Headlines

  • Cardinals Sign Miles Mikolas To Two-Year Extension
  • Keston Hiura Will Not Make Brewers’ Roster
  • Rhys Hoskins Diagnosed With Torn ACL, Will Undergo Surgery
  • Jed Lowrie Announces Retirement
  • Jose Altuve To Miss About Two Months Due To Thumb Surgery
  • Rockies Sign Jurickson Profar
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2022-23 MLB Free Agent List
    • Top 50 Free Agents
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2023
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Arbitration Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Shin-Soo Choo Re-Signs With SSG Landers

By Darragh McDonald | November 16, 2021 at 10:40am CDT

Shin-Soo Choo has re-signed with the SSG Landers of the KBO for 2022, per Jeeho Yoo of Yonhap News. The deal is worth 2.7 billion won, or around 2.3MM in US dollars, just a hair below what he made in 2021.

After sixteen consecutive seasons in MLB, Choo signed a one-year deal to return to his native South Korea for the 2021 season. At the time, Choo said he had larger offers to stay in North America, but turned them down because he wanted to play in front of his family.

It had been rumored last week that the 39-year-old was planning on making a return to the majors, though that was later contradicted by a report that Choo was either going to retire or return to KBO for one more year. It seems he has taken the latter option and will play at least one more season. It may not be a full season, however, as Yoo’s report of the signing notes that Choo has recently undergone elbow surgery and isn’t guaranteed to be ready by spring training 2022.

Choo played 136 games for the Landers in 2021, hitting .263/.409/.450, with 21 home runs and 25 stolen bases.

Share 0 Retweet 5 Send via email0

Korea Baseball Organization Shin-Soo Choo

Nationals Re-Sign Jefry Rodriguez To Minor League Deal
Main
Offseason Outlook: Seattle Mariners
View Comments (25)

Comments

  1. In Stearns we Trust

    1 year ago

    Good lord thank god

    Thought the Brewers might kick the tires on this one…

    Reply
    • FormerlyCubsWin108

      1 year ago

      you guys could’ve used some offense…

      Reply
      • In Stearns we Trust

        1 year ago

        yes true

        and you guys could use a roster

        Reply
        • Chipper Jones' illegitimate kid

          1 year ago

          @FormerlyCubs108 Ice up, son

        • I Like Big Bunts

          1 year ago

          None of “you guys” have anything but an Internet connection, kids.

      • The Mets "Missed WAR"

        1 year ago

        Choo is a multi-billionaire just like Steve Cohen. Talk about inflation. So 1,000 won is worth less than a dollar and 10 won is worth less than a cent? I wonder if they make individual 1 won currency. Imagine how many you would have to carry around if you needed more than 10 for every penny you wanted to spend.

        Reply
      • RemovePitcherWinsFromTheRecordBooks

        1 year ago

        @FormerlyCubsWin108

        https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/11/trevor-story-to-reject-qualifying-offer.html

        Looks like someone forgot to tell Trevor Story he was supposed to accept the qualifying offer LOL

        Reply
  2. Monkey’s Uncle

    1 year ago

    Happiness and success to Choo this season and beyond. He’s always been fun to watch and from all accounts I’ve ever heard is an all around great guy.

    Reply
  3. tstats

    1 year ago

    Choo had 25 SB speed??

    Reply
    • lordd99

      1 year ago

      Maybe in Korea!

      More seriously, he stole over 20 bases a season in four of five years during his peak MLB seasons, and as recently as 2019, was successful 15 out of 16 attempts.

      Reply
      • el jefe

        1 year ago

        Everybody on here seems to clown on Choo because of his defense, but offensively he was actually really good. You look at his career OPS+ of 122, that’s damn near elite. I never understood why a team didn’t just sign him to be a full-time DH.

        Reply
        • Chipper Jones' illegitimate kid

          1 year ago

          Isn’t that what Texas basically did?

        • Polish Hammer

          1 year ago

          He had a cannon for an arm, just no baseball IQ. I remember one game it was very late into a no hitter and this genius was going after a fly ball very lazily and playing the carom off the wall. Head was often not in the games with base running as well.

