[서울신문] Yang Hyun-jong went to Texas… Big League Mound Boylac Malak

Texas under rebuilding evaluates Yang Hyun-jong’GOOD’
MLB.com “Expected to help in selection and mid-term strategy”

Yang Hyeon-jong, who beat Bae Bae Jin and signed with the MLB Texas Rangers, is showing little hope to stand on the big league mound. In line with the circumstances of the rebuilding team, Hyunjong Yang’s competitiveness is also highly evaluated.

Dallas Morning News, a Texas area magazine, ranked Yang Hyeon-jong as the only “positive” (GOOD) out of 16 pitchers who joined the Texas Spring Camp as invited players on the 14th (Korean time). MLB.com also predicted that “Yang Hyeon-jong can help increase the power of the Texas pitching team by starting or mid-term.”

Yang Hyun-jong’s agent, Choi In-guk, Spostas CEO, said on the day, “Texas has been watching with interest since Yang Hyun-jong posted it, so we decided that it was a club that would take a selection opportunity.” I did” he explained. Texas was the 7th worst out of 30 clubs with an ERA of 5.32 last season. They moved to reinforce the starting team, but there is no starting team that gives a sense of stability.

Looking at the three pitchers (Kyle Gibson, Mike Poltinevic, Arihara Gohei) who are currently mentioned as the first to third starters, Gibson was 2-6 last season with an ERA of 5.35 and Poltinevic with an ERA of 16.20. Kohei ran in Japan until last season and is in a similar situation to Yang Hyun-jong.

MBC Sports Plus commentator Song Jae-woo said, “If you go to another team, players who are referred to as Texas starters will be selected from 3 to 5.” “The trip to Texas is never bad.”

In the end, as all possibilities depend on Yang Hyun-jong, the spring camp innings are expected to become the benchmark for entering the big leagues. If Yang Hyun-jong gradually increases innings and starts as other starters, it can be seen as a positive signal for entering the start.

SPOTV commentator Min Hoon-ki said, “Yang Hyun-jong is a left-handed man, and I think that the competitiveness he showed at the international competition has been sufficiently proven.”

Reporter Ryu Jae-min [email protected]