Three Young Uni-Lions to Auckland Tuatara
According to Liberty Sports, the Uni-Lions will send 陳育軒 (Chen Yu-Hsuan), 郭峻偉 (Kuo Chun-Wei) and 蔡奕玄 (Tsai Yi-Hsuan) to the the Auckland Tuatara this offseason to play in the Australian Baseball League.
The three Uni-Lions players are scheduled to leave Taiwan and report to the Auckland Tuatara on November 7. Kuo is currently on the 2018 Playoff Series roster, while Chen and Tsai are attending the Uni-Lions’ minor league Fall training camp.
As of today, the newly established New Zealand based ABL team has not confirmed the signing. However, in a recent NZ Herald article, it suggested there will be Taiwanese players playing for the Auckland Tuatara.
“The team was putting together a strong roster for their inaugural season, which will feature local talent as well as players from the United States, Australia, Japan, Korea and Taiwan,” said Baseball New Zealand CEO Ryan Flynn from the NZ Herald interview.
Catcher: 郭峻偉 (Kuo Chun-Wei)
- 26 years old, Catcher, R/R
- 2014 third round draft pick with $94,0000 USD signing bonus
- 2018 first team stats: .241/.343/.241 over 36 plate appearances
- 2018 farm team stats: .306/.429/.542 over 91 plate appearances
- Full-time first team projection: 2020
RHP: 陳育軒 (Chen Yu-Hsuan)
- 22 years old, RHP
- 2016 third round draft pick with $117,000 USD signing bonus
- Throws fastball (147kph max), slider, forkball
- 2018 first team stats: 8.36 ERA, 2.63 WHIP over 8 innings
- 2018 farm team stats: 7.28 ERA, 1.69 WHIP over 29.2 innings
- Full-time first team projection: 2020
Shortstop: 蔡奕玄 (Tsai Yi-Hsuan)
- 24 years old, SS/2B, R/R
- 2015 third round draft pick with $87,000 USD signing bonus
- 2018 first team stats: .000/.333/.000 over 3 plate appearances
- 2018 farm team stats: .255/.285/.373 over 166 plate appearances
- Full-time first team projection: 2021-2022