The team for the annual Phoenix League in Miyazaki prefecture has been announced. The following players will be playing in the roughly 3 week long fall tournament. The Phoenix League is usually for younger players to get more experience and the roster is often an expanded farm team of sorts but mostly for prospects or older players that need to tune-up.
| Pitchers | Position Players |
|---|---|
| Akira Neo | Taisei Miya |
| Yuki Hashimoto | Yuya Gunji |
| Hiroto Takahashi | Kota Ishibashi |
| Hiroto Mori | Shuhei Takahashi |
| Yuichiro Okano | Masami Ishigaki |
| Akiyoshi Katsuno | Ryuku Tsuchida |
| Hiroshi Suzuki | Mao Hoshino |
| Takumi Yamamoto | Kosuke Ukai |
| Ryushin Takeuchi | Yuma Fukumoto |
| Yuta Matsukihira | Hironori Miyoshi |
| Hiroaki Matsuda | Kenta Bright |
| Sho Ishikawa | Kosuke Ito |
| Shota Fukushima | Yuki Okabayashi |
I think we'll see Yuya Gunji being tested to find his position. He has been playing outfield by news says he will also play some first base in the Phoenix League. Kenta Bright gets to have a good hit-out after missing most of the season with injury while Kosuke Ukai similarly will be looking to make-up for lost at-bats. Overall, a lot of exciting young talents to watch, I'd personally like to see them line-up like this:
1. RF Hironori Miyoshi
2. CF Yuki Okabayashi
3. LF Kenta Bright
4. DH Kosuke Ukai
5. 3B Shuhei Takahashi
6. 1B Yuya Gunji
7. C Kota Ishibashi
8. 2B Masami Ishigaki
9. SS Ryuku Tsuchida
Given the DH is in play, there'll be plenty of opportunities for all the hitters to get some ABs. I hope they test Bright in CF as well and I'd like to see Masami Ishigaki really have a good fall league. I think we'll also see Fukumoto play some first-base as well as getting some reps in the outfield. Here's hoping for an injury-free, productive Phoenix League.
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