Article: Twins Win Posting for Korean LHP Hyeon-Jong Yang

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

I think the team was hoping for more than the other KBO pitcher received from the Padres, which was in the neighborhood of $2MM - they must have thought that the league's top performing pitcher would earn a higher bid, but it didn't turn out that way.

[Otto von Ballpark]

Well, another reason for teams not to share their bids with each other prematurely -- they might wind up bidding on the same player again later!

[tobi0040]

Well, another reason for teams not to share their bids with each other prematurely -- they might wind up bidding on the same player again later!

 

Well, if he has two good years the Twins will know we didn't win!

[jokin]

I think the team was hoping for more than the other KBO pitcher received from the Padres, which was in the neighborhood of $2MM - they must have thought that the league's top performing pitcher would earn a higher bid, but it didn't turn out that way.

 

And it wasn't perfectly clear that he was the top performing pitcher, Yang had a better K rate and WHIP in 2014, but Kim's ERA was a full run lower.  Yang and Kim have come up together, same age, both LH. Kim's career ERA is a full earned run lower, with similar peripherals elsewhere.

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

"Top performing pitcher" from the KIA Tigers' perspective I should have said - that's a good point. I think the market showed what MLB teams felt these two pitchers were going to be worth.

[ashbury]

According to the Kia Tigers, everyone is a loser:

One infraction point to the Kia Tigers for posting without respect for others.

[jokin]

One infraction point to the Kia Tigers for posting without respect for others.

 

I thin the Tigers think that both the Twins and Rangers "posted" without respect for Yang.

[ashbury]

I thin the Tigers think that both the Twins and Rangers "posted" without respect for Yang.

This guy will do the thinnin' around here:

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