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Hawks - Buffaloes Trade
Arihito Muramatsu (Orix OF) was traded for Naoyuki Ohmura (SoftBank OF) today October 31, 2008. Any thoughts on who got the better of the trade?
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Re: Hawks - Buffaloes Trade
[ Author: PLNara | Posted: Nov 2, 2008 2:52 AM | HT Fan ]

Orix got the better deal. Ohmura is younger and still good enough to start, while Muramatsu is probably a reserve at this point in his career.
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Re: Hawks - Buffaloes Trade
[ Author: No.1BayFan | Posted: Nov 2, 2008 5:09 PM | YOK Fan ]

Agreed, great trade by Orix. I don't understand why SoftBank traded Ohmura. He still can play a decent outfield, plus he's a year away from free agency, so they could've gotten something for him had he signed with another team in the 2009 off-season.

I like Muramatsu, but he's getting up there in age, I think, and it's starting to show.
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Re: Hawks - Buffaloes Trade
[ Author: NipponHam11 | Posted: Nov 4, 2008 9:39 AM | SFT Fan ]

Note that Muramatsu actually started his career with the Hawks, and was part of the team when - you guessed it - current manager Koji Akiyama was his teammate.
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Re: Hawks - Buffaloes Trade
[ Author: PLNara | Posted: Nov 4, 2008 4:11 PM | HT Fan ]

Ohmura was a Kintetsu Buffalo, so it's a homecoming of sorts for both players.
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