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| Socrates (left) smiles as he faces Hyungwoo Choi. Sports Chosun DB |
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Taiwan can be a hope circuit for a KBO League comeback, but the case is rare than expected. What will happen to the fate of the players.
Roenis Elias, a Cuban pitcher who played for SSG Landers last year, recently signed with Fubang Guardians. Although he showed good performance in the second half of last year, SSG pushed for a replacement of foreign pitchers in consideration of many minor injuries and the age of entering his late 30s. SSG's break-up with Elias was confirmed as they signed a new Mitch White and re-signed Drew Anderson.
Elias turned to Taiwan. Realistically, it is difficult to push for a return to the Major League. Taiwan can be a land of opportunity for foreign players. Eventually, Elias, who signed with Fubang, was able to continue playing in the Asian League.
As in Elias' case, there are many foreign players who have been linked to the KBO League in Taiwan's CPBL League. Daniel Mengden, Tyler Eppler, Mario Sanchez, Sean Morimando and Kirk McCarty have played in Taiwan or are still playing. Among them, many players dream of re-entering the KBO League. First of all, the salary and treatment are different.
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However, there were not many actual cases. Sanchez first succeeded in Taiwan and then signed with the KIA Tigers to enter the KBO League, but failed. In the past, like Henry Sosa and Jake Brigham, he played in the KBO League and then moved to Taiwan after failing to renew his contract, and again performed well in the KBO League, but it is very rare.
One possibility is Elias' performance this season. In the case of Eric Jokish last year, since leaving the Kiwoom Heroes, he has only continued individual training without his team in the United States. And he signed with the NC Dinos to re-enter the KBO League, but his performance was below expectations. The part where the sense of practice was lacking played a major role. On the other hand, if Elias shows his top pitching again in Taiwan without injury, he can be an alternative card.
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Batters have fewer cases themselves. On top of that, Socrates Brito, who can be the No. 1 alternative candidate, can't help but wonder about his destination this season. Socrates, who played for KIA for three years and recorded a career batting average of 322 runs, 487 hits, 63 home runs, and 270 RBIs in the KBO League, reportedly failed to sign the contract.
Taiwan"Liberty Sports" was recently negotiated with the head of the group Wei Quan "Socrates, but he was unable to come to Taiwan due to family-related reasons" reported the revelation.
In Taiwanese media, Socrates is considered the best foreign typing card. However, Socrates seems to have expressed his intention to say that he cannot join the Taiwanese team immediately due to personal reasons. Wei Quan, whose contract with Socrates failed, is reportedly looking for a pitcher, not a batter, as an alternative player.
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KIA also released the right to withhold the contract without renewing the contract with Socrates. If KIA maintains its right to withhold, Socrates cannot sign with other teams in Korea, but he can sign with any team by canceling it. KIA club "I wanted to release the right to hold from the beginning. Socrates has done so much for our team over the past three years and contributed so much to the championship. I am very grateful for Socrates. I'll never forget the gratitude, even though I'm sad to say goodbye," he said, announcing the cancellation of the right to withhold. Socrates is now free to transfer to other teams in the KBO League.
If Socrates continues to play in good condition in Taiwan, other KBO league teams can also consider Socrates as an alternative card in the event of a foreign hitter's slump or injury. However, if he refused the contract due to family problems, there was a variable to his destination this season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
