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Three Teams Interested In Yu Chang

By Simon Hampton | January 1, 2023 at 10:40pm CDT

Free agent infielder Yu Chang is reportedly drawing interest from three big league teams (h/t to CPBL Stats).

Chang, 27, suited up for four teams last year, making appearances for the Guardians, Red Sox, Pirates and Rays. He slashed a combined .208/.289/.315 with four home runs over 190 plate appearances, striking out in 31.1% of those and walking 8.4% of the time.

Signed by the Guardians out of Taiwan in 2013, Chang made his debut with Cleveland as a 23-year-old in 2019. He wouldn’t get many opportunities at the big league level in his first few seasons, but did get an extended run in 2021. That year, Chang slashed .228/.267/.426 with nine home runs over 251 plate appearances. Cleveland designated him for assignment after appearing in just four games in 2022, and he’s bounced round the league a bit since.

Defensively, Chang has generally spent time at first, second and third base, although he has seen a little bit of time at shortstop as well. Over his career, he’s been worth two Outs Above Average at first, three at second and four at third.

While it’s not known what sort of interest he’s getting around the majors, it seems likely he’d land on a minor league deal providing some infield depth in case of injuries. As such, it’s largely pointless to try and speculate which three teams may be interested as just about any team could do with a bit more infield depth on minor league deals.

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  1. fre5hwind

    1 month ago

    Didn’t do well with the Bucs.

    Reply
    • FletcherFan69

      1 month ago

      Regardless, these three teams are hoping he’s a good Chang of scenery candidate

      Reply
      • LarsAnderson

        1 month ago

        He shares a border with the Dutch.

        Reply
        • cpdpoet

          1 month ago

          @Lars
          There are only two things I can’t stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people’s cultures, and the Dutch.

        • LarsAnderson

          1 month ago

          Thank you for getting that cpdpoet

        • cpdpoet

          1 month ago

          @Lars, gotcha……saw it in the theatre.
          It’s one of those lines that after you hear it you’re like -wait what?-
          AND then it sticks forever……

      • pwndroia

        1 month ago

        Terrible pun. I chuckled though.

        Reply
    • Holy Cow!

      1 month ago

      Hey! Three teams had interest in Chang during 2022, but they lost it once they had him.

      Reply
      • fre5hwind

        1 month ago

        Holy cow!

        Reply
  2. TurkeyClubSamich

    1 month ago

    In the year 2022 A.D. this man had “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” as his walk-up music. YUUUUU!

    Reply
    • lucas0622

      1 month ago

      That’s actually been his walk up song since the minors, in a 2018 AA game he had it as well

      Reply
  3. DarkSide830

    1 month ago

    STOVE STILL HOT

    Reply
    • Buzz Killington

      1 month ago

      “Stove still hot” is a phrase within the MLB community meaning that lots of high profile transactions have and are about to happen. Yu Chang, although still only 27 with some promising defensive upside is not necessarily keeping the stove hot as he is a player who carries a relatively low profile.

      Reply
      • Exposfan

        1 month ago

        Thanks for the clarification Debbie Downer

        Reply
        • Buzz Killington

          1 month ago

          Why my name is not Debbie Downer although she is an acquittance of mine. No I’m Sir Buzz Killington.

  4. YankeesBleacherCreature

    1 month ago

    Oakland, Detroit, and Pittsburgh?

    Reply
    • sergefunction

      1 month ago

      Change his stage name to Wu Tang and welcome him to Detroit.

      That might sell a few tickets, and his expected salary will fit in squarely with Tiger plans. Hope he and his wonderful wife enjoy, or at least tolerate, square pizza and losing.

      Reply
      • SaintChris

        1 month ago

        The Wu Tang Clan are from Staten Island, so perhaps with a name change he’d be a better draw for a NY team. Perhaps the pitiful Yankees could use him, give Judge some protection in the lineup.

        Reply
        • Yankee Clipper

          1 month ago

          Whoa! We got some WTC up in here! That’s some old school lyric, man….. I recall their album Wu Tang Forever i think, in like…..sixth grade.

  5. Bearded Texas Hulk

    1 month ago

    Yu Rang?

    Reply
    • CravenMoorehead

      1 month ago

      Yu Funny 🙂

      Reply
  6. all in the suit that you wear

    1 month ago

    He looks like minor league depth at this point.

    Reply
    • rsmith

      1 month ago

      Doubt Red Sox interest at ML level, they need left-handed hitting IF. But, as minor league depth, I suppose, but still rather find a LH.

