Nail replacement Ona, Taiwanese media 'Central left-hander Stout likely to sign with KIA' KIA'"Positive review"

Aug 27, 2024

◇photo source=Free Times homepage.

It was argued that the KIA Tigers would sign Eric Stout, who played for the Zhongxin Brothers of the Taiwan Professional Baseball (CPBL).

Taiwan daily Free Times reported on the 27th (Korea Standard Time) 'Jinshin mutually terminated his contract with Eric Stout and recruited Sean Morimando"'Stout is known to sign with the KIA Tigers in the KBO League and left for Korea this morning.'" Since the beginning of the season, rumors have been circulating that various KBO League teams have been paying attention to Stout, the newspaper said. 'KIA added that a foreign pitcher (James Nail) recently injured his jaw after being hit by a ball, and there is a possibility that Stout could be a substitute for the injury' The Jungshin club also officially announced its separation from Stout and recruitment of Morimando in a press release later in the day.

Stout, a left-hander, was 6-5 with a 3.28 ERA in 12 games last year while wearing a mid-body uniform. He renewed his contract this year and pitched 113 ⅔ innings in 19 games with a 10-5 record and a 2.77 ERA. While giving up 27 walks, he struck out 109 with a strikeout. CPBL's record of 3rd place with multiple wins and 4th place with strikeouts.

Stout, who was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 13th round of the 2014 rookie draft, made his first big league debut in the 2018 season. In the 2022 season, he played 22 ⅓ innings in 20 games as a bullpen agent for the Toronto Blue Jays and went through the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates that year. Last year, he joined Jungshin while playing for Triple-A in the minor league and began his challenge on the Asian stage.

KIA starter Nail is pitching hard in a game between KIA and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 18th. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.08.18/

It was expected that KIA would start looking for alternative resources immediately after Nail's injury. Hwang Dong-ha and Kim Do-hyun, who was previously considered an alternative starting resource, joined the rotation amid the lineup. Even if you try to find other resources to fill the vacancy of nails, it is actually difficult to choose due to conditions such as bullpen operation. Therefore, it was expected that he would turn to foreign players who can play four to five starting rotations in the remaining pennant races. However, with the pennant race schedule just around the corner, question marks have also been raised in terms of the utility of replacement players who have to go through league adaptation.

Regarding the local report in Taiwan, an official from KIA said "We are reviewing it positively."

ppark@sportschosun.com

Nail replacement Ona, Taiwanese media 'Central left-hander Stout likely to sign with KIA' KIA'"Positive review"

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