Former MLB hurler David Buchanan has inked a deal with Korea’s Samsung Lions, per Yonhap News (h/t MyKBO’s Dan Kurtz). He’s slated to receive a $100K signing bonus, $600K salary, and $150K incentive package.
The 30-year-old Buchanan is now well removed from his time as a big league hurler. He made 34 starts for the Phillies in 2014 and 2015, producing good results in his debut campaign but faltering in his sophomore follow-up effort. Buchanan spent 2016 with the Phils’ top affiliate but didn’t get a call-up.
Since that time, Buchanan has plied his trade in Japan. The groundball-oriented hurler delivered solid numbers in his first two seasons with the Yakult Swallows, checking in with earned run averages of 3.66 and 4.03. But he stepped back to a 4.82 ERA in 130 2/3 frames last year.
Good for him. Use to play against him in high school. Had a cannon…
This sounds very masculine.
What on earth? Lol. You’re the only one here thinking about anyone’s masculinity
Lol little strange for sure
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Good for him. Tons more cash than he would’ve received riding buses in the minors this year. His base salary alone is almost 20 times what I’ll make going to work 5 days a week this year.
Now we have to find Jake Thompson a home for 2020.
i hope he gets another job stateside. looked back on track back in the Tigers system last year. id like to see Klentak bring him back.
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I personally would have signed with the
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David Buchanan was even worse in the NPB minor league (4.94 ERA in 31 IP). I’d expect him to be the first foreign player to be released in 2020.