The Washington Nationals first ever signing directly out of Japan Shinnosuke Ogasawara is making his spring debut today on MASN. There is still a lot of unknown surrounding the Japanese left hander. He is definitely the man to watch today. Here are three things I am looking for.
The first thing I am looking for is how hitters swings look against him. While a lot of the Mets stars won’t be playing, established big leaguers like Francisco Alvarez and former Nat Jesse Winker are in the lineup. How Ogasawara looks against those guys will tell you a lot.