The Atlanta Braves have agreed to terms with Kenshin Kawakami on a 3-year, $25 million contract. Kawakami went 112-72 with a 3.22 ERA in 11 seasons with the Chunichi Dragons. Last week the Baltimore Orioles inked Koji Uehara to a 2-year, $10 million deal with the potential for an additional $6 million in incentives. Uehara compiled a 112-62 record and a 3.01 ERA in 10 seasons with the Yomiuri Giants. Both pitchers are 33-year-old right handers.

Kenshin Kawakami Pitching

Year Age Lvl Lg Tm W L Win% SV G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP 1998 23 JPN JCL CHU 14 6 .700 0 26 25 161.1 123 48 46 14 51 124 2.57 1.08 1999 24 JPN JCL CHU 8 9 .471 1 29 25 162.0 173 84 80 20 43 102 4.44 1.33 2000 25 JPN JCL CHU 2 3 .400 0 14 10 60.1 65 32 32 10 20 24 4.77 1.41 2001 26 JPN JCL CHU 6 10 .375 0 26 25 145.0 153 61 60 12 36 127 3.72 1.30 2002 27 JPN JCL CHU 12 6 .667 0 27 27 187.2 170 54 49 13 34 149 2.35 1.09 2003 28 JPN JCL CHU 4 3 .571 0 8 8 53.2 60 22 18 2 14 37 3.02 1.38 2004 29 JPN JCL CHU 17 7 .708 0 27 27 192.1 173 72 71 27 38 176 3.32 1.10 2005 30 JPN JCL CHU 11 8 .579 0 25 25 180.1 186 75 75 20 28 138 3.74 1.19 2006 31 JPN JCL CHU 17 7 .708 0 29 28 215.0 166 74 60 22 39 194 2.51 0.95 2007 32 JPN JCL CHU 12 8 .600 0 26 26 167.1 175 72 66 18 23 145 3.55 1.18 2008 33 JPN JCL CHU 9 5 .643 0 20 16 117.1 99 33 30 11 25 112 2.30 1.06 Totals W L Win% SV G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP Career Japan 112 72 .609 1 257 242 1642.1 1543 627 587 169 351 1328 3.22 1.15

Koji Uehara Pitching

Year Age Lvl Lg Tm W L Win% SV G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP 1999 24 JPN JCL YOM 20 4 .833 0 25 25 197.2 153 49 46 12 24 179 2.09 0.90 2000 25 JPN JCL YOM 9 7 .563 0 20 20 131.0 112 53 52 20 22 126 3.57 1.02 2001 26 JPN JCL YOM 10 7 .588 0 24 22 138.2 133 66 62 18 28 108 4.02 1.16 2002 27 JPN JCL YOM 17 5 .773 0 26 26 204.0 173 65 59 18 23 182 2.60 0.96 2003 28 JPN JCL YOM 16 5 .762 0 27 27 207.1 190 76 73 28 23 194 3.17 1.03 2004 29 JPN JCL YOM 13 5 .722 0 22 22 163.0 135 54 47 24 23 153 2.60 0.97 2005 30 JPN JCL YOM 9 12 .429 0 27 27 187.1 164 73 69 24 22 145 3.31 0.99 2006 31 JPN JCL YOM 8 9 .471 0 24 24 168.1 157 67 60 24 21 151 3.21 1.06 2007 32 JPN JCL YOM 4 3 .571 32 55 0 62.0 47 12 12 4 4 66 1.74 0.82 2008 33 JPN JCL YOM 6 5 .545 1 26 12 89.2 90 43 38 11 16 72 3.81 1.18 Totals W L Win% SV G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP Career Japan 112 62 .644 33 276 205 1549.0 1354 558 518 183 206 1376 3.01 1.01