Tzu-Wei Lin Vids

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

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.

Ping-Hsueh Chen & the Indians

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. 

Vitals:
DOB 7/8/94
H: 187 cm
W: 92 kg
B:R
T:R

-Topped out at 146 kph
-On the '09 Youth NT; '10 Junior NT


To watch a video of Chen, see more at this previous link.

Link to previous blog entries on PH Chen.

2012 Junior National Team

In 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 South Korea from 8/30 till 9/8.

Pitchers (7):
1)Jung-Hung Sen  - 18; 180 cm; 76 kg; T:R  (2012 Yu-Shan Cup MVP; tops out at 149 kph)
2)Cheng-Hsien Lin  - 16; 180 cm; 78 kg;  T:L
3)Hsiang-Hao Yang - 18; 182 cm, 75 kg; T:R
4)Sheng-Hong Liu - 18; 172 cm; 60 kg; T:R  (2012 Yu-Shan Cup top pitcher award)
5)Hsin-Chi Hong - 18; 183 cm; 78 kg; T:R
6)Tzu-Peng Huang - 18; 182 cm; 72 kg; T:R
7)Ren-He Tseng - 17; 185 cm, 90 kg; T:R (On the 2011 junior NT; tops out at 152 kph)

Catchers (3):
1)Joseph Chen  - 16; 180 cm; 74 kg; B:R - T:R
2)Chun-Hsiang Chan - 18; 173 cm; 75 kg; B:R - T:R  (2012 Yu-Shan Cup top catcher award)
3)Yi-Che Lin - 18; 172 cm; 73 kg; B:R - T:R  (On the 2011 Palomino World Series team - #2)

Infielders (6):
1)Chih-Chieh Su - 17; 178 cm; 76 kg; B:L - T:R (2012 Yu-Shan Cup top 1B award, 2011 junior NT)
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)
3)Chia-Wei Yang - 16; 176 cm; 74 kg; B:R - T:R
4)Yi-Hsuan Tsai - 18; 180 cm, 75 kg; B:R - T:R  (2012 Yu-Shan Cup top SS)
5)Cheng-Tang Wang - 16; 173 cm, 73 kg; B:L - T:R
6)Tzu-Wei Lin - 18; 175 cm; 70 kg; B:L - T:R (MLB bound?)

Outfielders (4):
1)Yu-Ping Sen - 17; 180 cm, 74 kg; B:L - T:L (2012 Yu-Shan Cup top OF)
2)Yu-Ning Tsao - 18; 178 cm, 74 kg; B:R - T:R (2012 Yu-Shan Cup top OF)
3)Yu-Ming Chen - 17; 172 cm; 79 kg; B:L - T:R
4)Chia-Kai Liu - 18; 183 cm; 76 kg; B:L - T:L

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:

·         2006—Hsieh Kuo-Chen little league tournament batting title (0.800)

·         2006—Unified Cup little league tournament batting title (0.727)

·         2006--60^th World little league domestic qualifying tournament RBI title

·         2008--Taipei International Cities junior high school baseball tournament HR title

·         2009- Golden Dragon Cup high school tournament batting title

·         2010--Yu-Shan Cup national high school tournament batting title (0.466)

·         2010 IBAF 18U junior world championship games 7/25/2010 vs. Australia went 5-5, 2 RBI, scored 4 runs

·         2010 IBAF 18U  junior world championship games 7/30/2010 vs. Netherlands went 2-3 including 3 run HR

·         2010 IBAF 18U junior world championship games 7/31/2010 vs. Canada went 4-5, 2 RBI

·         2010 IBAF 18U junior world championship games tournament MVP, batting title, most run scored, best defensive player, best 3^rd baseman

·         2010 Tong-Kao Cup national high school tournament batting title

·         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)

·         2011 BFA Asian junior tournament best OF award

·         2010 IBAF 18U world player of the year award

Scouting Report:

*Defense/Arm Strength:   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.  

*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.

Lin's Blog

Previous Blog Entries on TW Lin

 

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.

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)

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.

Orioles Ink Yi-Hsiang Lin

From BA, the Orioles (Ray Poitevint) remained busy in Taiwan, this time inking LHP Yi-Hsiang Lin. The 19 year old (12/16/92) Fubon Bull (TPEC) graduated from San Min HS, alma mater of Mariners prospect Chih-Hsien Chiang.

Lin stands 183 cm and weighs in at 68 kg. He's been clocked at a high of 143 kph.
(Vid from 11/15/2011 with the Fubon Bulls)

He received roughly $75 K and is represented by Bros.  

Chen Coming to America

Reports have it that lefty Wei-Yin Chen has agreed to a 3 year deal (11 million +) with the Baltimore Orioles.   The deal is pending Chen passing his physical. 

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. 


