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[이데일리 스타in 임정우 기자] US media reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers are showing interest in recruiting free agent (FA) Choo Shin-soo (39).
The American D-Athletic and CBS Sports mentioned Pittsburgh and Milwaukee as’teams showing interest in Choo Shin-soo’ on the 7th (Korean time).
The Athletic said, “Shin-soo Choo is a good match for Pittsburgh’s left fielder or backup first baseman.” CBS Sports reported, “There are rumors that the Milwaukee Brewers showed interest in him while Shin-soo Choo was training first baseman.”
From 2005 to 2020, Choo Shin-soo never hit first baseman while playing in the major leagues for 16 seasons. He has been an outfielder or designated hitter. It has not yet been confirmed whether’whether to train as first baseman’, but if Shinsoo Choo is able to digest first baseman, big league clubs’ interest in him could grow.
Choo Shin-soo, who broke up with the Texas Rangers, who played for seven years, trained himself and waited for another club’s offer. As the FA market is cleared, teams showing interest in veteran Choo Shin-soo are also appearing on the surface.
The teams mentioned in the local media have increased to three teams: Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia Phillies. Shin-soo Choo played in 1652 matches in the big league, hitting a batting average of 0.275, an on-base percentage of 0.377, a slugging percentage of 0.477, 218 homers, and 157 steals.
CBS Sports said, “In 2020, Shinsoo Choo was only batting 0.236, an on-base ratio of 0.323, and a slugging ratio of 0.400, but in 2018 (a batting average of 0.265, an on-base ratio of 0.371, a slugging ratio of 0.455) and 2019 (a batting average of 0.264, an on-base ratio of 0.377, and a slugging ratio of 0.434), he showed high productivity. ”
The major league teams start training in the two-and-forth tank on the 18th and the entire team training on the 23rd. The time for Choo Shin-soo to decide on a new team is approaching.