Gisuke Kanemura  
Relief Pitcher | Moose Jaw Dragons

Pitching
He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Kanemura doesn't make much of an attempt to combat the running game. Basestealers ran at will last year. Kanemura is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Kanemura has some pop in his swing.

2025 Outlook
The Moose Jaw Dragons signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Kanemura like a hot potato if something better comes along.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2018 MOO 84 38 47 22 51 46 52 53 55 48 43 43 0 0 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 25 200
2019 MOO 86 39 51 23 51 46 52 53 55 52 47 51 0 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 27 227
2020 MOO 86 40 53 25 51 46 52 53 55 54 49 55 0 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 31 240
2021 MOO 86 42 60 27 51 46 52 53 55 55 50 57 0 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 36 257
2022 MOO 86 42 65 29 51 46 52 53 55 56 51 59 0 0 0 0 25 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 39 270
2023 MOO 86 43 65 33 51 46 52 53 55 56 51 60 0 0 0 0 26 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 43 274
2024 MOO 86 43 65 36 51 46 52 53 55 56 51 61 0 0 0 0 27 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 48 275
2025 MOO 86 43 65 37 51 46 52 53 55 56 51 61 0 0 0 0 28 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 48 274
Ratings Delta       +1                         +1               -1

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2016 19 USH 5 18 13 2 58 0 0 0 98.1 1.2 133 11 107 32 58 29 2.94 0.30 2.45 .329 .480 .323 .333 10.1
2017 20 USH 10 9 9 4 56 0 0 0 78.1 1.1 97 15 82 32 53 31 3.69 0.39 2.29 .306 .524 .291 .318 8.16
2018 21 USH 5 7 0 16 69 0 0 0 145.1 2.0 164 25 104 53 54 23 3.29 0.51 1.85 .285 .464 .297 .276 6.87
Totals     20 34 22 22 183 0 0 0 322 1.2 394 51 293 117 165 83 3.27 0.40 2.13 .304 .484 .303 .305 8.16

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Gisuke Kanemura's Career Highlights
Year Details
2018 3rd round - 65th overall selection by Moose Jaw Dragons in the 2018 Amateur Draft

Gisuke Kanemura's Comparable Players
Player Names
John Ogilvie 95.7% Scott Niland 93.9% Bamion Haney 93.9% Elisyo Joslyn 93.4% Willie O'Krey 92.2%

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