canada.
*Ku-Pao beat San-Hsin 3-0 for the bronze medal in the WBT. San-Hsin ace RHP Kuo-Hua Lo (5 IP- 7 hits) didn't pitch well; Ku-Pao RHP Chun-Lung Chang pitched well (CG - 12 K's, 0 BB's) but did not show good velocity, stating that he was focusing on his control. Chang had also been losing weight (from 98kg to 85kg over a period of several months), leading some scouts to attribute that to his drop in velocity (topped out at 138-140 kph in 3rd place game, was previously consistently over 145 kph).
*Nan-Ying defeated Shi-Yuan 3-1 to earn 5th in the tourney. Nan-Ying RHP Chia-Hao Sung K'd 5 in 3 IP
of relief. Shi-Yuan starter RHP Chih-Wei Hu 8 IP K'd 5 walked 1 in the loss.
*Hsin-She earned 7th place after a 3-0 win over San-Min.
Elite Cup:
*The tourney kicked off yesterday (23rd) with a record 32 teams participating. The Elite Cup, based on its single elimination format, will award the champions 500 K NT.
*Nan-Ying eliminated Taichung Gao-Nong 4-2 behind RHP Chia-Hao Sung's CG (5 H, K'd 8). Sung said that he's tired - he's had 4 CG since late December.
*Ku-Pao won behind RHP Yu-Fan Wen, who became a side-armer not long ago, to move on to the Sweet 16.
*The Atlanta Braves worked out San-Min HS LHP Yi-Hsiang Lin
*The A's are interested in RHP Ren-He Tseng (tops 140 kph) per San-Min HS head coach Che-Sheng Chen.
CPBL:
*The Sinon Bulls are trying not to have any foreign players this year; RHP Chien-Fu Yang turned down
a tryout with Chunichi.
*Bears/Monkeys C Hung-Yu Lin has been working on his ability to throw out baserunners.
*Former NPB'er Sheng-Hsiung Chuang has been working with the Bears/Monkeys pitchers.
MLB/MILB:*Che-Hsuan Lin is scheduled to return to the US on the 31st of this month to attend the Red Sox spring training camp.
*Chia-Jen Lo will report to mini-camp on February 20th.
*The Indians are high on C Chun-Hsiu Chen; he's been in camp since mid-January.
NPB:*Shen-Fu Tsai is on his way to Japan. Despite not receiving a signing bonus from the Marines, Tsai's contract is incentive laden (his ikusei contract is reported to be worth 2.4 million yen). He will wear the number 125.
*Giants RHP Kai-Wen Cheng has been practicing at home with the Lions, alongside other overseas ballplayers - Ching-Lung Lo and fellow Nan-Ying alumni: Che-Hsuan Lin, Fu-Lin Kuo, and Yen-Wen Kuo.
*All three Taiwanese Hanshin Tigers players (Wei-Chu Lin, Kai-Wen Cheng, Yi-Chieh Hsiao) are on the team's first team squad for spring training.
*The Yokohama Baystar are interested in playing exhibition games in Taiwan.
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