#22 Tahachirou Shinsaku, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Houston Armadillos

#22 Tahachirou Shinsaku, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Houston Armadillos
Thursday, 10/17/2009

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Tahachirou Shinsaku

11/8/1979
29
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
$ 2,135,714
2009 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 28 Days (716 total Days)
172 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 54 Days (742 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	87	27	37	98-100 Mph
Versus LHB	81	19	33
Versus RHB	92	34	41
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
8/19	HIK	L 2-3	*	5	2	2	2	2	1
8/24	BRK	L 4-6	*	6	2	1	1	3	6
8/30	@SEA	L 0-8	*	5	4	4	4	3	7	L
9/4	DEN	L 2-4	*	5	6	4	3	4	4	L
9/9	@SAS	W 6-0	*	8	3	0	0	4	9	W	PoG
9/14	BRK	W 2-0	*	7	1	0	0	0	4	W	PoG
9/20	SAS	W 7-6	*	7.2	5	2	2	2	5
9/25	HIK	L 3-9	*	6	3	2	2	0	6
9/30	@BRK	L 1-2	*	4.2	3	2	2	4	4	L
10/5	@SAS	L 0-1	*	6	3	1	1	2	7	L

Pitching Stats 2009

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	34	34	8	11	0	3.79	192.1	153	88	81	73	186	0	.0	0	18	52.9
Projected	34	34	8	11	0	3.79	192.0	153	88	81	73	186

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	10.8	7.2	8.7	3.4	12	3	25.0	0	0	.0	3.14

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	297	63	7	1	12	37	42	33	77	0	0	3	.212	.295	.364	.658
vs. RHB	401	90	14	1	13	44	46	40	109	0	0	2	.224	.293	.362	.654

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	19	19	4	5	0	3.88	109.0	87	54	47	40	105
Road	15	15	4	6	0	3.67	83.1	66	34	34	33	81
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	0	3	0	6.23	30.1	36	22	21	14	30
May	6	6	1	1	0	4.13	32.2	28	17	15	15	40
June	4	4	1	1	0	4.95	20.0	14	12	11	8	18
July	5	5	2	1	0	2.23	32.1	28	10	8	10	32
August	6	6	2	2	0	4.41	32.2	23	16	16	10	27
Sept./Oct.	7	7	2	3	0	2.03	44.1	24	11	10	16	39

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
2009	34	34	8	11	0	3.79	192.1	153	88	81	25	73	186	0	0	1.18	.263	HOU
Total	135	115	34	43	0	3.90	673.0	547	326	292	65	304	717	1	1	1.26	.358

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
2009	34	51	4	3	0	0	4	4	4	23	0	0	.078	.145	.137	.283	HOU
Total	135	190	16	11	0	0	13	10	10	72	0	0	.084	.130	.142	.272

Fielding Stats 2009

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

192.1

1.87

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...
1/26/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,135,714 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/16/2009, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 2007 - 3.40 - 6th	WHIP 2007 - 1.19 - 10th	Losses 2007 - 14 - 7th 2008 - 14 - 6th	K's 2007 - 209 - 10th 2008 - 226 - 5th	BB 2007 - 75 - 8th 2008 - 108 - 1st
CG 2008 - 1 - 10th	SHO 2008 - 1 - 9th

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