Leaving KIA to challenge the major leagues
US local media evaluated’coldness’
The local media gave a rather cold evaluation toward Yang Hyun-jong (33), who hit’Double Jin’ to advance to the American professional baseball major league.
MLB Traderumers.com (MTR) quoted Yonhap News’ English news on the 31st (Korean time) and delivered’Yang Hyun-jong’s Big League Challenge News’.
On the 30th, Hyeon-jong Yang met with General Manager Jo Gye-hyun at the KIA Tigers club office in Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 30th and conveyed his intention to challenge to advance into the major leagues.
The KIA team also accepted this and concluded the negotiations for free agent (FA).
Staying at KIA allowed him to sign a considerable long-term contract, but Hyunjong Yang chose to advance to the big leagues.
Yang Hyun-jong lowered the’condition’ a lot.
Since the minor league veto has been taken, the US professional baseball team can more comfortably negotiate with Yang Hyeon-jong.
However, the possibility of Yang Hyun-jong entering the big league is increased only when the ’40-player roster entry’ is promised.
MTR predicted, “It is not easy for Yang Hyun-jong to be guaranteed a 40-member roaster.”
Yang Hyeon-jong, who has consistently played an active role as a left-handed ace in the KBO League, has somewhat slowed down in 2020. MTR said, “Yang Hyun-jong, who made a big success with an average ERA of 2.29 in 2019, threw 172⅓ innings last year and reached an average ERA of only 4.70,” said MTR. It has nearly doubled to 8.5% in
Yang Hyun-jong played 184⅔innings in 2019 and posted an average ERA of 2.29 with 16-8. He struck out 153 and allowed only 33 walks.
However, in 2020, it was sluggish at the beginning of the season and ended the regular season with an average ERA of 4.70 with 11-10 losses. 149 strikeouts and 64 walks.
A major league club that has consistently watched Yang Hyeon-jong can give him a chance to surpass 170 pitching innings for seven years in a row and make consistent results.
Yang Hyun-jong also said, “I can play in the minor leagues,” and he also reduced the concerns of the US club. However, there is a high possibility that Hyeonjong Yang will have more time to spend without his team.
The US club’s finances have deteriorated in the aftermath of the spread of Corona 19, and Stove League is also progressing more slowly than before.
Many clubs have not yet completed their 2021 season starters. Yang Hyeon-jong, who made a difficult decision, must spend a little more time.
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