Tatsuya Imai & Kona Takahashi Deep Dive | Former Teammate Breaks Down Seibu Lions Aces | Episode 21

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David MacKinnon (former Seibu Lions 1B) and Jasper Spanjaart break down everything MLB teams need to know about the two NPB aces getting posted this winter: Tatsuya Imai and Kona Takahashi.

The Players:

Kona Takahashi (28): Team captain, 2.21 ERA in 2023, went to Driveline and hit 99 mph
Tatsuya Imai (26): 1.92 ERA in 2024, elite stuff, "the best pitcher in NPB"

David's Insider Take:

Faced both in spring training and BP
Takahashi: "The captain, great leader, throws 5 different pitches"
Imai: "Threw me a slider that started behind me and ended outside"
Which teams are the best fit culturally and competitively?

Inside This Episode:

Why Takahashi deserves $50M but might get lowballed
Imai's desire to "take down the Dodgers" (translation debate)
David's at-bat approach against each pitcher
Why Toronto might be the perfect landing spot for Imai
Contract predictions and team fits
Footage breakdown from 2023 games

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Music by: Yevgeniy Sorokin (LightStockMusic).
SOROKIN YEVGENIY, BMI, IPI Name # 01098114159
Publisher: Zec Music Ltd (PRS/MCPS cae/IPI: 687192107)

Hosts: Jasper Spanjaart & David MacKinnon (@spnjrt & @DCMacK24)

Season Number: 1

Episode Number: 21

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