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Players from Asia, Their Changed Status

Shohei Ohtani 29 joined the team at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on the 15th. Ohtani, who received high attention as a free agent, wore a LA Dodgers uniform with a 10-year, $700 million total 912 billion won. Ohtani's contract is known to be a "deferral of payment" that receives only $2 million 2.6 billion won annually for the next 10 years and the remaining $680 million 886 billion won for 10 years after the contract ends, giving another surprise.

A few days later, Lee Jung-hoo 25 signed a six-year, $113 million 1472 billion won contract with the San Francisco Giants, becoming the second-highest-paid Korean major leaguer after Choo Shin-soo then Texas Rangers, seven years, $130 million.

After Ohtani and Lee Jung-hoo's destination was decided, interest in Yoshinobu Yamamoto 25, Orix Buffaloes, the top pitcher of the Japanese professional baseball league, grew. The biggest topic in the Major League Baseball MLB FA market this winter was Ohtani's future. Yamamoto ranks second in the rankings, and some media outlets even mentioned Lee Jung-hoo in the top 10. There are not just three players. Recently, Shota Imanaga of the DeNA BayStars in Yokohama, another Japanese pitcher, has also been mentioned. Imanaga is knocking on the door of the big league with the posting system closed competitive bidding, which is the same method as Lee Jung-hoo and Yamamoto.

Starting with Park Chan-ho and Hideo Nomo, the rush of Korean and Japanese players to enter MLB was carried out with high attention depending on the situation. However, I don't remember that several players received love calls at the same time as this winter.

What is the different atmosphere and why? Major MLB clubs that want "win now" classify professional Korean-Japanese players as "immediate power." Latin American countries such as the Dominican Republic and Venezuela account for the largest portion of MLB, except for mainland players the U.S.. They can sign contracts if they are 16 years of age or older and are full of talented prospects. However, they need time to grow up. The risk of not knowing where to run like a rugby ball is also not small. This is why they think that players who have professional careers in Korea, Japan and their own leagues are less likely to fail.

Success stories are also encouraging. In his third year in MLB, Kim Ha-sung San Diego Padres proved that he is capable of not only defense but also offense. Seiya Suzuki Chicago Cubs, Masataka Yoshida Boston Red Sox, Senga Godai New York Mets, and other players who entered MLB from the NPB have made soft landings in the U.S., naturally increasing the value of Asian players.

Lastly, most of the players from Korea and Japan blend into the team well and rarely cause problems. Players from Asia are familiar with the culture in which the team is given priority from an early age. In general, the habit of following the instructions of the leaders is also embedded in the body. In other words, there is a strong perception that he is a player who is helpful to the team by quietly performing his role without making big accidents.

If successful cases of players such as Lee Jung-hoo and Imana Yamamoto are accumulated, the trend is likely to continue for the time being. If that happens, cases such as Ko Woo-suk and Ham Deok-ju, who have been surprise identification inquiries by big league teams, can continue to emerge. Players who are familiar to us in the MLB, which is the best stage in the world, act as an opportunity to amplify interest. It is interesting to see what kind of performance they will produce. 토토사이트