2022 CPBL Foreign Players Tracker
Foreign players come and goes. So, here is the 2022 CPBL foreign players tracker. We will continue to update this blog post throughout the season. [Last updated: September 19, 2022]
By the way, if you are looking for some foreign players signing rumours before the official announcement, here is the rumour tracker for the 2022 CPBL season.
| Name | CPBL Team | Highest Level | Season | Signed | Released |
| José De Paula | CTBC Brothers | MLB | 3 | OCT 8, 2021 | - |
| Teddy Stankiewicz | CTBC Brothers | Triple-A | 3 | DEC 3, 2021 | JUL 16, 2022 |
| Shawn Morimando | CTBC Brothers | MLB | 2 | DEC 29, 2021 | JUL 11, 2022 |
| Francisco Peña | CTBC Brothers | MLB | 1 | JAN 12, 2022 | - |
| Makita Kazuhisa | CTBC Brothers | MLB / NPB | 1 | MAY 2, 2022 | SEP 12, 2022 |
| Michael Mariot | CTBC Brothers | MLB | 1 | JUL 24, 2022 | SEP 19, 2022 |
| Tyler Viza | CTBC Brothers | Triple-A | 1 | AUG 17, 2022 | - |
| Andy Otero | CTBC Brothers | Triple-A | 1 | AUG 23, 2022 | - |
| Brock Dykxhoorn | Uni-Lions | Triple-A / KBO | 3 | JAN 5, 2021 | - |
| Wilin Rosario | Uni-Lions | MLB / NPB / KBO | 1 | JAN 6, 2022 | JUN 2, 2022 |
| Keury Mella | Uni-Lions | MLB | 1 | JAN 13, 2022 | - |
| Logan Ondrusek | Uni-Lions | MLB / NPB | 1 | JAN 13, 2022 | - |
| Mike Fiers | Uni-Lions | MLB | 1 | JUN 29, 2022 | Failed Physical |
| Keyvius Sampson | Uni-Lions | MLB / KBO | 1 | JUL 6, 2022 | - |
| Rainel Rosario | Uni-Lions | Triple-A / NPB | 1 | AUG 12, 2022 | - |
| Ryan Bollinger | Rakuten Monkeys | MLB | 4 | DEC 28, 2021 | - |
| Dylan Covey | Rakuten Monkeys | MLB | 2 | DEC 28, 2021 | - |
| Bradin Hagens | Rakuten Monkeys | MLB / NPB | 2 | JAN 8, 2022 | - |
| Henry Sosa | Rakuten Monkeys | MLB / KBO | 4 | JAN 8, 2022 | JUL 7, 2022 |
| Ricardo Pinto | Rakuten Monkeys | MLB / KBO | 1 | JUL 28, 2022 | - |
| Yomar Flande Concepcion | Fubon Guardians | LCBP | 2 | DEC 19, 2021 | JUN 3, 2022 |
| Xavier Batista | Fubon Guardians | NPB | 1 | JAN 3, 2022 | JUL 2, 2022 |
| Luis Escobar | Fubon Guardians | MLB | 1 | JAN 6, 2022 | MAY 23, 2022 |
| Joe Van Meter | Fubon Guardians | Double-A | 1 | JAN 8, 2022 | - |
| Mike Loree | Fubon Guardians | Double-A | 10 | FEB 7, 2022 | - |
| José Valdez | Fubon Guardians | MLB | 2 | FEB 8, 2022 | - |
| Enderson Franco | Fubon Guardians | MLB / KBO | 1 | JUN 17, 2022 | - |
| Tanner Anderson | Fubon Guardians | MLB | 1 | JUN 28, 2022 | - |
| Carlos Franco | Fubon Guardians | Triple-A | 1 | AUG 22, 2022 | - |
| Drew Gagnon | Wei Chuan Dragons | MLB / KBO | 2 | DEC 12, 2021 | - |
| Telvin Nash | Wei Chuan Dragons | Double-A | 1 | DEC 18, 2021 | JUN 15, 2022 |
| Bryan Woodall | Wei Chuan Dragons | Triple-A | 8 | JAN 5, 2022 | - |
| Jake Brigham | Wei Chuan Dragons | MLB / NPB / KBO | 2 | JAN 5, 2022 | - |
| Ronny Rodríguez | Wei Chuan Dragons | MLB / NPB | 1 | JAN 19, 2022 | AUG 17, 2022 |
| Brian Goodwin | Wei Chuan Dragons | MLB | 1 | AUG 18, 2022 | - |
| Buddy Baumann | Wei Chuan Dragons | MLB | 1 | SEP 17, 2022 | - |
If, as it now appears, Fubon will also be signing Jose Valdez and Mike Loree, does that mean we can expect to the Brothers, Uni-lions and Monkeys to sign fifth and/or sixth foreign players prior to the start of the 2022 season?
Signing five or six foreign players to start the season makes sense to me in light of how frequently pitchers get hurt or lose effectiveness. It looks like every CPBL team used at least five foreign players in each of the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
Oh yeah, they announced the signings already. It’s been busy at work lately, I haven’t got time to update the blog yet.
Hmmmm, me personally, I think most teams are done with their signings for now. They probably won’t make a move until they have seen their foreign players in action during spring training.
For example, if certain players are clearly not adjusting well to Taiwan, then maybe we will see more signings before opening day.
I’m think maybe teams would start bring in their 5th foreign players around May-ish?
It will probably take a while to bring in new foreigners once the season starts due to Covid. Are quarantine periods in Taiwan shorter for people fully vaccinated?
At the moment, it is still 14 days quarantine + 7 days self health management. But I’m sure they will make it shorter eventually.