It was expected that Ko Woo-seok (27), who is currently a minor leaguer, will be invited to the Major League Spring Camp, which will begin in the middle of next month.
The local media "Fish on First," which specializes in the news of the Miami club in the Major League, recently included Ko Woo-seok in anticipation of players who are not included in the 40-man roster of the Major League but could be invited to the big league spring camp starting in the middle of next month.토토사이트
The media predicted a total of 19 players, noting, "One of the reasons for the spring camp is to see who plays in the big league camp among the players or prospects who have recently joined the team."
"He was acquired from the San Diego Padres last year through the Luis Arraez trade," the media said. "He is a veteran pitcher from Korea who pitched 52 1/3 innings in the upper minor league, recording a 6.54 ERA and a 1.72 ERA per inning."
The media continued, "Miami has to pay Ko Woo-seok $2.25 million (about 3.23 billion won) in annual salary this season," adding, "There is no reason not to call him to the Major League camp. We will look at him in the spring camp before giving up Ko Woo-seok completely."
Ko's annual salary is considerable. However, the amount of money that the Major League thinks is unnecessary is not enough to hesitate to release him in writing. If Ko fails to show a rebound in the spring camp, the Miami Marlins could end his trip earlier than expected.
After crossing the Pacific Ocean after signing a contract with San Diego last year, Ko has achieved his desired result of advancing to the U.S., but has yet to step on the Major League stage, which is his dream. This is because his ball power has not received satisfactory evaluation from big league officials than expected.
San Diego, the original contract team that decided that Ko was not needed, traded him to Miami in May last year. It was his first try. Soon after, the Miami Marlins gave him a second chance to exclude him from the 40-man roster of Major League Baseball players. Currently, Ko is in the position of a complete minor leaguer.
John Heyman, who is well-versed in Major League news, left a short post on his SNS (social network service) when Ko Woo-seok was traded.
"As for Ko, who was traded to the Miami Marlins, two scouts rated him as poor. Scouts used Saltier language against Ko."
Saltire language can be interpreted as "wild expressions and guarantees that include greed" in Korean. For example, it is similar to saying, "If Hong Gil-dong wins, I will make a XX finger."
Back then, Hayman's assessments of the two scouts sounded like they were talking nonsense, going beyond harsh criticisms of Ko. However, their bad reputation last season eventually became a reality, and Ko had to finish the season in Double A as he was pushed out of Triple A, the highest level in the minor league.
Ko Woo-seok's current address, who had a reputation as the best closing pitcher in Korea and even served on the national team, has become a pitcher who doesn't even work in the Minor League Double A. If he is invited to the Major League Spring Camp next month as the media expected, this is expected to be the last showcase given to him.
If the turnaround is not achieved there, the U-turn time to Korea could be faster.