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| Dallas Morning News positively evaluated the possibility of Yang Hyun-jong’s roster entry. © News1 |
Yang Hyun-jong, who signed a split contract with the Texas Rangers, was evaluated as likely to enter the MLB roster.
Dallas Morning News, a regional magazine in Texas in the United States, analyzed the players calling for Spring Camp in Texas on the 14th (hereinafter KST) and predicted competition by position.
31 spring camp’invited players’ were also evaluated, and Yang Hyun-jong, who signed with Texas on the 13th, was also named.
Dallas Morning News introduced Yang Hyun-jong as “I will challenge MLB after playing in Korea (KBO League) for 14 years” and evaluated the possibility of entering the roster as’Good’.
This is the only friendly evaluation among 16 pitchers participating in the spring camp as invited players. The only one who received’Good’ was Hyunjong Yang.
Spencer Patton, who recorded 101 hold in Japanese professional baseball, also received a’Fair’ rating that was one level lower than that of Yang Hyun-jong. Invited pitchers classified as’Fair’ were three pitchers, including Patton, Nick Vincent, who made 405 appearances in the major leagues, and Hunter Wood, who had a 3.32 ERA in the major leagues.
Five were predicted to be’Unlikely’ and six were drawn as’No chance’. Justin Anderson was classified as an “injured list” for elbow surgery.
In all positions, only four invited players were evaluated as’Good’ for entering the roster. Only one player was selected from pitcher, catcher, infielder, and outfielder. That means that expectations for Yang Hyeon-jong are high.
Yang Hyeon-jong chose to go to the US instead of staying in KIA, saying that he did not want to regret at the last chance to advance to the major leagues.
Signed a contract with Texas, which showed interest for a long time. If the 40-man roster is invited to a minor league contract or spring camp that is not guaranteed, and breaks through fierce competition, you will be given an opportunity to become a big leaguer. Previously, Lee Dae-ho and Hwang Jae-gyun entered the major league stage with a split contract.
If Yang Hyun-jong is included in the major league roster, he gets $1.3 million. Incentives of $550,000 are also included, resulting in up to $1.85 million.
Texas is being evaluated for its weak starters. Dallas Morning News said, “Only three players, including Kyle Gibson, Arihara Gohei, and Mike Poltinevic, have been confirmed as 1-3 starters.” It wouldn’t be surprising to use a 1+1 card.”