      Reply
      • kmk1986

        1 month ago

        Thank god the Sox didn’t bring him back

        Reply
  7. Little Stevie Janowsky

    1 month ago

    Jays need to sign him and put him at short so they can move Bo to second. Worst defensive short stop I’ve ever seen

    Reply
    • Jaysfan1981

      1 month ago

      While I agree Bo should move off SS. It’s not for Yu Chang to be the incumbent

      Reply
      • kmk1986

        1 month ago

        Can u imagine being bo status and u get replaced by yu Chang cuz that’s what a fan wants

        Reply
    • kmk1986

      1 month ago

      O wow u want Chang because u don’t like bo glove lol

      Reply
  8. lucas0622

    1 month ago

    Him and his wife are wonderful people, hope Chang can get a contract and stick somewhere

    Reply
  9. NoNeckWilliams

    1 month ago

    Everybody Yu Chang tonight.

    Reply
    • Oscar Gamble

      1 month ago

      @NoNeckWilliams:
      Cool screen name. That was one of the cooler player nicknames from my youth!

      Reply
  10. Braves Butt-Head

    1 month ago

    Yu Chang clan ain’t nuthin to F@$% with

    Reply
    • One of the 12 rays fans

      1 month ago

      Yup did good in his tiny stint with the Rays then we dropped him. From tha small sample, he’s a good bench player. Would be a solid pick up imo

      Reply
    • 66TheNumberOfTheBest

      1 month ago

      Looking at his stats, he seems like a near ideal choice to F@$% with.

      Reply
  11. Edp007

    1 month ago

    Guy moves around so much you’d think his name was Yu Change

    Reply
  12. Fink Ployed

    1 month ago

    Yu Chang
    That sparkle in your eyes is gone
    Your smile is just a careless yawn
    You’re breaking my heart, Yu Chang

    Reply
  13. Jimbo_Jones

    1 month ago

    Yu crazy by not stating the interested teams! The 3 he played for cool. Unless I’m blind didn’t read any interested teams. Yu be desperate to take a roster spot on him

    Reply
    • Fink Ployed

      1 month ago

      “While it’s not known what sort of interest he’s getting around the majors, it seems likely he’d land on a minor league deal providing some infield depth in case of injuries. As such, it’s largely pointless to try and speculate which three teams may be interested as just about any team could do with a bit more infield depth on minor league deals.”

      Reply
      • Jimbo_Jones

        1 month ago

        Yeah I read that. Why report there are 3 teams? Seems a bit odd if you know the number but not even one team. Plus + he’s not worth a roster spot. Nice copy and paste job

        Reply
        • Fink Ployed

          1 month ago

          Why complain about it when the source was a Twitter account focused on Chinese baseball, and the MLBTR author noted that it’s likely for a minor league deal as a depth player to be called up in the event of injuries?

          But thanks for complimenting my copy-and-paste skills. I take enormous pride in that.

  14. extreme113

    1 month ago

    A story about nothing.

    Reply
    • This one belongs to the Reds

      1 month ago

      Yu crazy!

      Reply
    • bhambrave

      1 month ago

      It may be nothing to you, but it’s not nothing to Yu.

      Reply
  15. El Chupacabra

    1 month ago

    Might take a major league deal to secure him given the interest.

    Reply
    • bhambrave

      1 month ago

      Possibly a split deal, with an opt-out in May or June.

      Reply
  16. Clepto_

    1 month ago

    Reports: Angels one of the 3 teams “interested”. Not wanted to miss out, offering a 3 year $24M deal to squash any other potential suitors.

    “We dont pay for results, we pay for potential.” -FO inside source, 12/31/2022

    Reply
  17. rocky7

    1 month ago

    Hate to be negative 2 days into the new year but …….Wow, another analytics buoyed ballplayer who your eyes would say stinks, but the holy two outs above average and he’s a major league ballplayer……..can’t believe that major league ball clubs can find any guy from the minors who could give them the same “potential” with the bat and glove……

    Reply
  18. bhambrave

    1 month ago

    They probably can. Sometimes you take a chance on catching lightning in a bottle.

    Reply
  19. hammertime510

    1 month ago

    Breakout candidate of the year?

    Reply
    • solaris602

      1 month ago

      I wouldn’t hold my breath

      Reply
  20. Gwynning

    1 month ago

    Yu-Cheng Chang Chain,
    Chang of (5) Tools

    Reply
  21. solaris602

    1 month ago

    Eh, I watched him for his run in CLE, and there’s just not much to see here. If you’re interested in Yu Chang, you’ve got some serious organizational issues. Maybe the Tigers, Royals or Red Sox (again) are those teams, but I’d be shocked if any of them are any kind of contenders.

    Reply
  22. Angel Hernandez

    1 month ago

    Now you’re speaking my Chang-uage.

    Reply

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