The Samsung Lions has solved the puzzle piece for foreigners. There is only one seat left. What will happen to Conor Seabold, who used to be an ace player.
Samsung officially announced on the 25th that it has re-signed foreign pitcher Denny Reyes and foreign hitter Lewin Diaz.
Reyes was 11-4 with a 3.81 ERA in 144 innings in 26 games this year. Reyes signed a total of $1.2 million, which includes a down payment of $200,000, an annual salary of $700,000 and incentives of $300,000.
During this season, Diaz joined Samsung through Ruben Kadenas’ succession and played 29 games with a batting average of 0.282, seven homers and 19 RBIs. Samsung signed a contract with Diaz for a total of 800,000 dollars. The contract includes a down payment of 100,000 dollars, an annual salary of 500,000 dollars, and 200,000 dollars in incentives.
The reason why they were able to renew their contracts is their great performance in autumn baseball.
Reyes was the third starter after Connor Seabold and Won Tae-in during the regular season. In the postseason, however, he started as the first starter due to Connor’s injury, and pitched in three games and 20 ⅔ innings, scoring just one earned run. Reyes’ ERA in PS was huge at 0.45.
Reyes, who started the game against LG in the first playoff, gave his team its first win by allowing four hits, two walks and three runs (one earned) during six ⅔ innings. He continued his momentum in the fourth playoff game. He had three hits and two strikeouts during seven innings, leading Samsung to the Korean Series.
Although the team lost to Kia, Reyes continued to display stellar performance in the Korean Series. With Samsung on the verge of losing two games, Reyes started as a starting pitcher in Game 3 of the Korean Series. He briefly dampened Kia’s momentum by allowing five hits, one walk, seven strikeouts and one run ( earned runs) during seven innings. Reyes was named the Daily MVP in Game 3 of the Korean Series. Thanks to Reyes, Samsung was able to secure one win.
Foreign hitter Diaz was also appalling. Diaz wore the Samsung uniform as a substitute for Ruben Cardenas, who joined as a substitute for David McKinnon last August. Despite joining the team late, he adapted quickly and posted a batting average of 0.282, seven homers and 19 RBIs in 29 games during the regular season.
In addition, Diaz had a hot autumn season. He had five home runs and 10 RBIs in the post season alone. He had three home runs, six RBIs and two homers and four RBIs in the Korean Series. As such, Diaz became the star of the season with the most home runs in a single post season as a Samsung batter. He also posted a milestone of two consecutive home runs in the history of a single post season. 온라인바카라
Samsung succeeded in catching a foreign duo. There is one last puzzle left. It is whether to renew the contract with Connor.
Connor appeared to have difficulty adapting himself to the league in the early days of the season, but soon began to play the role of ace. Consequently, Connor posted impressive performance of 11 wins, 6 losses and an earned run average of 3.43 in 160 innings in 28 games (one complete throw). The problem was injury. He was out of his power due to right scapula pain in the last minute of the season.
There was time until autumn baseball, but recovery was slow. He left for the United States just before the playoffs. It was his will to see his doctor and recover, but it was difficult to return.
Thus, Samsung and Connor parted ways. It is uncertain whether Connor will be able to take the mound next year.
A Samsung official said, “We are constantly monitoring Conor’s physical condition. He is said to have healed. However, we cannot give you a definite answer on whether to renew the contract or not. The breakup has not been confirmed yet. We will have to wait and see various situations.”
