Shintaro Fujinami
30-Year-Old
New York Mets AAA
2024 Stats
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
After spending 10 seasons in Japan, Fujinami's first season stateside was a mixed bag. His career-long control issues surfaced early on as the 6-foot-6 right-hander struggled to command his triple-digit fastball, walking 24 over his first 30 innings to go along with disastrous ratios (12.00 ERA, 1.89 WHIP). Even the poor-performing Athletics were forced to evaluate Fujinami's role and shifted him to relief before subsequently trading him to Baltimore. He fared slightly better working in shorter stints, but still performed poorly overall, finishing the season with one of the worst walk rates (12.6%) in the league. Fujinami didn't strike many batters out either, as his 23.2% strikeout percentage was slightly below league average. Now a free-agent, look for the 29-year-old to land a short-term deal with a team who can capitalize on his velocity and potentially fix his control issues. Read Past Outlooks
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Sent to minors
The Mets optioned Fujinami to minor-league camp Saturday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Fujinami joined the Mets on a one-year, $3.35 million deal back on Feb. 2 after spending 2023 with the Athletics and Orioles. He struggled in spring training, allowing five earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out five over 3.2 innings. Fujinami will likely start the 2024 season in the minors and look to work his way into the Mets' bullpen.
Fujinami joined the Mets on a one-year, $3.35 million deal back on Feb. 2 after spending 2023 with the Athletics and Orioles. He struggled in spring training, allowing five earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out five over 3.2 innings. Fujinami will likely start the 2024 season in the minors and look to work his way into the Mets' bullpen.
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2023
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-20%
BAA vs LHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .211 | 35 | 19 | 26 | 4 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .263 | 48 | 26 | 47 | 5 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .211 | 35 | 19 | 26 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .263 | 48 | 26 | 47 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-30%
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 5.93 | 1.39 | 41.0 | 10.3 | 4.6 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 8.53 | 1.61 | 38.0 | 8.5 | 5.7 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 5.93 | 1.39 | 41.0 | 10.3 | 4.6 | ||||
2023Away | 8.53 | 1.61 | 38.0 | 8.5 | 5.7 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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San Francisco taking a look
Fujinami is drawing interest from the Giants, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
ANALYSIS
The Red Sox and Diamondbacks are a couple other clubs that have been connected to the Japanese right-hander. Fujinami's 45-day window to sign with an MLB team began when he was posted December 1, and while he's been mainly a starter for the Hanshin Tigers, the 28-year-old might profile better as a reliever in the majors.
The Red Sox and Diamondbacks are a couple other clubs that have been connected to the Japanese right-hander. Fujinami's 45-day window to sign with an MLB team began when he was posted December 1, and while he's been mainly a starter for the Hanshin Tigers, the 28-year-old might profile better as a reliever in the majors.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2016
Fujinami is looking to make the jump to MLB after posting a 3.41 ERA across 10 seasons in Japan. Whether or not he'll successfully do so is an open question. Fujinami was once one of Japan's top prospects, rivaling Shohei Ohtani as an amateur. He has good stuff, including a fastball that can touch triple digits, but he's had his fair share of struggles in recent seasons. From 2017 through 2021, the only time he posted an ERA below 4.00 was when he threw just 4.1 innings in 2019. Control is his primary problem, as his career 10.6 BB% indicates. He managed to cut that figure to 7.5% last season, helping him to a much better 3.38 ERA, but that came in just 16 starts as he also spent time in the minors, as he'd done in each of the previous five seasons. A player who's been unable to lock himself into a permanent role in Japan is unlikely to have all that much appeal on this side of the Pacific, though he was able to secure a one-year deal with the A's in January. Fujinami should open the season in Oakland's rotation, and he should receive a slight boost with about half his starts set to come at the pitcher-friendly Coliseum.
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Lacks control Friday
Fujinami gave up three runs on three walks, a hit by pitch and three wild pitches without recording an out in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals.
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Debut pushed back to Thursday
Fujinami's (personal) Grapefruit League debut will now take place Thursday versus the Nationals after Wednesday's game against the Astros was rained out, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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Slated to pitch Wednesday
Fujinami (personal) returned to the Mets' camp this week and is scheduled to appear in relief during Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Astros, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
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Steps away for personal matter
Fujinami is flying back to Japan on Friday to attend to a family matter, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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Heading to Queens
Fujinami agreed to a one-year, $3.35 million contract with the Mets on Friday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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