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Minor Transactions: 12/29/18

By Connor Byrne | December 29, 2018 at 10:16pm CDT

The latest minor moves from around baseball…

  • The KT Wiz of the Korea Baseball Organization have re-signed outfielder Mel Rojas Jr. to a one-year, $1.6MM deal, per the Korea Joongang Daily (h/t to Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net). The 28-year-old, who’s the son of former major league pitcher Mel Rojas, had been seeking a big league job earlier this offseason, as Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported. Rojas has already been a member of two MLB organizations – Pittsburgh, which used a third-round pick on him in 2010, and Atlanta – but didn’t crack the bigs with either club. While the switch-hitting Rojas only registered a .701 OPS in 3,369 combined plate appearances in those teams’ systems, his production has skyrocketed in Asia. Since immigrating to the KBO prior to 2017, Rojas has slashed .303/.377/.579 with 61 home runs – including 43 last season – across 1,012 PAs.
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  1. Vizionaire

    3 years ago

    43 long balls? wow!

    Reply
    • ReverieDays

      3 years ago

      It’s the KBO. That means nothing.

      Reply
  2. Frisco500

    3 years ago

    His numbers make me lose some respect for the KBO.

    Reply
    • ary9535

      3 years ago

      My question is how much respect did you have before you seeing this to KBO or any other league… if you can’t crack a 40 man roster do you really deserve a shot?

      Reply
      • wrigleywannabe

        3 years ago

        Because guys left off the 40 have never amounted to any thing?

        Reply
    • bencole

      3 years ago

      KBO is supposed to be like AA

      Reply
      • lowtalker1

        3 years ago

        More like aaaa
        An inflated pcl

        There are some really good players out there but they wouldn’t necessarily do well in the mlb

        Reply
  3. HalosHeavenJJ

    3 years ago

    I think if I was in his situation I’d love to experience another culture and make some really good money doing something I love.

    Good for him.

    Reply
    • don easterbrook

      3 years ago

      I am surprised more don”t follow that path.

      Reply
  4. thebighurt619

    3 years ago

    Stu baron- Mel Rojas sucks cause he had a couple bad seasons towards end of his career! Insults the son.

    Educated commenters- yeah he had a decent career and a few good seasons.

    Stu baron- insults someone proving him wrong

    Commenters insult Stu

    Stu baron- why you picking on me? Leave me alone!

    Reply
  5. Adam6710

    3 years ago

    Frazier and Florial for the AL West– get it done Cashman!

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