Sugano has a career 101-49 record, 2.32 ERA and 1,214 strikeouts in his eight seasons with the Giants. These numbers are not too dissimilar to the numbers Masahiro Tanaka and Kenta Maeda had during their respective NPB careers. Both Tanaka and Maeda have thrived at the MLB level since leaving Japan.
Following an injury-plagued 2019 campaign in which he posted career-worst numbers, Sugano bounced back with a 14-2 record and 1.97 ERA in 137.1 innings of work during NPB’s COVID-shortened 2020 season en route to winning his second career MVP award.Sugano had a sterling career at Tokai University – is going 37-4 with a 0.
Sugano declined to play for the Fighters and re-entered the 2012 draft, where he was selected by the Giants and his Yomiuri tenure officially began.Read any breakdown of Sugano’s strengths and you’ll see he’s regularly lauded for his command and versatile pitch selection.
'the most accomplished pitcher in the world who has yet to appear in MLB' WOW WOW and we can really have him ? you mean the guy that everyone's talking about ? the most accomplished pitcher in the world what shillery you are not fooling anyone
That is an overestimate.
The Jays are all talk and zero action!
Oh good lord stop the blue Jay's are interested in anyone...we know they want the whole league
He will resign with his Japanese club.
Let’s get him Toronto!!