Chen - Wiki




Here's a look at Chen in 2009 in arguably his most dominant year in the NPB.   These are the highlights (K's) of his 4 shutouts thrown that year.

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.

 

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.

HS Pitching Prospect: Jung-Hung Sen

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.



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). 


Sen has been on a roll.   He was also selected the top pitcher in the Yu-Shan Cup completed in June.   He helped lead Taoyuan County to the championship.     Sen has been on the scene for quite some time.  He's represented Taiwan in the 2009 Pony Baseball League World Series. He was also selected to the 2010 Youth National Team.

Despite solid velocity, he will need to work on his secondary pitches and his command.




***Military Dodger:  Culture University RHP/OF Cheng-Yu Hung gained a significant amount of weight (as big as 113 kg) in an effort to skip his military obligations.


***CL Hu is playing in the inaugural ABL All Star game.  

News Updates

*Indians farmhand Chen-Chang Lee was named the organization's minor league pitcher of the year.

*The Red Sox and Mariners have added Che-Hsuan Lin and Chih-Hsien Chiang to their 40 man roster.

*Over in Taiwan, in the recently completed collegiate tourney, a few pitchers were clocked in the low 90's:
Lefty Sheng-Hsiung Huang topped out at 93 mph






Righty Rui-Jing Weng topped out at 90 mph

19 year old righty Chun-Lin Kuo helped lead his squad to the tourney championship, pitching a shutout and K'ing 9 in the process.   He was also clocked at 93 mph in the game.   Kuo was impressive earlier last month against the MLB All-Star traveling squad. 






Righty Hung-Chieh Shih hit 91 mph.






*Nippon Ham Fighters OF Dai-Kang Yang fired his rep - Octagon and is now represented by Sports Biz.

*Cubs minor leaguer RHP Yao-Lin Wang and Yankees farmhand INF/OF Fu-Lin Kuo may have to serve in the military if called upon as their agent misunderstood the rules and had both players drop out of college.   Without student status, they will need to serve in the military if called upon. The CTBA and Octagon are pointing fingers at each other over this gaffe.

*Update on Kuo-Hui Lo's injury status

*The Samsung Lions won the 2011 Asia Series.  

*Kai-Wen Cheng and Yi-Hao Lin earned some recognition for their 2011 performances in the NPB minors.   

News and Notes

*Giants Ni-gun lefty Yu-Hung Lee was released by the Giants.  
His former ni-gun teammate, Yi-Hao Lin has impressed enough to be considered for a closer role with the parent team next year.



*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.
Other NT pitchers to impress against the ML All-Stars include:
1)Yao-Lin Wang - In 2 games, had a 3.60 ERA, K'ing 4, walking 6 in 5 IP.
2)Fu-Te Ni - In his sole appearance, allowed only 1 run on 2 hits over 3.1 IP (2.70 ERA)
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)
4)Kai-Wen Cheng - Although he allowed 4 runs on 7 hits (including a HR) in 4 IP, he did K 7 MLB hitters.

The top hitter for the NT was not surprisingly, Che-Hsuan Lin.
CH Lin hit .417 (5/12) with 2 XBH (doubles) and 2 RBI.

His other heralded teammate, Chun-Hsiu Chen hit .250 (4-16) with 1 XBH (double), RBI, and 2 runs scored.

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).  

Aside from CH Lin, 1B Chih-Pei Huang had a .294 BA (5/17).



*Dragons lefty Wei-Yin Chen had a nice start against the Hawks 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 here.

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)


*Chin-Lung Hu is currently playing in Australia (Adelaide Bite)

Indians Sign Shao-Ching Chiang

Per BA, the Indians inked RHP Shao-Ching Chiang, marking the 5th time that the club has invested in a player from Taiwan.

Indians Prospect Insider has a nice read on Chiang. 

Chiang signed for about $250K and is represented by his HS (Ku-Pao) Manager Ming-Tang Tsai.

He also passed his physical despite having a slight labrum issue. 

He was on the 2011 Junior NT that placed 3rd in the Asian Championships, primarily DH'ing.   He hit .181 with a double, a triple, and a RBI.

Vitals:

DOB - 11/10/93

H: 185 cm

W: 75 kg

T:R

B:R

He made his debut in the US on the 13th. 





***The Braves released RHP Wei-Chen Huang and C Meng-Hsiu Tsai.

The Price is Right for Wang and the Pirates

*The Pirates were finally able to ink lefty Wei-Chung Wang, 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. 


*The Yomiuri Giants released RHP Chih-Lung Huang.


*The senior NT disappointed in the World Cup, but managed to win its last 2 games in round 1 play. 

Palomino World Series: Lynnhaven 5 - Taiwan 4

 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 from here:
"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." The team will now have to win tomorrow against Puerto Rico or else their trip to the US will be cut short.


