2017 Rating N/A
2018 Rating 7.72
2018 Performance: 75 G, 66.1 IP, 2.44 ERA, 178 ERA+, 3.69 FIP, 1.3 bWAR, 0.5 fWAR
2018 Salary: 3M
2019 Status: Signed, 3M
Yoshihisa Hirano , (Yoshi) had one of the most successful rookie campaigns by a Japanese reliever in history. But we’ll get to that in a minute
After a very great career as a closer in the JPBL, Yoshi signed a 2 year, 6M dollar contract with the Diamondbacks.
Featuring a two pitch repertoire of four-seam fastball and a devastating splitter, which he distributed almost evenly, the 34 year old stepped right into a prominent role in the Diamondbacks bullpen.