Shim Joon-seok (20), who received attention as an elementary school high-end pitcher, will move his team a year and a half after joining the professional league, so he will share the same rice with Ko Woo-seok (26).
The Pittsburgh Pirates said in an official announcement on the 31st (Korea time) that they made a trade with the Miami Marlins. Pittsburgh acquired outfielder Brian De La Cruz and gave up right-hander Shim Joon-seok and infielder Garrett Forester.
De La Cruz is the key player in this trade. The Dominican Republic native who made his big league debut with the Miami Marlins in 2021 had a batting average of 0.258 (395 hits in 1,531 times at bat) with 55 homers, 191 RBIs, 159 runs and 12 steals in his 431 games during the four seasons.
De La Cruz hit 13 homers in 115 games in 2022 and hit 19 in 153 games last season. He is a good outfielder in general.
Pittsburgh is ranking second in the National League Central with 54 wins and 52 losses as of Tuesday. Except for left fielder Brian Reynolds and designated hitter Andrew McCutchen, no player has displayed remarkable batting abilities. Under these circumstances, he brought in La Cruz, who is not noticeable, but is not short of his capabilities. 토토사이트 추천
Shim Jun-seok, however, stands out the most among Korean fans. After joining the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2023, he moved to the Pittsburgh Pirates in less than two seasons. As Koh is playing in Double-A in Miami’s minor league, the number of Koreans has increased.
Shim Joon-seok, who was 194 centimeters tall and weighed 103 kilograms when he was a high school student, threw fastballs with speeds of up to 157 kilometers per hour, drawing high expectations. Shim challenged the U.S. stage by agreeing a down payment of 750,000 U.S. dollars with Pittsburgh in January last year ahead of his high school graduation.
Shim Joon-seok was ranked 10th overall and 2nd in the list of promising international players on the Major League’s official website MLBcom . “I’m happy to have Shim join the team,” said Junior Vizcaino, the international scouting director of the team. “The Pittsburgh Pirates’ ability to bring in promising players like Shim Jun-seok is the club’s determination to discover the best talent in the world.”
Shim Jun-seok, who was delayed in his professional debut due to a minor ankle injury, pitched in four games in the rookie league last year and recorded a 3.38 ERA without a win. He showed good performance with three hits, three walks and 13 strikeouts, a 0.111 hit rate and a WHIP (on-base allowance per inning) of 0.75 during eight innings.
However, Shim has not taken the mound in a single game in the Minor League this year. According to Alex Stump, a Pittsburgh reporter for MLBcom, Shim started late due to pain in his right arm and chest. In the meantime, Shim was traded in the end.
Meanwhile, the Miami club welcomed Shim Joon-seok and Forester by posting pictures on its official SNS.