    • Monkey’s Uncle

      1 year ago

      I guess that he does against KBO catchers, at any rate. Good catch though, that is eye-opening. Choo used to steal around 20 bases per MLB season in his heyday; he always struck me as more of a good base runner than base stealer, if that makes any sense.

      Reply
      • paddyo875

        1 year ago

        It does, Goldie is.another example. Average or below average speed, but base stealing is more about timing the pitcher’s delivery.

        Reply
    • Rangers29

      1 year ago

      Choo was a surprisingly good baserunner even in his later years with Texas. That and his incredible on base ability was why he hit lead-off for us till his departure.

      Reply
      • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

        1 year ago

        He was so fast he ran right out of his Choos

        Reply
    • mlb1225

      1 year ago

      Choo really isn’t all that fast. His average sprint speed was only 25.9 feet/second (bottom 28th percentile), which is well below the average 27 Feet/second mark. Seems to just be a good mix of both smart and aggressive base running. He knows when he can take advantage of a slow wind-up/delivery, even in the stretch, and overall good instincts.

      Reply
  4. cj-6

    1 year ago

    Dear god. I saw 2.7 billion and almost dropped my phone

    Reply
  5. bledrules

    1 year ago

    I saw the 2.3 billion and I was like what the ^%#

    Reply
  6. bravesfan

    1 year ago

    He’s an obp machine.

    Reply
  7. James A.

    1 year ago

    That man getting that squid games money

    Reply
    • FletcherFan69

      1 year ago

      Omg guys real life is just like Squigame!1!1!

      Reply
      • mlb1225

        1 year ago

        Squid Game fans when they see a Korean person.

        Reply
  8. HidekiMatsuimalemodel

    1 year ago

    Looks like he landed back on the landers

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.
Log in Register

ad: 300x250_1_MLB

    Top Stories

    Cardinals Sign Miles Mikolas To Two-Year Extension

    Keston Hiura Will Not Make Brewers’ Roster

    Rhys Hoskins Diagnosed With Torn ACL, Will Undergo Surgery

    Jed Lowrie Announces Retirement

    Jose Altuve To Miss About Two Months Due To Thumb Surgery

    Rockies Sign Jurickson Profar

    Braves Option Vaughn Grissom, Braden Shewmake

    Jose Altuve Leaves WBC Game After Hit By Pitch

    Edwin Diaz Undergoes Surgery To Repair Patellar Tendon

    Out Of Options 2023

    Cade Cavalli To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

    Edwin Diaz Helped Off Field With Right Knee Injury

    José Quintana Out Until At Least July Due To Rib Surgery

    Trevor Bauer Signs With NPB’s Yokohama DeNA BayStars

    Craig Stammen “Highly Unlikely” To Pitch Again Following Shoulder Injury

    Diamondbacks, Corbin Carroll Agree To Eight-Year Deal

    Nationals Sign Keibert Ruiz To Eight-Year Extension

    Rockies Showing Interest In Jurickson Profar

    Andrew Painter Diagnosed With UCL Sprain; Ranger Suarez Dealing With Forearm Tightness

    Marlins, Jose Iglesias Agree To Minor League Contract

    Recent

    Cardinals Sign Miles Mikolas To Two-Year Extension

    Tigers Notes: Lorenzen, Wentz, Vest, Haase, Rogers

    Pirates Have Continued Interest In Extending Bryan Reynolds

    Angels Option Andrew Velazquez, Jo Adell, Mickey Moniak

    Dodgers Option Michael Grove, Name Ryan Pepiot Fifth Starter

    Dombrowski: Darick Hall Favorite For Majority Of First Base Reps

    Keston Hiura Will Not Make Brewers’ Roster

    Guardians, Daniel Norris Agree To Minor League Deal

    Royals’ Daniel Lynch Likely To Start Season On Injured List With Shoulder Strain

    Esteury Ruiz Will Make Athletics’ Opening Day Roster

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Offseason Outlook Series
    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Go Ad-Free
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2023
    • 2022-23 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2023-24 MLB Free Agent List
    • MLB Player Chats
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    ad: 160x600_MLB

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • Feeds by Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    hide arrowsFOX Sports Engage Network scroll to top
    Close

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version