In the second contract renewal negotiations, he was accepted to start the next season and signed.
Seibu pitcher Kaiba Taira revealed his desire to transfer to the major leagues in the future. On the 4th, the second contract negotiations were held at the team office in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, and the contract was renewed following being allowed to switch to the starting lineup from next season. At the press conference following that, he said, “I want to go in the future,” regarding the transfer to the major leagues.
It is said that Taira did not become a topic of discussion during the negotiations this time, saying that he did not discuss the details, but Taira signed a contract with Scott Boras, a skilled agent in the United States, last summer.
For three years from 2020, Taira served mainly as a set-upper, and this season won the title of the Pacific League best intermediate for the first time. However, the first contract negotiations on the 2nd broke down, asking for a change to the starting lineup from next season. In the second negotiation on this day, the team informed the team of the starting lineup for the next season, and the contract was renewed with an annual salary of 170 million yen (estimated amount), an increase of 70 million yen from this season.
(Hirohisa Miyawaki)
