User talk:“You’ll have your name memorized by May.” Lee Jung-hoo’s 151 billion won contract was selected as one of MLBcom’s top 10 off-season events.Top 10 incidents selected
The San Francisco Giants' recruitment of Lee Jung-hoo was selected as one of the top 10 events this offseason.
Major League Baseball's official news outlet MLB.com said on the 16th (Korea Standard Time), "Baseball is coming back. We report on what happens every day during the offseason, make videos, and analyze metrics. That's our life, and that's what we do. But I know not everyone lives like that. For those people, we've rounded up 10 important things that happened this offseason."
Lee Jung-hoo's trip to San Francisco has been mentioned for the fourth time. Lee Jung-hoo is Korea's best hitter with a batting average of 344 (1,181 hits in 3,476 at-bats) with 65 home runs and 515 RBIs in 884 KBO League games. In 2022, he will have his best season with a batting average of 349 (193 hits in 553 at-bats) with 23 home runs and 113 RBIs in 142 games, winning five batting awards (batting percentage, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, RBIs, and most hits) and the league MVP. Last year, before entering the Major League, the season ended early due to an ankle injury, but he recorded a decent performance with a batting average of 318 (105 hits in 330 at-bats) with six home runs and 45 RBIs in 86 games. Lee Jung-hoo, who challenged the Major League in a posting after the season, surprised everyone by signing a six-year, $113 million (W151 billion) contract with San Francisco. It is the largest contract ever for a major league player from the KBO League.
It highlighted Ko Woo-suk (San Diego) and Shota Imanaga (Cubs), who made it to the Major League this season, as well as Lee Jung-hoo. Referring to Asian players' advance to the Major League, MLB.com said, "This season has recorded the most since we saw the talent of international free agents." "International star players have been leading the market while big free agents' contracts have been delayed." "Yamamoto Yoshinobu received the most attention."
San Francisco plans to deploy Lee as its starting center fielder and leadoff player this season. However, Lee, who has played in only one big league game, is still unfamiliar to Major League Baseball fans. MLB.com may not know much about San Francisco's new center fielder Lee Jung-hoo (the grandson of the wind) or Ko Woo-suk (Lee's brother-in-law!) if you have not watched the KBO League. Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga is also available. Toronto recruited Yariel Rodriguez from Cuba, who played with Imanaga in Japan. He expected new stars to perform well, saying, "You may not know these names very well now. But you will be able to memorize their names when May comes."
Meanwhile, Ohtani and the Dodgers were chosen as the stars of this offseason. MLBcom first mentioned Ohtani's 10-year, $700 million (about 935.2 billion won) contract with the Dodgers, followed by Yamamoto (12 years, $325) and Tyler Glasnow (five years, $135 million). It is the second contract for Teoscar Hernandez (about $203.5 million).
In addition, new regulatory changes have been selected, including the retirement of big league players such as Miguel Cabrera, Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton, newly appointed coaches this season, Blake Snell and Cody Bellinger, Jordan Montgomery and Matt Chapman's uncontracted free agents and expanded first baseman.
