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NC Dinos Post Sung-Bum Na

By Jeff Todd | December 9, 2020 at 7:52pm CDT

The NC Dinos have officially posted slugger Sung-Bum Na, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweets. Thus begins a thirty-day period during which big league teams can attempt to work out an agreement with the Korean star.

Na’s posting was already well-publicized, but it took a week for everything to be finalized. He is represented by super-agent Scott Boras. Any club that inks Na will also owe a transfer fee to the Dinos.

It remains to be seen just how interested MLB clubs will be in obtaining Na’s services. There’s little doubt he’s a monster in Korea’s top league, but questions remain whether he can thrive at the plate against the best pitching in the world.

Na, 31, would surely have been a more appealing target had he not suffered a catastrophic knee injury in 2019. That not only prevented him from attempting the transition one season sooner, but left him with a somewhat less compelling defensive and baserunning skill profile.

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  1. lowtalker1

    2 months ago

    Bum eh

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    • statman

      2 months ago

      I heard this guy is Sum-yung-stud

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      • Jacob Sizemore

        2 months ago

        What was that? You’d like the cream of Sum Yun Gai?

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  2. afsooner02

    2 months ago

    Nice name….almost as good as Fukudome.

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    • geg42

      2 months ago

      I would’ve gone with Bumgarner

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    • letsholdemandgohome

      2 months ago

      I heard the bum sung pretty darn well.

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  3. BobSacamano

    2 months ago

    When an international FA player like Sung-Bum Na signs, does the team have “team control” for 6 years?

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    • lowtalker1

      2 months ago

      Depends on length of contract but I have always seen them using arb the last two years shrugs

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      • iverbure

        2 months ago

        I could be wrong but I think that’s only for younger players like Ohtani and Gurriel jr. I think I remember something about age 22. That’s why people figured Ohtani would just wait a year or two to be posted because of the international signing rules.

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    • DarkSide830

      2 months ago

      international free agnets not covered under the amateur free agent umbrella usually contractually stipulate that they areny arb eligible at the end of their contracts.

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    • Jeff Zanghi

      2 months ago

      They would be… but often times when signing – part of their contract stipulates that they’re excluded from arbitration. However if no such language/deal is in place — then yes they technically would be governed by the same rules of team control, etc. One example of how this played out was Guriel with the Astros. He had the option to either ‘opt-in’ to his contract option year(s) or reject them and go through arbitration. I believe a similar situation may have arose with Abreu in Chicago too though I’m not positive on that one.

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  4. niel.marshal

    2 months ago

    He played DH in 2020 because his knee is not good anymore. So his option might limited to AL teams only

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  5. baseballpun

    2 months ago

    If Rojas couldn’t find a deal to his liking, I wouldn’t expect much for Na.

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    • angelsinthetroutfield

      2 months ago

      If Na is motivated to play in the show he will get an opportunity. I don’t think Rojas was without a market in the states he was simply more comfortable with the offer in Japan

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      • baseballpun

        2 months ago

        Maybe but he didn’t sign a particularly large deal in Japan.

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  6. bucketbrew35

    2 months ago

    I thought the article said “NC Dinos Post Some Bum.” I lol’d.

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  7. Superstar Car Wash

    2 months ago

    What was his WAR, UZR, and a bunch of other sabermetric stats? I need to know what the algorithms think of him in Korea.

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  8. dave frost nhlpa

    2 months ago

    I’m thinking Greg Luzinski but slower.

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    • cwsAscension

      2 months ago

      Roof……Roof…..Roof!
      Old Comiskey reference

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      • Captain Dunsel

        2 months ago

        An even older Veterans Stadium reference.

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      • Captain Dunsel

        2 months ago

        An even older Veterans Stadium reference. And that’s no Bull.

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  9. CalcetinesBlancos

    2 months ago

    Aren’t the Pirates in need of a new Korean?

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  10. Dorothy_Mantooth

    2 months ago

    Too bad this guy got hurt. He would have had a real chance at a decent contract in MLB last year. I’m not sure how much a team will be willing to risk on a guy who wrecked his knee less than 2 years ago and is switching leagues as well. I’m sure Boras has him sold on a huge deal somewhere, but I don’t see it happening.

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  11. bestno5

    2 months ago

    Must be from Boston….he’s a Bum Na

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  12. Down with OBP

    2 months ago

    Jokes about non-English names are always funny. Or violations of terms of service. I can’t remember which one it is.

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    • CalcetinesBlancos

      2 months ago

      This article made me want some lard na. Sue me.

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    • Dorothy_Mantooth

      2 months ago

      Who’s going to pay for Sum Bum Knee?

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    • geg42

      2 months ago

      Everything different from me is beneath me.

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    • For Love of the Game

      2 months ago

      Nah, you’d have to call him something like Sum Dum Fuk to qualify as one of those.

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    • Priggs89

      2 months ago

      Why can’t it be both?

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    • DarkSide830

      2 months ago

      and non English speakers make fun of English names sometimes and most people are willing to put up with it.

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  13. Captain Dunsel

    2 months ago

    I’d love to see him on the Yankees, if only so John Sterling can use as his home run call “Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey goodbye”.

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  14. Scrap1ron

    2 months ago

    Some Bum? Nah.

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