The new season of the Korean big leaguers, who play in the US major leagues, has actually begun. The batters sharpen the blade to spend the year of recovery and pitchers are determined to reclaim their value.
Choo Shin-soo (37, Texas Rangers) Return to the United States on January 5 to prepare for the new season. Choo Shin-Soo's new year homework is to reduce the ups and downs. In the first half of the season, Choo had a batting average of .293, 18 homers, 43 RBIs and 54 points. In particular, he enjoyed the pleasure of playing his first Major League All-Star game in his career with 52 consecutive games. In the second half of the season, he hit .217 with three homers and 19 RBIs and scored 29 points. Choo has two years to sign with Texas. From this year, you can re-certify your own value and start a free agent jackpot again.
Kang Jung-ho (32, Pittsburgh Pirates) is desperate to recover. Kang Jung - ho has taken the entire 2017 season because he could not get a US work visa due to drunk driving at the end of 2016. Last year, he got a work visa but left wrist hurt and went to the operating table and barely re-entered the big league of last season. Kang Jung-ho has been sweating from the new year to catch the chance he has gained. The swing is also being changed to cope with the fast ball.
The pitchers are determined to make an upswing last year. Ryu Hyun-jin (32, LA Dodgers) has been praised as "Big Game Feature" by being the second starter of the team after Clayton Kershaw from autumn until the postseason last year. However, Ryu Hyunjin is rated as 'durable'. 2015 shoulder, 2016 elbow surgery, 2017 and last year, respectively, bruises and groin injuries suffered. For this reason, the Blurred Report of the United States selected Ryu Hyun-jin's qualifying offer for the Dodgers when he selected "regretable mistakes" for each club in the major leagues. The qualifying offer is a system in which the club proposes a one-year contract with an average salary of a high salaried player. Bryce Harper, who is considered to be an FA opponent, has joined the Dodgers as he gets close to the standard of $ 20.6 million for the extra tax (which imposes a fine on the team that exceeds the standard salary) It is difficult. On the contrary, if Ryu Hyun Jin dismisses worries about injury and digs full time, he can expect a bigger deal after finishing this season.
Oh Seung-hwan (37, Colorado Rockies) left for Okinawa, Japan on December 23 last year. Oh was traded to Colorado in the last season and played as a key bullpen agent. If Seung Hwan Oh finishes this season successfully, he will become a free agent so that he can freely set his or her career regardless of the club.
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