Medical failure! Doosan to completely replace Hatch → $800,000 in 147km left-hander log
Dec 19, 2024
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Doosan signed a total of 800,000 dollars (down payment of 100,000, annual salary) with foreign pitcher Jack Logue (28, Zach Logue) on the 18th. Thomas Hatch, 30, who was hired in November, was terminated by mutual agreement' is officially announced.
U.S. left-hander Rogue is 183 centimeters tall and weighs 84 kilograms, and was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 9th round in the 2017 MLB Rookie Draft.
Rogue, who made his MLB debut as a member of the Oakland Athletics in 2022, pitched in a total of 19 games (10 starts) in three big league seasons and played 70 innings with a 3-8 record and a 7.20 ERA.
In Triple-A, he played in 24 games (13 starts) this year and posted a 2.69 ERA of 75 hits in 93.2 innings. Triple-A's overall record is 21 wins, 25 losses, one hold, and one save in 355.1 innings (68 starts), with a 5.07 ERA.
An official from Doosan Bears said "Log uses a sweeper on a fastball, sinker, changeup, and cutter with a maximum speed of 147 kilometers." "The left-hander sweeper, which is uncommon in the KBO League, is the main weapon." He added that "Log is a player he has observed steadily for three years, and he has a good hiding movement (deception) from a unique pitching form, so it will not be easy for batters to attack.""
Earlier on the 19th of last month, Doosan officially announced that it had signed a total contract of 1 million dollars (about 1.45 billion won) with Hatch. On Nov. 15, he caught Major League Baseball starting Cole Irvin for $1 million. Doosan formed a foreign one-two punch very quickly and seemed to have finished the big homework of the stove league smoothly.
Reorganizing foreign pitchers was the first task Doosan had to solve. In 2024, Doosan was out for the season with injuries before Raul Alcantara and Brandon Waddell passed less than the first half. Replacements Jordan Balazovic and Kirakawa Kisho combined for four wins, which collapsed the starting lineup.
Doosan moved quickly. In the case of Hatch, although it was stamped in November, they agreed to conduct a more precise medical test during the winter meeting in December. Of course, a clause that terminates the contract in the event of a problem was inserted. A Doosan official explained, `We had no choice but to conduct a very tight medical test this time because we suffered a lot from foreign pitcher injuries this year.'
Doosan has already selected other foreign pitchers. Doosan's new pitcher after terminating the contract with Hatch is known as Jack Rogue, a left-hander from the Major League. Rogue recorded 3 wins, 8 losses and a 7.20 ERA in 70 innings (10 starts) in the Major League. In 2024, he recorded 5 wins, 6 losses and a 2.59 ERA in 25 games (13 starts) in the minor leagues.
dhhan@sportschosun.com
