Currently the Atlanta Braves are shopping Kenshin Kawakami around, hoping to unload a large portion of his +$6M salary for next year, and are said to be willing to eat some of the money. He is a breaking ball pitcher, and has a fastball that reaches the low 90’s. His ’98 Rookie of the Year honors was the beginning of a stellar career in the Japanese league. The Braves signed him to a three year contract and currently have him assigned to Double-A Mississippi Braves. For most part, when Japanese pitchers come over to the U.S., they tend to draw larger paying contracts, due to their unique pitching style. His decline in stats is unexplainable, but still has an unbelievable break in his pitching.
Kenshin Kawakami: Japanese Stats ’98-‘08 112 – 72, 3.22 ERA, 1328K MLB Career Stats 8-22, 4.32 ERA, 164K; 2010 87.1 IP in 18 games 1-10, 5.15 ERA.
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