Xu Ruoxi was named a "low CP value" player by the Japanese media and her first year in Japan was bitter.
Japanese media wrote an article looking back at the players who failed to respond to high annual salary expectations this season. Taiwanese pitcher Xu Ruoxi, who plays for the SoftBank Hawks, ranked among the Pacific League's low CP value pitchers.
Quick Look
- Japanese media "AER.dot" baseball researcher Norifu Nishio wrote an article reviewing the players whose performance in the Japanese professional league this year did not meet the high annual salary expectations.
- Taiwanese pitcher Hsu Ruoxi, who plays for the SoftBank Hawks, was named as a "low CP value" pitcher in the Western League.
- Injured in his first year in Japan, he left 2 wins and 3 losses, with an ERA of 4.81.
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Why It Matters
Xu Ruoxi joined the SoftBank Eagle with a three-year total of 1.5 billion yen, but due to injuries and unstable condition, her performance in the first year did not fully meet the high annual salary expectations.
Xu Ruoxi. (File photo, provided by Nishi Nippon Shimbun)
[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The Japanese professional league is about to enter the playoffs. Japanese media "AER.dot" baseball researcher Norifu Nishio wrote an article reviewing the regular season of this year, which failed to meet the high annual salary expectations and became a "low CP value" player. Taiwanese fireball player Hsu Ruoxi, who plays for the SoftBank Eagles, is among them.
Norifumi Nishio selected "low CP value" pitchers and fielders from the Central League and the Pacific League. The Central League pitcher is Yokohama DeNA Duplantier (Jon Duplantier), the outfielder is Yakult Yamada Tetsuo; the Western League pitcher is Xu Ruoxi, and the outfielders are Nippon Ham Martínez (Ariel Martínez) and Lotte Voit (Luke Voit).
Noribumi Nishio pointed out that Xu Ruoxi joined Wei Chuanlong in the first round of the 2019 secondary school draft. Although he was affected by injuries and had a cumulative record of only 15 wins and 17 losses in his four-year career, he still joined SoftBank with a high-value contract of 1.5 billion yen (presumed) for three years due to his promising high potential. Xu Ruoxi made her career debut against Lotte on April 1st, winning the game without allowing a run in 6 games. However, her form has been unstable since then and she has fallen into a slump.
Xu Ruoxi left the team for a long time after undergoing waist surgery in July. It was not until October that he finally returned to the first team as a relief pitcher. However, he only played 7 games this season, leaving a record of 2 wins and 3 losses with an ERA of 4.83 (performance statistics as of October 4). Nishio Norifumi said that Xu Ruoxi is only 26 years old this year and will still have the opportunity to rebound in the future, but overall, it is still a quite bitter NPB rookie season.
Xu Ruoxi came on the board in the final game of the regular season yesterday. She scored 3K points and lost 1 point in 2 games as a backup. The fastest ball speed reached 156 kilometers. Xu Ruoxi played 8 games (6 starts) with the first team in Japan in her first year, with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses, an ERA of 4.81, a total of 31K pitches in 33.2 innings, 13 four-balls, a batting average of 0.294, and an on-base percentage of 1.54 per inning.
Open Questions
- Can Xu Ruoxi regain her best form next year after recovering from her injury?
