Doosan eventually pulled out its swordAlcantara Released →'156km Fireballer' Recruit Balazovic'Excellent K Capability, Powerful Fastball'
Jul 04, 2024
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Doosan will announce waivers to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on the 4th "Raul Alcantara."I signed right-hander Jordan Balazovic for a total of $250,000, he said."
Canadian Balazovic was a fifth-round pick by the Minnesota Twins in the 2016 rookie draft, with a physical condition of 1 m96 and a weight of 97 kg.
Balazovic, who made his major league debut in 2023, played 24 ⅓ innings in 18 games that year, winning one game and posting a 4.44 ERA.
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This season, he pitched in 24 games (first starter) for the Triple-A St. Paul Saints under Minnesota and played 35 ⅓ innings, recording 5 wins, 4 losses, 3 holds, and an ERA of 5.60.
A Doosan official said "Balazovic is a powerful pitcher with a high RBI fastball. Fastball speed is up to 156 kilometers and 150 kilometers on average. "In addition, he is a pitcher who can put breaking balls such as splitters, curves, and sliders in the strike zone, and has excellent strikeout ability."
Meanwhile, Doosan broke up with Alcantara. Alcantara began his relationship with the KBO League in 2019 with KT Wiz. In 27 games, he achieved compliance with 11 wins and 11 losses with a 4.01 ERA, but failed to renew his contract. Doosan reached out, and Alcantara's skills soared. In 2020, he won the Golden Glove Pitcher Award with 20 wins, 2 losses and a 2.54 ERA in 31 games.
After being reborn as the best pitcher in the KBO League, he took the Japanese stage but was released after two years. Alcantara, who returned to Doosan last year, went 13-9 with a 2.67 ERA in 31 games.
Doosan re-signed for $1.5 million and definitely treated him like an ace. However, he failed to play his part by staying 2 wins and 2 losses with a 4.76 ERA in 12 games this season. In particular, he gave seven scoreless innings against Kiwoom on April 21, but was out of power for about a month due to elbow pain.
They were examined at three domestic hospitals, but no special findings were found. However, Alcantara wanted to be tested by his doctor in the United States and went to the United States with the consideration of the club.
It came back, but the rebound was rarely achieved.
He had a 7.09 ERA in seven games. He pitched seven scoreless innings against NC on the 20th of last month, but in the next two games, he lost five runs in three ⅔ innings (against Hanwha on June 26) and six runs in two innings (against Lotte on the 3rd).
Doosan's wait is also over. While constantly looking for alternative foreign players, he signed with Balazovic, making him use a new ace card in the second half.
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