Comments on: Dodgers sign Korean lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu for $36 million http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Tue, 21 May 2013 19:32:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-411028 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:43:15 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-411028 Yeah, his fastball is a regular Taepodong III.

Is it really safe to sign a Korean leftist?

]]> By: proudlycanadian http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410898 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:56:26 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410898 not initially

]]> By: bravojawja http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410820 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:15:54 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410820 Looks like the Yahoo!s have begun to arrive.

]]> By: manchestermiracle http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410809 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:58:19 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410809 Doesn’t Matt do just that in, like, the 2nd paragraph?

]]> By: manchestermiracle http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410806 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:57:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410806 Not missing all the naysayers that said the Dodgers were sandbagging the rest of MLB over this guy. Looks like Ned not only found the house, but was able to get out of the car and sign Hyun-Jin to a contract….

]]> By: losanginsight http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410738 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:38:39 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410738 Good too to have an owners living up to expectations and providing the funds that it takes to build a contending team. This signing and Zacks provide instant pitching depth to compete with anyone.

]]> By: recoveringcubsfan http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410658 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:14:44 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410658 Is that last one a Kentucky Fried Movie reference? If so, good on ya.

]]> By: stercuilus65 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410636 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:42:12 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410636 Their are some other Asian players they are eyeing to sign… “Long Duk Dong”, “One Hung Low” and “Huge Genitals”

]]> By: schlom http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410635 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:36:55 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410635 According to Cots: https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tBbMgiEHXYczpjt0I7dajQQ&output=html this puts the Dodgers at $211m for the 2013 season covering 20 players. So adding 5 players around the minimum will take it over $215m I’m guessing. The highest ever Yankee payroll was $213m in 2010 so they’ll be right at that depending on how much they have to eat to dump their extra starting pitchers.

]]> By: stercuilus65 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410634 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:35:44 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410634 with over 250 million a year in tv cash coming up they can afford it.

]]> By: stercuilus65 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410633 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:34:23 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410633 Miss your Ritalin dose?

]]> By: BigBeachBall http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410631 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:31:49 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410631 I heard that baseball is huge in north korea…

]]> By: Minoring In Baseball http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410630 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:28:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410630 Yeah, this is still a gamble for the Dodgers, and an expensive one to boot. There in a ‘win now’ mode, so if the gamble pays off they’ll be looking good.
-Mike
http://minoringinbaseball.com/

]]> By: joemurder666 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410626 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:22:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410626 $62 million yet No MLB experience !? #LADodgers better hope he won’t turn out to be a BUST. WOW, no #MLB experience. Ain’t AMERICA WONDERFUL !?! #ENJOY #GOD_BLESS_AMERICA $ $ $

]]> By: iamjimmyjack http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410623 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:13:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410623 This kid’s breaking ball is sick. If he can throw his fastball 94, whoa, watch out. Pitching in Dodgers Stadium should make his numbers look great. I think he can match Yu Darvish’s rookie season numbers. Not saying he’s better than Yu at all, cuz hes not, but pitching in a big park will pad his stats big time.

]]> By: iamjimmyjack http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410620 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:08:39 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410620 Next up for Guggenheim, bringing an NFL team back to LA…thank you very much.

]]> By: lostsok http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410618 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:01:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410618 Capuano has experience in relief. He’d be a solid swing guy, and we need lefty arms in the pen anyway…

]]> By: ireportyoudecide http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410615 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:57:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410615 They might as well sign Hamilton at this point.

]]> By: spudchukar http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410607 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:18:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410607 Matt, I doubt if the Dodgers consider Capuano expendable. My guess is they would part ways with Lilly, before Capuano.

]]> By: uyf1950 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410606 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:10:52 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410606 Almost $62MM total expense to sign this guy and not a days experience with a Major League baseball team. Am I the only one that thinks the $62MM could have been better put to use on a starting pitcher with MLB experience.

]]> By: proudlycanadian http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410605 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:03:00 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410605 Is Heyman going to be upset that you did not give him credit for breaking this story?

]]> By: losangelesfan http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410602 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:39:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410602 The David Wells comparisons are appropriate.

]]> By: lostsok http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/dodgers-sign-korean-lefty-hyun-jim-ryu/comment-page-1/#comment-410600 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:37:18 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271293#comment-410600 The guy throws 137! (Okay, kilometers…)

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