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.
43 long balls? wow!
It’s the KBO. That means nothing.
His numbers make me lose some respect for the KBO.
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?
Because guys left off the 40 have never amounted to any thing?
KBO is supposed to be like AA
More like aaaa
An inflated pcl
There are some really good players out there but they wouldn’t necessarily do well in the mlb
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.
I am surprised more don”t follow that path.
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!
Frazier and Florial for the AL West– get it done Cashman!