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KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes Re-Sign Ariel Jurado

By Mark Polishuk | December 23, 2023 at 12:03pm CDT

The Korea Baseball Organization’s Kiwoom Heroes have reached a new deal with right-hander Ariel Jurado, Jeeho Yoo of the Yonhap News reports (via X).  Jurado will earn $1.2MM in salary on his new one-year contract, and another $100K worth of incentive bonuses are also available.

Jurado’s debut season in the KBO League was a success, as he posted a 2.65 ERA over 183 2/3 innings.  Though he struck out only 19.3% of batters, Jurado (who turns 28 next month) had a solid 5.4% walk rate and a staggering 65.5% groundball rate.  The righty allowed only seven homers last season, a noteworthy feat in the hitter-friendly KBO.

Jurado’s performance was one of the few highlights of a tough season for the Heroes, who followed up a Korean Series appearance in 2022 with a last-place finish in 2023.  It isn’t surprising that the team was eager to retain Jurado as it tries to get back on track, and Jurado cashed in with a substantial raise on his $850K salary from last season.  Another nice showing in the KBO League could get Jurado some more attention from MLB clubs, though his grounder-heavy approach doesn’t have as much traditional appeal to scouts as a more strikeout-reliant pitcher.

A veteran of three MLB seasons, Jurado tossed 181 innings for the Rangers and Mets in 2018-20, with all but a single one of those frames coming in a Texas uniform.  Jurado posted a 5.97 ERA while working mostly as a swingman, and he started 27 of his 45 Major League appearances.  He missed all of 2021 recovering from Tommy John surgery, and then posted a 3.30 ERA over 57 1/3 frames in the Twins’ minor league system in 2022 without getting another call up to the majors.

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  1. vaderzim

    2 years ago

    Korean Hot Stove is ablaze.

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    • Jesse Chavez enthusiast

      2 years ago

      Korean Hot Stove use to be a wok and grill joint on 48th street and Cunningham!

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      Reply
  2. FanOfTheUmpires

    2 years ago

    1 penny base salary, $1,199,999.99 deferred.

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    Reply
    • stpofsd

      2 years ago

      Man, I hate the dodgers but that joke is getting old really fast and wasn’t very good the first time

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  3. A'sfaninLondonUK

    2 years ago

    @stpofsd

    Ain’t that the truth. Complain to MLB. Or to the MLBPA. But don’t complain about a method that is available to each and every of the 30 major league teams….

    Reply
  4. greatgame 2

    2 years ago

    You only strike out 19% batters these days and no MLB team will sign you even with a high groundout rate. Baseball has changed drastically the past 5 years.

    1
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