Shimoyanagi: Japan's Jamie Moyer?

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I've been a Hawks fan since they moved to Fukuoka in 1989, and I seem to remember a lefty out of the bullpen named Shimoyanagi. What I remember the most (and worst) is how mediocre at best of a pitcher he was. Every time he came in, I had the feeling the Hawks were phoning it in. Probably the craziest season was 1994, when he ended up winning a bunch of games in relief while still giving up hits and walks left and right.

So, I glanced at his statistics this year, and he's 11-6 with a 2.99 ERA. So, I checked his career stats, and ever since he's been with Hanshin (with the exception of 2004), he's been a decent starter. His stats with the Hawks were not very good (ERA never below 4.00 and giving up about as many walks and runs as a reliever as he has been as a starter with Hanshin).

So, did he simply learn to pitch better?

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