The Asia Professional Baseball Championship 2017, also know as the U24 tournament was established with the idea of promoting further interaction between CPBL, NPB and KBO. At the same time providing an outlet for the leagues in Asia to showcase their talented youngsters under the age of 24.
The tournament is expected to be held from 2017.11.16 to 2017.11.19 at Tokyo Dome. The future stars will be chosen from CPBL (Taiwan), NPB (Japan) and KBO (Korea).
In this article, I’ll provide a list of potential pitchers that might participate in the November tournament. Although according to the rules, those who are over 25 and have less than 3 years of service will also be qualified for the U24, I will only include those players that’s under the age 24.
CPBL (Taiwan)
| CPBL (Taiwan) | TEAM | AGE | IP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Chen-Yen | Lions | 22 | 42.0 | 6.43 | 1.88 |
| Chen Yu-Hsuan | Lions | 22 | 45.0 | 6.40 | 1.58 |
| Lin Cheng-Hsien | Guardians | 22 | 40.2 | 4.20 | 1.77 |
| Huang Yi-Chih | Guardians | 24 | 46.1 | 6.99 | 1.64 |
| Chen Ming-Hsuan | Guardians | 24 | 25.1 | 8.17 | 1.89 |
| Lin Hua-Ching | Monkeys | 23 | 49.1 | 5.29 | 1.62 |
| Wang Tze-Chun | Brothers | 22 | 63.2 | 4.95 | 1.26 |
| Chen Hu | Brothers | 19 | 58.1 | 5.09 | 1.44 |
| Chen Yun-Wen | Lions | 21 | 28.1 | 1.91 | 1.27 |
| Chu Chun-Hsiang | Monkeys | 22 | 25.2 | 6.31 | 1.36 |
| Wu Che-Yuan | Brothers | 23 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1.25 |
Chen Yun-Wen （陳韻文） 2016 pitching clip
Lin Cheng-Hsien（林政賢）5.2IP with 6SO
Chu Chun-Hsiang (朱俊祥）154kph fastball with 3SO
NPB (Japan)
| NPB (Japan) | TEAM | AGE | IP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akitake Okada | Carps | 24 | 94.0 | 3.54 | 1.36 |
| Kouhei Arihara | Fighters | 25 | 86.1 | 4.90 | 1.44 |
| Shohei Otani | Fighers | 23 | 1.1 | 27.00 | 3.75 |
| Chihaya Sasaki | Marines | 23 | 59.1 | 5.61 | 1.62 |
| Kota Futaki | Marines | 22 | 61.2 | 4.23 | 1.35 |
| Taisuke Yamaoka | Buffaloes | 22 | 78.0 | 2.54 | 1.13 |
| Shinnosuke Ogasawara | Dragons | 20 | 55.2 | 5.17 | 1.56 |
| Kazuto Taguchi | Giants | 22 | 94.2 | 2.09 | 1.11 |
| Shota Imanaga | BayStars | 24 | 91.2 | 2.85 | 1.20 |
| Juri Hara | Swallows | 24 | 67.1 | 3.88 | 1.29 |
| Shintaro Fujinami | Tigers | 23 | 40.2 | 2.66 | 1.72 |
| Koyo Aoyagi | Tigers | 23 | 41.1 | 3.27 | 1.62 |
| Shota Takeda | Hawks | 24 | 20.0 | 5.40 | 1.90 |
| Kodai Senga | Hawks | 24 | 68.1 | 3.29 | 1.08 |
| Shinsaburo Tawata | Lions | 24 | 29.1 | 7.06 | 1.70 |
| Yuki Matsui | Eagles | 22 | 40.2 | 0.22 | 0.98 |
Shohei Otani 2016 pitching highlight
Kodai Senga strikeouts highlight
Kazuto Taguchi shutout with 10K
Yuki Matsui strikeout highlight
KBO (Korea)
| KBO (Korea) | TEAM | AGE | IP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Se-Woong | Giants | 22 | 105.2 | 2.81 | 1.23 |
| Ham Duk-joo | Bears | 22 | 78.2 | 4.23 | 1.49 |
| Kim Jae-Young | Eagles | 24 | 30.0 | 5.70 | 1.60 |
| Koo Chang-mo | Dinos | 20 | 68.0 | 5.56 | 1.69 |
| Han Hyun-Hee | Heroes | 24 | 73.0 | 3.45 | 1.08 |
| Choi Won-Tae | Heroes | 20 | 96.1 | 5.33 | 1.27 |
| Im Ki-Young | Tigers | 24 | 78.1 | 1.72 | 1.10 |
| Kim Yoo-Young | Giants | 23 | 40.2 | 4.65 | 1.57 |
| Park Chi-Guk | Bears | 19 | 29.0 | 7.14 | 1.66 |
| Kim Bum-Soo | Eagles | 22 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1.89 |
| Uhm Sang-baek | Wiz | 21 | 24.1 | 4.81 | 1.68 |
| Kim Dae Hyun | Twins | 20 | 47.0 | 5.74 | 1.43 |
| Jang Hyun-shik | Dinos | 22 | 61.0 | 5.46 | 1.66 |
| Lee Min-ho | Dinos | 24 | 50.0 | 4.68 | 1.34 |
| Jo Sang-Woo | Heroes | 23 | 44.1 | 4.87 | 1.53 |
| Kim Yoon-Dong | Tigers | 24 | 49.0 | 4.41 | 1.45 |
| Choi Cheng-Yeon | Lions | 20 | 49.1 | 7.66 | 1.74 |
