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myeo
I’ll be in Seoul next month. One more reason to catch a few Nexen games.
Yankeeboy11
Is it just me or do all these Korean, Asian, Japanese pitchers that come over to MLB always end up hurt?
alex navarrette
I’m starting to wonder if the throwing programs here in the United States are the issue. Guys are throwing crazy pitch totals in these other countries or leagues and then they get hurt when they’re out here. If I didn’t have final exams coming up, it’d be something I’d look into.
lefty177
I know I’m not nearly on the same level but when I was playing I had to throw every day for my arm to feel fine. As soon as I get to high school ball my coach had me throw two or three times a week and my arm and my arm never recovered
David Coonce
Japanese pitchers only pitch once a week; that’s something.
MB923
Yu Darvish last year recommended teams do 6 man rotations. Though I’m not sure if that will fix the issue of injuries stockpiling.
David Coonce
I also wouldn’t think teams would have the roster space; with 6 starters and 7 relievers that would leave just 3 bench spots, although some AL teams construct their rosters in that way at times.
revolu888
Japanese kids have it really bad too, Koshien is where young pitchers go to die
Yankeeboy11
Where’s the next Hideki Matsui
Rally Weimaraner
Only from a different country…
Tko11
All I can see is Dr.Evil saying “one hundred billion dollars”
Federal League
That’s some serious right-handed power potential that could be had pretty inexpensively.
geofft
What position does he play? Did I miss it, or did the writer seriously not tell us?
6’1″, 236 lbs is pretty heavy. Is he limited to DH, or can he actually play the field somewhere?
myeo
He was a catcher in high school but transitioned to first base. Not sure if he has any defensive skills, but doesn’t need any in Korea with that much power (all Korean teams have DH).
gutsgutslifelife
I think that for articles like this, the player’s age and position should be in the very first paragraph.
Sang-Min Jin
a simple click of his name will take you to his bbref page. but if that’s too difficult for you, he’s 28 and plays 1B.
Chris Vinnit
I have to admit, I was down on Kang but he’s looked really good the more ABs he’s gotten. He’s even starting to show some pop. I wish he’d get a bit more playing time with JHay struggling but I doubt he will since they just gave him that contract.
I guess my point here is yeah super super small sample size but I’m starting to think the elite Korean players might work as well over here as most of the elite Japanese have. So whoever signs Park could very well be getting a steal.