Doosan has recruited Jake Cave (32) as a new foreign hitter in the Major League Baseball. He hit seven home runs with a batting average of 0.251 in the Colorado Rockies this season. Along with Cole Irvin (30) as a foreign pitcher, Irvin has filled the core of his pitching and hitting as an active big leaguer. Irvin won six games and lost six games with an ERA of 5.11 in the Baltimore and Minnesota Twins this season. Including Thomas Hatch, another foreign pitcher, Doosan signed contracts with all three foreign players for the maximum amount of 1 million U.S. dollars each.메이저사이트
Until recently, Doosan had made renewing its contract with Jarrod Young, a foreign hitter, a top priority. However, the two sides had different views on the terms of renewal. "The first conditions that the players offered were unacceptable to the team," a Doosan official said. "We asked them to send us the amount that we could negotiate with again, but they haven't heard from Jarrod since then."
Meanwhile, his contract with Cave gained momentum. He has been keeping an eye on him for the last three years, but he has remained on the MLB roster for the last seven years, making him a target like a pie in the sky. Since his debut with Minnesota in 2018, Cave has a career-high batting average of 0.236 with an OPS of 0.692, 45 homers and 176 RBIs over the past seven years in the big league. His career high season was in 2019 when he played for Minnesota. He played 72 games and recorded an OPS of 0.258 with an OPS of 0.806. Analysts say that he is one step ahead of Jarrod's past career, current skills, and conventional skills. Another advantage is that not only left and right but also center field can play all positions in the outfield.
While seeking to renew his contract with Jarrod, he also dispelled anxiety that lingered in his mind. Jarrod displayed impressive performance in 38 KBO games this year, hitting a batting average of 0.326 and hitting 10 home runs, but his weaknesses were also evident. He was persistently attacked by his weaknesses in two wild card games, and only had one hit and four strikeouts in seven times at bat. It is true that if pitchers come in after Jarrod's weaknesses in the next season, they will be able to properly deal with the situation.
After successfully signing with Cave, Doosan completed composition of foreign players for the next season. Considering that all three of them are new faces, the Korean team has finished composition of foreign players unusually quickly. The team has filled up the ranks of players in their prime who can expect stellar performances in the big leagues. The U.S. Sports Illustrated reported that if Cave proves his aggressive capability in Korea again, he will be able to return to the U.S. soon.
First of all, the name value and expectation are perfect. KBO adaptation is the only variable. If three people, including Cave, perform well to meet expectations, the power increase effect will be greater for Doosan, whose foreign farming has been a bad harvest this year.