The Hanshin Tigers should trade pitcher Shintaro Fujinami.
Yes, that Shintaro Fujinami. The fire-balling right-hander who dominated at Koshien Stadium during Osaka Toin¡¯s run to the Summer Koshien title in 2012. The tall, lean rising star who for the next three years, while playing his home games at the same venue as a pro for the Hanshin Tigers, looked ready to take his place beside Shohei Ohtani and Tomoyuki Sugano as one of NPB¡¯s next great pitching stars.
Now, he looks like a pitcher in danger of flaming out. His promise has given way to poor results, a lack of control and inexplicable wildness on the mound.
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