Comments on: UPDATE: Orioles agree to contract with Korean reliever Tae-Hyon Chong

By: agerikson

agerikson — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:28:37 +0000

Suburban Baltimore has a huge Korean community so I wonder if this also serves as a pull for that market to come to the ballpark or watch the games on MASN.

By: foreverchipper10

foreverchipper10 — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:14:50 +0000

Also this notes that he is the first player to come straight from the KOREAN league to MLB.

By: Charles Gates

Charles Gates — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:03:17 +0000

The price is right at $1.6MM AAV. This works for me.

By: drmonkeyarmy

drmonkeyarmy — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:41:20 +0000

Really? For fucks sake man, gain some perspective. The term “black” in your contextual context is meant to denote race. The term “Korean” is used to define nationality. If an Italian, German, or French player would have signed, I’m sure those descriptors would have been used. Shocking the things people try to turn into a race issue.

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:25:53 +0000

Yeah, judging by his K/BB ratio in Korean baseball, I’d say he’s in for a ride in the MLB.

By: areyesrn

areyesrn — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:20:11 +0000

when a team signs black players, does hardballtalk write headlines with, “THE YANKEES AGREE TO TERMS WITH BLACK RELIEVER”

By: bleedpurplenblack

bleedpurplenblack — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:29:11 +0000

Didn’t Duquette say signing ML FAs was a risk, and he wasn’t going to do it?

So instead, we hit the Korean FA Market and sign a 33 year old reliever.

What a dolt.

By: baseballisboring

baseballisboring — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:05:08 +0000

The 39/25 K/BB ratio isn’t that encouraging.

By: dowhatifeellike

dowhatifeellike — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:01:50 +0000

I don’t think anyone has any idea about success in the S. Korea translating to the MLB. The sample size is too small.

Even if this guy isn’t that good, the Orioles desperately need a durable long-reliever for games that are already lost. Gotta save the few good arms they have.

By: Walk

Walk — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:44:57 +0000

33 is a bit old for a rookie. Say what major league team is baltimore affiliated with these days anyways?

(psst just kidding)

By: pipkin42

pipkin42 — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:39:11 +0000

To be fair, Chad Bradford was a sinker-reliant submariner who didn’t even throw that hard. But yeah, your point is pretty good.

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:44:29 +0000

This looks like a fail to me. Submariner who relies on his sinking fastball? Tops out at 85? Secondary pitch a curve? He’s bound to walk a ton of MLB players imo. A buttload ton of walks.

By: yankeesgameday

yankeesgameday — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:44:08 +0000

He’s a submariner?

That is a major step below even Aqua Man in the pantheon of lame super heroes. Craig is going to be very upset he didn’t get to write this story.

By: fellspointbird

fellspointbird — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:57:50 +0000

Duquette meant “literally, and now” when he said the O’s were going to tap into the Asian market.

By: hgrubsttipkcuf

hgrubsttipkcuf — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:50:01 +0000

YESSSS. We are on our way