#36 Junichi "Taz" Tazawa, Reliever, 32 yrs, Chicago (W) White Sox

#36 Junichi "Taz" Tazawa, Reliever, 32 yrs, Chicago (W) White Sox
Monday, 7/12/2018

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Junichi Tazawa
Taz
6/6/1986
32
Japan
5"11
225

Reliever
R
R

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Minimal
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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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3.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 350,000
2018 (Arbitration eligible)
3 Year(s), 163 Days (679 total Days)
110 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 145 Days (1005 total Days)
15 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	10	9	7	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	10	9	7
Versus RHB	10	9	7
Talent	10	10	6

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

4
67
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	4	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	4	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	4	1	1	2
Talent	1	3	1	1	2

Running & Bunting Ratings
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2
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 3

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
6/8	@ARI	W 6-5		3.1	1	0	0	0	3	W
6/12	@LAD	W 5-3		1	4	2	2	0	2
6/15	@TOR	W 5-1		2.2	3	1	1	0	4	SV
6/20	OAK	L 7-15		2.1	7	7	3	1	2
6/24	CAL	L 1-6		3	4	2	2	0	1
6/26	@TB	L 6-9		2.1	4	2	2	1	3
7/2	@BOS	L 3-4		2	2	0	0	0	3
7/3	@BOS	L 2-4		1.1	1	0	0	0	2
7/6	BAL	W 2-1		1.1	3	1	1	1	1
7/11	SEA	L 1-2		2.1	2	0	0	1	2

Pitching Stats 2018

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	29	0	5	0	1	4.37	55.2	64	31	27	17	54	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	53	0	9	0	2	4.37	102.0	118	57	50	31	99

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	11	2	33.3	29	8	13.6	10.3	8.7	2.7	15	3	20.0	16	6	37.5	5.47

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	93	26	5	0	3	11	10	5	21	0	0	1	.280	.320	.430	.750
vs. RHB	131	38	8	1	8	23	21	12	33	0	0	2	.290	.356	.550	.906

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	16	0	3	0	0	4.83	31.2	38	21	17	11	27
Road	13	0	2	0	1	3.75	24.0	26	10	10	6	27
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	2	0	0	0	0	2.45	3.2	5	1	1	2	3

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	7	0	1	0	0	2.61	10.1	7	3	3	5	7
May	10	0	3	0	0	4.58	19.2	22	10	10	7	19
June	8	0	1	0	1	6.27	18.2	27	17	13	3	20
July	4	0	0	0	0	1.29	7.0	8	1	1	2	8

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2011	24	24	1	17	0	5.97	113.0	108	80	75	21	58	111	0	0	1.47	.291	SEA
2012	59	9	5	9	3	5.41	146.1	141	92	88	34	59	175	0	0	1.37	.295	SEA DET
2013	28	3	1	7	1	5.21	65.2	54	38	38	9	38	76	0	0	1.40	.300	DET CHW
2014	12	0	1	0	0	8.22	23.0	40	22	21	6	8	26	0	0	2.09	.447	CHW
2017	8	0	0	1	0	4.60	15.2	13	9	8	3	4	13	0	0	1.09	.222	CHW
2018	29	0	5	0	1	4.37	55.2	64	31	27	11	17	54	0	0	1.46	.333	CHW
Total	160	36	13	34	5	5.52	419.1	420	272	257	84	184	455	0	0	1.44	.308

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2004, A	79	3	9	2	0	3.86	116.2	106	55	50	15	41	106	1	0	1.26	.288
2004, AA	8	0	0	2	1	8.31	13.0	21	12	12	5	6	13	0	0	2.08	.400
2005, AA	60	0	5	2	0	4.90	79.0	69	46	43	12	40	88	0	0	1.38	.297
2006, AAA	38	10	1	9	0	6.07	89.0	92	64	60	19	68	87	0	0	1.80	.305
2007, AAA	29	18	5	13	0	4.90	119.1	107	69	65	13	82	123	0	0	1.58	.304
2008, AAA	24	24	10	8	0	4.10	127.1	107	60	58	12	62	177	0	0	1.33	.328
2009, AAA	30	30	12	8	0	2.89	177.1	112	58	57	19	69	241	1	1	1.02	.254
2010, AAA	30	30	12	10	0	3.42	173.2	126	70	66	21	75	249	0	0	1.16	.295
2011, AAA	10	10	4	1	0	2.26	55.2	40	18	14	3	28	72	0	0	1.22	.289
2013, AAA	23	0	2	1	1	2.31	50.2	29	17	13	7	21	74	0	0	0.99	.239
2014, AAA	35	0	6	2	13	2.56	45.2	30	14	13	3	11	67	0	0	0.90	.300
2015, AAA	59	1	4	4	16	3.82	63.2	54	28	27	9	28	76	0	0	1.29	.302
2016, AAA	61	0	4	5	39	4.28	73.2	72	35	35	12	23	91	0	0	1.29	.345
2017, AAA	43	0	2	5	31	3.50	46.1	43	22	18	7	12	53	0	0	1.19	.300

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2017	1	0	0	0	0	15.43	2.1	6	4	4	0	2	0	0
Total	1	0	0	0	0	15.43	2.1	6	4	4	0	2	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2011	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SEA
2012	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SEA DET
2013	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET CHW
2014	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHW
2017	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHW
Total	131	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2018

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

55.2

2.59

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 3/4/2004 to a minor league deal...
Injured on 6/9/2006 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 4-5 weeks...
Injured on 5/24/2008 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks...
Traded from Minnesota to Seattle on 2/2/2009 (Going to SEA: P Junichi Tazawa, P Will Smith, 1B Delmon Young. Going to MIN: SS Alex Rodriguez, RF Bobby Abreu)...
Injured on 4/21/2009 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 7/26/2009 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days...
Earned first career win on 6/3/2011...
Traded from Seattle to Detroit on 5/21/2012 (Going to SEA: P Edwin Diaz. Going to DET: P Tyler Matzek, P Victor Gonzalez, P Junichi Tazawa, LF Gregory Polanco)...
Traded from Detroit to Chicago (W) on 6/28/2013 (Going to DET: P Jacob Turner, CF Hunter Renfroe. Going to CHW: P Wade Davis, P Junichi Tazawa)...
1/31/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Losses
2011 - 17 - 5th

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