Showing posts with label Pirates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pirates. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Monday, December 22, 2014
Pirates placed the highest bid on Jung-ho Kang
Surprisingly, it was the Pirates who grabbed the exclusive rights to negotiate with Jung-ho Kang, a shortstop who hit 40 HR from KBO this year. It was known that the winning bid was $5,002,015, but due to the time difference between Korea and America, and the fact that it was during the weekend before Christmas, the winning team was not announced until today.
People (mostly Koreans) are worried about how much playing time Kang would get, but it seems like he will at least get some plate appearances from various fielding positions. His power and versatility are helpful in that sense. I personally like that the Pirates won the bid and I hope more people enjoy beautiful scenery of their PNC Park.
I do hope Kang and the Pirates sign a contract with a fair amount of dollars. How much would be fair, though? I looked up all the players signed their contracts through the posting system, from the baseball-reference, and there were 11 who agreed to a major league contract, 3 with a minor league contract, and 10 who failed to sign. If Kang fails to reach an agreement with the Pirates, obviously he will go back to KBO and earn tons of money, so I don't think he will consider a minor league contract.
So I took a closer look at 11 MLB signings. Clearly, Tanaka's was an outlier, because he was with the new posting system between MLB and NPB. For the remaining 10, I paid attention to their respective ratios between the posting fee and salary. For each player, I calculated the dollar amount for the team to pay him each year, and what percentage of it is from the posting fee. (See below)
The average was almost 47%, and 6 out of 10 were between 40% and 50%.
If we go by 36.6 (of Iwamura; Nishioka had a similar percentage and they both are infielders like Kang) Kang would expect a 3-year, $8.67M deal. If we go by 47.0 (average of 10 players) then he would be looking at $5.64M, and I hope it is a two-year deal rather than three.
People (mostly Koreans) are worried about how much playing time Kang would get, but it seems like he will at least get some plate appearances from various fielding positions. His power and versatility are helpful in that sense. I personally like that the Pirates won the bid and I hope more people enjoy beautiful scenery of their PNC Park.
I do hope Kang and the Pirates sign a contract with a fair amount of dollars. How much would be fair, though? I looked up all the players signed their contracts through the posting system, from the baseball-reference, and there were 11 who agreed to a major league contract, 3 with a minor league contract, and 10 who failed to sign. If Kang fails to reach an agreement with the Pirates, obviously he will go back to KBO and earn tons of money, so I don't think he will consider a minor league contract.
So I took a closer look at 11 MLB signings. Clearly, Tanaka's was an outlier, because he was with the new posting system between MLB and NPB. For the remaining 10, I paid attention to their respective ratios between the posting fee and salary. For each player, I calculated the dollar amount for the team to pay him each year, and what percentage of it is from the posting fee. (See below)
The average was almost 47%, and 6 out of 10 were between 40% and 50%.
| Player | Posting Fee | Contract | % Posting Fee |
| Ichiro Suzuki | $13.125,000 | 3-year, $14M | 48.4 |
| Kazuhisa Ishii | $11,260,000 | 4-year, $12.3M | 47.8 |
| Akinori Otsuka | $3,000,000 | 2-year, $1.8M | 62.5 |
| Shinji Mori | $1,000,000 | 2-year, $1.3M | 43.5 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | $51,111,111.11 | 6-year, $52M | 49.6 |
| Akinori Iwamura | $4,500,000 | 3-year, $7.7M | 36.9 |
| Kei Igawa | $26,000,194 | 5-year, $20M | 56.6 |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | $5,329,000 | 3-year, $9.25M | 36.6 |
| Yu Darvish | $51,703,411 | 6-year, $60M | 46.3 |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu | $25,737,737.33 | 6-year, $36M | 41.7 |
| Jung-ho Kang | $5,002,015 | ? | ? |
If we go by 36.6 (of Iwamura; Nishioka had a similar percentage and they both are infielders like Kang) Kang would expect a 3-year, $8.67M deal. If we go by 47.0 (average of 10 players) then he would be looking at $5.64M, and I hope it is a two-year deal rather than three.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
프란시스코 서벨리 <> 저스틴 윌슨 트레이드
양키스가 포수뎁스가 두터운건 익히 알려진 사실이었고, 트레이드가 이뤄질 것은 어느 정도 예상이 된 일이었습니다. 특히 프랜시스코 서벨리는 햄스트링 부상으로 두 달 이상 결장했지만, 건강했을때는 썩 괜찮은 방망이를 보여주면서 (.301/.370/.432 타/출/장) 자신의 존재가치를 과시하였는데요, 오늘 양키스는 파이어리츠에 서벨리를 주고 좌완불펜투수 윌슨을 받아오는 트레이드를 단행했습니다.
