Kei Igawa
Hanshin Tigers ace who signed a 5-yr/$20M deal with the Yankees in 2007 (about $46M total including the posting fee). Pitched 16 MLB games as a rookie but spent the next four years almost entirely in AAA — just 13 MLB appearances over his contract. Often cited as the cautionary tale of a high-priced NPB-to-MLB signing.
MLB years2007-2008
StatusRetired or returned to NPB
MLB Career (Pitching)
ERA
6.66
W-L
2-4
SV
0
HLD
0
SO
53
WHIP
1.76
IP
71.2
Year-by-Year
2007-2008| Year | Team | W | L | HLD | SV | ERA | SO | IP | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NYY | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | 53 | 67.2 | 1.67 |
| 2008 | NYY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 3.25 |
CAREER #1 TOP 10
vs LHP / vs RHP (Career)
2007-2008Pitching
| Split | AB | BAA | HR | SO | BB | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 76 | .316 | 3 | 12 | 7 | .902 |
| vs RHB | 219 | .297 | 12 | 41 | 30 | .946 |
Situational (Career)
2007-2008Pitching
| Split | IP | ERA | K | BB | WHIP | BAA | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 42.2 | 6.54 | 35 | 22 | 1.71 | .295 | .942 |
| Away | 29.0 | 6.83 | 18 | 15 | 1.83 | .311 | .926 |
| RISP | 16.1 | — | 10 | 13 | 2.27 | .358 | 1.105 |
| Late & Close | 0.1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | 2.000 |