***CH Chiang is now with the Mariners organization.   From Peter Gammons: 
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. 


***CMW lost his second start against the Braves.




***Taiwan won the Asia-Pacific Regionals and will rep A-P at the Pony League World Series.

Nan-Ying Roster

號	背號	姓名	守位	出生年月日	身高	體重	投	打	備註
01	1	宋家豪	P	1992-09-06	186	88	R	L	南英商工
02	2	林以哲	C	1994-01-25	172	73	R	R	南英商工
03	3	陳維豪	IF	1993-03-21	175	85	L	L	南英商工
04	4	陳玉恭	IF	1993-02-20	172	60	R	L	南英商工
05	5	謝榮展	IF	1992-09-07	181	76	R	L	南英商工
06	6	林家煌	OF	1992-09-15	173	70	R	R	南英商工
07	7	林書逸	OF	1993-05-20	176	70	R	L	南英商工
08	8	林志豪	OF	1992-10-01	177	73	R	L	南英商工
09	9	陳逸軒	OF	1994-02-11	174	65	R	L	南英商工
10	10	吳柏毅	C	1993-04-07	172	70	R	R	南英商工
11	11	黃偉仁	P	1993-05-11	171	64	L	L	善化高中
12	12	鐘振嘉	IF	1993-04-18	168	70	R	R	南英商工
13	13	黃威銓	IF	1993-04-15	176	76	R	R	南英商工
14	14	方敏任	P	1992-09-14	177	75	R	R	南英商工
15	15	詹子賢	P	1994-02-24	183	85	R	R	南英商工
16	16	謝柏賢	P	1993-05-17	182	73	L	L	南英商工
17	17	辛柏霖	P	1993-02-04	177	65	L	L	南英商工
18	18	黃子鵬	P	1994-03-19	181	70	R	L	南英商工

1)Chia-Hao Sung - Sadaharu Oh Cup MVP; top fb 145 kph; cousin of Wen-Hua Sung (on this year's "AA" NT)
2)Yi-Tze Lin
3)Wei-Hao Chen
4)Yu-Kung Chen
5)Jung-Chan Hsieh  - (Rong)Jung-Hao Hsieh's lil bro
6)Chia-Huang Lin
7)Shu-Yi Lin
8)Chih-Hao Lin
9)Yi-Hsuan Chen
10)Po-Yi Wu
11)Wei-Jen Huang - only non Nan-Ying player on roster
12)Tsen-Jia Tsung - on the '04 LLWS NT roster
13)Wei-Chuan Huang
14)Min-Jen Feng
15)Chi-Hsien Chan - topped out at 146 kph in the past
16)Po-Hsien Hsieh 
17)Po-Lin Hsin
18)Tse-Peng Huang

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.

See the squad in person next week.  Jiayo!

Nan-Ying Coming to So Cal/CMW Back to the Bigs...

***After two+ years of physical and mental anguish, CMW will finally make his return to the Majors with a Friday start against the Mets.    In a season marred by injuries and disappointments to several players, you can't but help root for CMW to do well.


***Congrats to the World "A" LL Champs!   The national team beat Cuba in a rematch during the championship game.  RHP Wei-En Tseng earned the W in the championship game, won tourney MVP honors, was the top RHP, and was an All-Star at 1B. 



***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.   Ching-Tang LL blitzed the field (outscoring opponents 85-19) in the Asia-Pacific Tourney and will be the A-P reps in Williamsport.  Here is the team's schedule in PA.
In Pony Baseball, a team from Taoyuan will rep Asia in the Bronco World Series.  This team outscored its opponents 92-3 (toughest game was the semis against Japan:  3-2 win).  See the schedule here.



***Here's the schedule for the Junior League World Series.  In Pony Baseball, a rep from Taiwan will need to win the Asia-Pacific Regionals in China going on July 29th - August 4th to advance to the Pony World Series.


***Nan-Ying HS will represent Taiwan in the Palomino World Series.   The World Series will be held here in Los Angeles from August 4th through the 8th.   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.


***Nice read on Che-Huan Lin.   It must be nice to have a howitzer for an appendage!
What else does Chih-Hsien Chiang have to prove in AA ball to get a promotion?   The kid is killing Eastern League pitching. 
CH Chen having a quiet but solid year in AA.
Yao-Ling Wang - best player in Boise?


***The MLBAAP is under way in the land down under.   Kuo-Hua Lo and Jin-De Jhang are doing well in their debut.


***Mixing Biz and Pleasure?  Interesting media news on Fu-Te Ni - 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.


***CPBL All-Star Festivities:  HR Derby Champ / All-Star Game Result



***The Senior NT 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 Po-Ting Hsiao was impressive in the tourney.