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jgmcd2
Seattle would be wise to pursue him, high contact rate and gets on base. Perfect for Safeco. Also Royals and Giants should have interest if the bidding doesn’t go too high IMO.
Los Calcetines Rojos
agreed! not sure if the royals would be in too heavily but I can see the mariners and giants going after him
kingfelix34
Agree with Mariners being a good fit, he could be the Korean version of Ichiro
Los Calcetines Rojos
any information regarding his defensive metrics or what scouts say about him defensively?
CaliWhiteSoxFan
I was thinking the same thing…
pat r. 2
Loving all this KBO news. It’ll be awesome in the future if other countries begin to develop good baseball talent like Middle East, the UK, or other Eastern countries.
Los Calcetines Rojos
Netherlands and Italy develops players here and there but most grow up in the States. To be honest, Baseball doesn’t have a big following in Europe
pat r. 2
Yeah Netherlands and Italy are definitely ahead in Europe, but hopefully within the next 25 years the sport grows over there in other countries even though football is the clear leader.
tim815
And MLB won’t until a financial reason to go that way happens. Ownership seems more about ‘limiting costs’ than ‘seeking talent’. Not across the board, but too often.
jacobyrush25
I would really like for baseball to gain some traction in Africa. I think the potential of African athletes in North American sports is massive if we decide to help them set up leagues and development organizations.
pat r. 2
Yeah that would be great. The only African born player I remember hearing about was Gift Ngope of the Pirates, but I don’t know if he is even playing in the minors anymore. It would amazing to tap into that entire continent, but probably the last set of nations that would come along because of a lot of reasons.
batman
Gift Ngoepe is still with the Pirates and he was recently just placed on the Pirates 40 man roster.
pat r. 2
Oh cool, good for him then. Hopefully see him in majors in 2016
IjustloveBaseball
It’d be awesome for baseball to become more popular in at least some African countries. I’m also hoping India can produce some ball players after the whole million dollar arm deal.
PhanaticDuck26
MLB is making headway in China…The Orioles just drafted a Chinese national from an MLB-sponsored program in Wuxi, about an hour west of Shanghai and my neighboring town to the east…I actually bumped into a recently-retired Blue Jays starter in my city (he might not want me to mention his name) who is now working here to develop and train pitchers for MLB action…Chinese baseball will take a while to gain popularity and attention because it is not rooted in the culture (as it is in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan), but it won’t be long before generations start growing up with and supporting Chinese-born players in MLB.
RedFeather
That name though..
Bob Sacamano 310
Jae-gyun Hwang is a year older. Why couldn’t they post him first?
aff10
It’s my understanding that they could post Hwang, but chose not to. Maybe they felt that Son was the superior talent and chose to see if an MLB team would blow them away with an offer in the posting system, and if not, they’ll withdraw Son and post Hwang?
CubBryant88
It says corner outfield but I wonder if he has the capability to play center as well? Would be great to get some info on his defensive ability.
Seattle seems the most logical.
GoRav114
With the difference in contract status between the two I don’t understand why they didn’t post Hwang first. Maybe because they are going for the big money and if it is not good enough he’s the backup plan? Tells you a little about the teams feelings that he is a very valuable player, always a good sign. I think every team could use a high obp player with some speed, which one will pay 12.9 for it?
IjustloveBaseball
I would love for the A’s to go after this guy. Son seems like he could be a solid player in the MLB, and Oakland needs another outfielder considering it is highly unlikely that Crisp can handle everyday duties in LF. It’d also help in terms of marketing, considering he’d give the A’s some attention in South Korea.
TheAdrianBeltre
Royals, Astros, Rockies, Giants or Orioles. Could be a poor man’s Choo in Coors or Camden, or cheaply replace Alex Gordon or Colby Rasmus(Aoki as well). Astros with another contact hitter at top of the lineup would be nice. The posting situation with his teammate seems like he could be pulled back unless someone overpays though.
Jeff Hill 2
Colby Rasmus is still on the Astros, so why do they need to replace him?
cxcx
They don’t, but they may have needed to a week ago when the comment you responded to was posted.
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The original comment was made 6 days ago
ironman8302
Is there any chance of Eric Thames coming back to MLB? I heard he’s been tearing up the KBO
Ragin' Cajun Brave 2
As a Braves fan I’m interested in Hwang. Too bad he isn’t being posted….
Los Calcetines Rojos
Could be a fit for the White Sox and really should be someone they target if his defensive metrics are even average.
Martin H.
There’s been many surprise teams with international signings…
… So my surprise team guess is the Padres.
Yours? 🙂
mick4488
No team has a greater need than the Tribe with Brantley going down.