Nats sign Japanese LHP Shinnosuke Ogasawara

[welch]

placed on the developmental list.

Does this mean the organization has given up on him?

[Slateman]

Huh

[imref]

Could mean a lot of different things. He had been pitching well

[tomterp]

I don't even know what that means.

[imref]

AI:

Teams place players on the development list to temporarily remove them from active game rosters so they can focus entirely on training, conditioning, or mechanical adjustments without the pressure of live competition. It is primarily used as a flexible roster management tool.

[tomterp]

Thanks, hadn't heard of that. 

[imref]

Gone. Heading to the Yomiuri Giants.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Gone. Heading to the Yomiuri Giants.

yomiuri is one of the big clubs. Good for him.

[imref]

yomiuri is one of the big clubs. Good for him.

they might be.

[aspenbubba]

Sayanora