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rdavis1149
I’m excited to see where he lands.
stymeedone
This looks like a fit for Baltimore. Cheap and the right position.
eggy
Agreed
cardfan2011
I wonder if the Cardinals will eye Lee, even though some rumors have brought up that theyre interested in Park. They need power either way
hohoodds
He’ll be a very solid option for some teams.
hohoodds
He might be a solid option for some teams.
disgruntledreader 2
Maybe he’ll be a pretty solid option for some teams.
pat r. 2
If all these Asian based players that have made themselves available actually sign with a MLB team it will be such a huge leap forward in adding that Asian based talent. Really looking forward to it. It would be great for the game of baseball.
A'sfaninUK
I, for one, welcome our new Korean baseball overlords.
stormie
I wish him the best, but I don’t see much here. He’s 33 and coming off his best year, which was still rather pedestrian for a guy trying to jump from the NPB to MLB. We’ve seen players with much better numbers there come over here and flop badly. Realistically he’s probably a .240, 15 HR guy in MLB at best.
windy96
Let me add a few words about Dae-ho Lee. Maybe someone who has interest in him can be helped.
He was an MVP of Korean league, and second highest-paid player in Japan league (about 5M$ this year). He is first-base man with average defensive level (MLB level) and can do DH, of course. Simply, he is one of best hitters in Asia for now.
Just remember three things. First, he has been very consistent over years, no severe injury, no fluke season, no spoiled season. Always remained at highest ranking in hitting. He did not suffer when switched to Japan league, which means he will have very short transition time to MLB. That’s because of his hitting style.
Second, though he looks like homerun hitter, (and he is!), he’s pretty accurate hitter with high average. His homers are not from his powerful swing, but more from very compact and accurate swings to sweet-spot.
Third, he is Shin-soo Choo’s friend. They are from the same hometown, Busan, and at the same age. Asking Choo can lead to relatively accurate estimate of his hitting performance.