Righty Aaron Brooks will remain in Korea for a second season. He has inked a new deal to remain with the KIA Tigers, the club announced (h/t Dan Kurtz of MyKBO, via Twitter).
Brooks is slated to take home a $200K signing bonus and $1MM payday — the reward for a productive 2020 season. Over 151 1/3 innings in his debut KBO showing, Brooks worked to a 2.50 ERA with 130 strikeouts and 24 walks.
If he’s able to repeat that effort in 2021, Brooks could look to follow some other players in moving back to the majors from Korea. He didn’t find much success in his first four seasons at the game’s highest level, carrying a 6.49 cumulative ERA over 170 2/3 frames.
Tell him to say hi to Kim jong for me
KBO is for South Korea, not North Korea you idiot.
bluesky, you get a like for this comment
Could have done without using idiot though.
Who wouldn’t want to stay in a country where the people don’t do whatever the hell they want during a pandemic? The numbers speak for themselves.
Get another good year under your belt and come back after this mess is over. Good personal choice.
My thoughts exactly. I’m actually surprised there are not more American players going to Korea for a year or so to escape the insanity in this country
Yeah all of Asia is totally sane
Let’s see, he had approximately a 6.50 ERA in MLB over parts of four seasons, and a 4.50 ERA in the minors over multiple years, compared to a 2.50 ERA in Korea, where a team will pay him $1MM. Not exactly a tough choice.