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Sung-Bum Na Returning To NC Dinos

By TC Zencka | January 9, 2021 at 4:42pm CDT

Slugging Korean outfield Sung-Bum Na’s posting period came to an end today. The 31-year-old, who has played his entire eight-year career with the NC Dinos, will return to the KBO after failing to come to an agreement with a Major League team, per a SPOTV report, writes the KBO’s Sung Min Kim (via Twitter).

Na was posted a month ago with the hopes of catching on with a Major League club. As a corner outfielder, Na already faced a steep competitive field that offers a fair swath of alternative options, but a knee injury suffered in 2019 and his age likely complicated his market. Still, he hit .324/.390/.596 for the Dinos in 2020 with 34 home runs, 25.3 percent strikeout rate, and 8.3 percent walk rate. The strikeout and walk rates likely did not work in Na’s favor, but the power is compelling.

The free agent market is an unforgiving one this offseason, however, and it might be that Na was too uncertain an asset for interested teams. The 30-day posting period also likely worked against him given the glacial pace of free agency. Ultimately, agent Scott Boras was unable to find a deal. As we saw recently with Tomoyuki Sugano, Na is not the only overseas star to face a less-welcoming financial landscape than expected. Na will now will return to the Dinos for a ninth season. He will, however, be a free agent again after 2021, notes Kim, at which point he could pursue the possibility of jumping to MLB again.

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Comments

  1. connfyoozed

    2 years ago

    “Did you find a contract that you liked?”

    “Na”

    Reply
    • Steve Nebraska

      2 years ago

      Teams thought he was some Bum

      Reply
      • lowereastsider

        2 years ago

        Apparently a lot of teams sung that song.

        Reply
        • EarlHickey

          2 years ago

          Na

  2. phillesfan07

    2 years ago

    He didn’t really fit on any clubs and without a guaranteed DH in the NL Na getting a contract seemed unlikely from the start.

    Reply
    • DarkSide830

      2 years ago

      even with the DH in the NL the lack of ability to play elsewhere would’ve hurt him.

      Reply
  3. Josip Tomic

    2 years ago

    Hello TC,
    Can you fix the grammer? Please & thank you, that would be great.

    “Na “will now will” return to the Dinos for a ninth season”.

    Reply
    • connfyoozed

      2 years ago

      TC never fixes mistakes in his articles. And it’s “grammar”, not “grammer”. 🙂

      Reply
    • cookmeister

      2 years ago

      Really compelling when you spell grammar incorrectly and use “&”

      Reply
    • CalcetinesBlancos

      2 years ago

      It’s not a grammar mistake. It’s just a mistake. Did it really scar you that badly?

      Reply
  4. bobtillman

    2 years ago

    Na na na na
    Na na na na
    No Sung Bum
    For You…..

    Reply
  5. rct

    2 years ago

    If he could get somewhat similar money in South Korea and not have to deal with all of the headaches currently going on in the US (political, COVID, etc; US has had 22 million COVID cases compared to SK’s 68,000), it’s a no-brainer to stay where he is.

    Reply
  6. Rsox

    2 years ago

    Too many corner OF/DH types with proven MLB track records sitting in free agency already and none come with a posting fee.

    Reply
  7. CalcetinesBlancos

    2 years ago

    I wonder what laughable deal Boras was pushing for.

    Reply
    • UsmcCardsnBars

      2 years ago

      That was going to be my comment. I’m guessing Boras was looking for somewhere in the 10year 250million range

      Reply
      • rct

        2 years ago

        3 years, $210 million, and a 50% ownership stake

        Reply
  8. chriscala

    2 years ago

    Another Non Event !!

    Reply
  9. whyhayzee

    2 years ago

    Dear foreign players,

    We have no money right now.

    Signed, MLB

    Reply
  10. SCHWING and A Miss

    2 years ago

    “Heard the Jays would sign everyone”~Friend
    “Na, they couldn’t even get Sung-Bum”~Fan
    “Oh, who did they get than?”~Friend
    “Some BUM!”~Fan
    #truth

    Reply
  11. Frank Diehl

    2 years ago

    Who needs that bum anyway?

    Reply
  12. trigato

    2 years ago

    Dinos are going to repeat!!!

    Reply
  13. of9376

    2 years ago

    I think the recent signings of Tanaka, Tsutsugo, Akiyama, all put a bad taste in The mouths of MLB teams. They just haven’t lived up to the hype.

    Reply
    • SCHWING and A Miss

      2 years ago

      Bum would for sure leave a bad taste in your mouth, at least until you brushed your teeth

      Reply

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