Goodbye, Jarrod Young, Doosan 'Actual Big Leaguer'Jake Cave's $1 million recruitment...External Configuration Completed
Nov 26, 2024
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Doosan officially announced on the 26th that it signed a total of 1 million dollars (down payment of 200,000 and annual salary) with foreign hitter Jake Cave (32, Jake Cave).
U.S.-born left-handed left-handed outfielder Cave was a sixth-round pick by the New York Yankees in the 2011 rookie draft with a 1m83,93kg build.
Cave, who made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Minnesota Twins in 2018, batted .236 with an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.692, 45 homers and 176 RBIs in a total of 523 games in seven seasons.
An active major leaguer who played until this season. In the 2024 season, he played in 123 MLB games for the Colorado Rockies and recorded seven home runs with a batting average of 251. His overall performance in the eight seasons of Triple-A was 427 games, a batting average of 0.33 percent, an OPS of 0.893, 64 home runs, and 256 RBIs.
An official from Doosan Bears said, `Cave is an MLB-level outfielder who has the advantage of fast bat speed from strong wrist strength. He also introduced that he has outfield defense and sensible running ability to cover Jamsil Baseball Stadium.
Doosan Bears completed the formation of foreign players in the 2025 season after signing a contract with Cave.
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Jared, who joined at the end of July, drew attention for his remarkable performance in his second KBO League appearance with five hits, two home runs, eight RBIs, five runs and two walks in six at-bats.
In 38 games this season, he played a batting average of 326, 10 homers, 39 RBIs, an on-base percentage of 0.420, and a slugging percentage of 0.660. However, in the two wild card games against KT Wiz, he was disappointed by his poor performance with one hit in seven at-bats (0.143) without hitting long balls.
Doosan considered renewing its contract with Jared, but the conditions did not fit.
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Doosan, which had been troubled by foreign pitchers this season, signed a $1 million guarantee contract with left-hander Cole Irvin from the Major League on the 15th (down payment of 200,000 and annual salary of 800,000). It is a power feature with good control that uses up to 153 kilometers of fastball, cutter, and change-up in 1m93 and 108kg big balls. Doosan announced its entry into the ace, saying, `A professional starting pitcher who has started 90 games in the major leagues over the past four years.'
On the 19th, he recruited right-hander Thomas Hatch to complete a foreign duo by balancing left and right sides. It is also a condition for a full guarantee of 1 million dollars (down payment of 200,000 and annual salary of 800,000 dollars). He plays up to 154 kilometers, sliders, cutters, changeups, and sinkers, and has the advantage of being familiar with oriental baseball as he played in Hiroshima, Japan last year.
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