“True Blue LA,” which deals with the news of the Dodgers, announced on the 5th (Korea time) that Jang Hyun-seok will start as a member of Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, a lower single-A team under the Dodgers, on the 9th. The opponent team is the Fresno Grizzlies, a lower single-A team under the Colorado Rockies.
Jang Hyun-seok drew attention as a high school special pitcher in August last year when he was the ace in his third year at Masan Yongma High School. He showed off his talent for throwing fastballs with speeds of 156 kilometers per hour without regret. Although the KBO club drooled, Jang Hyun-seok gave up his application for the KBO draft and chose to go straight to the Major League. At that time, he signed a contract worth 900,000 dollars (about 1.1 billion won) with the Dodgers, drawing attention.
It was meaningful in that the Dodgers were active in recruiting Jang Hyun-seok. The Dodgers did not wait for the international down payment to be released this year, but immediately pursued a contract with Jang Hyun-seok last year. The Dodgers received Bonus Pool instead of trading prospects Aldrin Batista and Maximo Martinez to the Chicago White Sox. As the Dodgers showed such a strong will to protect Jang Hyun-seok, there was great interest in the U.S. as well.
Another Dodgers media outlet, Dodger Blue, called Jang “Jang Hyun-suk throws fastballs with speeds of up to 97 miles (156 kilometers) and breaking balls such as sliders, sweeper, curveball, and changeup. He also has the talent to play in the second to third rounds in the Major League Baseball draft.”
Jang spent one season with the ACL Dodgers, a rookie league team under the Dodgers this year. In 13 games (10 starts), he pitched, recording one win and two losses, 24 ⅓ innings and an 8.14 ERA. He needed to improve his ball control with 7.0 walks per nine innings, but he showed outstanding strikeouts per nine innings with 18.1.
Jang Hyun-suk started the first game of the ALC’s Diamondbacks Rookie League Final Series, which took place on March 29. He pitched three scoreless innings of hitless, one walk, eight strikeouts, and no run, spearheading his team’s 8-1 victory. As a result, the ALC Dodgers continued its momentum and won the title with two consecutive wins, winning 7-6 through the second game.토토사이트 모음
Now, the Dodgers are trying to test Jang Hyun-suk for possibilities in the lower Single-A League, one step higher than the rookie league.