새로 데려온 저스틴 윌슨은 27살이며 올해 파이어리츠에서 70경기에 등판해 3승 4패, 4.20의 평균자책점을 기록했을뿐이지만 작년에는 6승 1패, 2.08의 평균자책점을 기록했었습니다. 요즘 양키스는 맥카시 등 FIP이 평균자책점에 비해 높은 선수들을 관심있게 보고 데려와 재미를 좀 보고 있는데요, 윌슨의 평균자책점은 작년에 비해 올해 올라갔지만 FIP은 별 차이가 없는 점이 고려됐는지도 모르겠습니다. 올해 윌슨은 60이닝동안 61삼진을 잡았고, 왼손투수임에도 불구하고 우타자에게 더 강한 투수입니다. 올해 우타자 상대 피안타율은 .206이었습니다.
피츠버그는 러셀 마틴, 크리스 스튜어트에 이어 양키를 거쳐간 또 하나의 포수를 얻게 되었습니다. 건강하기만 하면 실력은 공수양면으로 괜찮은 선수니 피츠버그에서도 잘해줘서 윈윈 트레이드가 되었으면 좋겠습니다.
새로 데려온 저스틴 윌슨은 27살이며 올해 파이어리츠에서 70경기에 등판해 3승 4패, 4.20의 평균자책점을 기록했을뿐이지만 작년에는 6승 1패, 2.08의 평균자책점을 기록했었습니다. 요즘 양키스는 맥카시 등 FIP이 평균자책점에 비해 높은 선수들을 관심있게 보고 데려와 재미를 좀 보고 있는데요, 윌슨의 평균자책점은 작년에 비해 올해 올라갔지만 FIP은 별 차이가 없는 점이 고려됐는지도 모르겠습니다. 올해 윌슨은 60이닝동안 61삼진을 잡았고, 왼손투수임에도 불구하고 우타자에게 더 강한 투수입니다. 올해 우타자 상대 피안타율은 .206이었습니다.
피츠버그는 러셀 마틴, 크리스 스튜어트에 이어 양키를 거쳐간 또 하나의 포수를 얻게 되었습니다. 건강하기만 하면 실력은 공수양면으로 괜찮은 선수니 피츠버그에서도 잘해줘서 윈윈 트레이드가 되었으면 좋겠습니다.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
PNC Park
Last week I wrote about the Busch Stadium, which was my 23rd MLB stadium (if I don't double count the old/new Yankee Stadium and the Citi Field/Shea Stadium.) I'll share pictures from other stadiums from time to time. My 22nd stadium was PNC Park, arguably the prettiest stadium. I registered for the career fair hosted by the Pirates and the Pirates gave me the ticket to the game.
On my way to the PNC Park. The yellow bridge is named after Roberto Clemente, a legendary player of the Pirates. He was not only a great player who recorded (exactly) 3000 hits, but also a great human being involved in many charity work. He passed away in a plane crash while delivering aid to earthquake victims.
On my way to the PNC Park. The yellow bridge is named after Roberto Clemente, a legendary player of the Pirates. He was not only a great player who recorded (exactly) 3000 hits, but also a great human being involved in many charity work. He passed away in a plane crash while delivering aid to earthquake victims.
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