#22 Tahachirou Shinsaku, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, Houston Armadillos

#22 Tahachirou Shinsaku, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, Houston Armadillos
Monday, 10/14/2008

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Tahachirou Shinsaku

11/8/1979
28
Japan
6"4
205

Starting Pitcher
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R

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2.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
2008 (Arbitration eligible)
3 Year(s), 28 Days (544 total Days)
172 Day(s)
3 Year(s), 54 Days (570 total Days)
4 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	83	29	40	98-100 Mph
Versus LHB	78	21	36
Versus RHB	88	36	43
Talent	10	3	4

Pitching Ratings
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7
65
5

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	36	6	17	13
Versus LHP	1	36	6	17	13
Versus RHP	1	36	6	17	13
Talent	2	4	2	4	2

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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .922 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/17	DEN	W 5-3	*	5.2	4	2	2	4	6	W
8/22	@SAS	W 10-4	*	8	5	2	2	1	7	W	PoG
8/28	HIK	W 5-1	*	7.2	4	1	1	3	9	W	PoG
9/2	@SEA	L 2-16	*	1	4	6	6	2	1	L
9/7	DEN	W 3-0	*	9	0	0	0	4	11	W	PoG
9/12	SAS	L 4-5	*	5	7	2	2	1	6
9/17	@DEN	L 4-7	*	4.1	5	5	4	4	3	L
9/22	HIK	L 0-6	*	6	4	2	2	5	5	L
9/27	@SEA	L 5-6	*	5	3	4	4	4	7
10/2	@SEA	L 4-6	*	2.2	7	5	4	1	3	L

Pitching Stats 2008

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	36	36	12	14	0	4.03	199.0	164	105	89	108	226	1	2.8	1	13	36.1
Projected	36	36	12	14	0	4.03	199.0	164	105	89	108	226

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	12.6	7.4	10.2	4.9	27	11	40.7	0	0	.0	3.66

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	299	73	12	1	9	41	51	42	81	0	0	3	.244	.338	.381	.719
vs. RHB	440	91	15	1	12	48	54	66	145	0	0	4	.207	.313	.327	.640

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	15	15	6	6	0	3.56	91.0	67	40	36	46	100
Road	21	21	6	8	0	4.42	108.0	97	65	53	62	126
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	6	6	1	4	0	5.23	32.2	23	23	19	22	40
May	6	6	2	2	0	4.55	31.2	29	17	16	20	27
June	6	6	3	1	0	3.51	33.1	26	17	13	19	30
July	5	5	1	3	0	4.03	29.0	29	14	13	11	45
August	6	6	4	0	0	1.37	39.1	27	10	6	15	48
Sept./Oct.	7	7	1	4	0	6.00	33.0	30	24	22	21	36

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2006	33	13	5	4	0	4.88	94.0	81	53	51	0	48	96	0	0	1.37	.000	HOU
2007	32	32	9	14	0	3.40	187.2	149	80	71	19	75	209	0	0	1.19	.281	HOU
2008	36	36	12	14	0	4.03	199.0	164	105	89	21	108	226	1	1	1.37	.291	HOU
Total	101	81	26	32	0	3.95	480.2	394	238	211	40	231	531	1	1	1.30	.413

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2003, AAA	23	23	6	9	0	3.67	137.1	134	70	56	0	83	130	0	0	1.58	.000
2004, AA	21	21	10	9	0	4.35	124.0	114	60	60	0	55	159	0	0	1.36	.000
2005, AA	27	27	9	7	0	3.99	169.1	167	77	75	0	66	234	0	0	1.38	.000
2006, AAA	8	8	3	1	0	3.40	47.2	43	20	18	0	23	78	0	0	1.38	.000

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2006	33	18	4	3	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	.222	.263	.389	.652	HOU
2007	32	54	2	1	0	0	1	3	3	21	0	0	.037	.088	.056	.143	HOU
2008	36	67	6	4	0	0	7	3	2	24	0	0	.090	.116	.149	.265	HOU
Total	101	139	12	8	0	0	9	6	6	49	0	0	.086	.124	.144	.268

Fielding Stats 2008

Position

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.889

199.0

2.04

Player History

Injured on 9/1/2004 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week...
Traded from Saskatoon to Houston on 2/4/2005 (Going to SAS: P T. Hallinan, 2B R. Pena, RF J. Mcnabb. Going to HOU: 2B D. Degregorio, P T. Shinsaku)...
Injured on 4/25/2005 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Injured on 4/15/2006 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
Had first career hit (double) on 7/11/2006, off Joseph Pompey (BRK)...
Earned first career win on 7/25/2006...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/2008, going 4-0, 1.37...
Pitched NO-HITTER against Denver on 9/7/2008, striking out 11...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 2007 - 3.40 - 6th	WHIP 2007 - 1.19 - 10th	Losses 2007 - 14 - 7th	K's 2007 - 209 - 10th	BB 2007 - 75 - 8th

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