According to Daniel Kim (former scout that covers MLB and KBO), the Cardinals have an agreement in place with Korean right-handed reliever Seung-Hwan Oh, pending a physical on Monday.
Oh is considered to be one of the greatest closers in the history of Korean Baseball.
He also has two of the coolest nicknames ever:
“Kkeut-pan Wang” (Final Boss) for his prowess as a relief pitcher.
“Dol-bucheo” (Stone Buddha) for being unshaken and maintaining an emotionless face in every situation.
Oh, 33, pitched to a 1.81 ERA, a5.18 K/BB ratio, and 0.85 WHIP over 646 1/3 innings across parts of 11 seasons in the Korean Baseball Organization and the Japanese Central League. He had 41 saves this past season for the Hanshin Tigers.
He throws a 92-95 mph four-seam fastball (that has topped out at 97 mph) that due to its hard rising movement has earned its nickname “Dol-jikgu” (Stone Fastball) in the KBO League. He offsets that with a slider and a breaking ball.
Oh’s contract with the Tigers ended, allowing him to become a true free agent, without the posting fee most players from Korea and Japan come with. His recent contract in Japan was for $8.3m over 2 years.
He figures to work as a setup man to Trevor Rosenthal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9HNbQDfZLY
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Well, I notice that his hat has “SL” on it, so he must have been destined for the Cardinals…
A 1.81 ERA? So he did allow some runs.
(Just wanted to be the first naysayer/whiner.)
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