The Chunichi Dragons have been in a slump since Ochiai retired. In the meantime, in the 2021 off, Chunichi will resign and welcome Mr. Dragons as the director and Kazuyoshi Tatsunami as the new director. However, after that, the topics related to China and Japan were exclusively directed by Tatsunami. However, in the middle of last season, big news jumped into Chunichi. That is Neo’s change to pitcher in the middle of the season, which can be said to be unusual. During the Osaka Toin era, Neo showed success in dual wielding as the second pitcher and shortstop behind ace Kakinoki Ren. However, his batting condition did not improve last season, which was his fourth year with the team. Director Tatsunami decided to switch to pitching after discussing with Neo. He pitched in 25 games last season, posting one hold and a 3.41 ERA. He is a straight man with a maximum speed of 154 km, a slider, and a fork, and plays a part in the relief team of the powerful Chunichi pitchers. Yu Darvish, a major leaguer, often made statements on SNS about such a pitcher, Neo. So, this time, I would like to find out how Yu Darvish and Chunichi OB evaluate pitcher Neo. #Osaka Toin#Akira Neo#Yu Darvish
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