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International Transactions: 12/16/20

By Mark Polishuk | December 16, 2020 at 8:54am CDT

The latest on some familiar names signing outside of North America….

  • Right-hander Odrisamer Despaigne has signed on for another year with the KT Wiz of the KBO League, the team announced.  Despaigne will receive $800K in guaranteed money ($500K salary, $300K signing bonus) for the one-year contract, with another $300K available in incentives.  After pitching 363 innings for five MLB teams between 2014-19, Despaigne signed with the Wiz last offseason and posted a 4.33 ERA, 2.24 K/BB rate, and 6.6 K/9 over 207 2/3 innings in his first year of KBO action.
  • Jose Pirela is also headed to South Korea, as the Samsung Lions announced that Pirela has signed a one-year deal.  Pirela will receive a $100K signing bonus and $500K in salary, plus up to $200K in incentives.  Pirela spent 2020 with the Hiroshima Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball, hitting .266/.312/.411 with 11 home runs over 337 plate appearances.  Pirela was deployed almost exclusively as an outfielder with the Carp, though the bulk of his Major League experience came as a second baseman over parts of six seasons from 2014-19.  The bulk of Pirela’s MLB career came as a Padre, as he hit .265/.320/.405 over 817 PA and 229 games in San Diego over the 2017-18 campaigns.  (Hat tip to MyKBO’s Dan Kurtz for both the Pirela and Despaigne items).
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  1. jorge78

    2 years ago

    Good luck guys!

    Reply
  2. PapiElf

    2 years ago

    Odrisamer Despaigne has the best name of any player in the last five years

    Reply
    • aromaa

      2 years ago

      Not Brooks Pounders?

      Reply
      • DarkSide830

        2 years ago

        sicnarf loopstok

        Reply
    • yankeefan246

      2 years ago

      Remember hm years ago in the World Baseball and he did very well.

      Reply
    • lowtalker1

      2 years ago

      If you move the letters of his name around, it spells San Diego padres

      Reply
      • SoxSide

        2 years ago

        Ha. That’s kinda cool.

        Reply
    • jeffmaz

      2 years ago

      Pierce Johnson disagrees…

      Reply
  3. Peart of the game

    2 years ago

    Jose Pirela should be a good replacement for Daniel Palka

    Reply
  4. lowtalker1

    2 years ago

    Two really bad players that should have never made it to the majors

    Reply
    • jeffmaz

      2 years ago

      Both played for the Padres, in darker days.

      Reply

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