Will he not be given a chance to debut as a major leaguer? Ko Woo-suk (26), who plays for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, a minor league double A under the Miami Marlins, has yet to achieve his dream of debuting in the Major League. Amid this development, some media outlets reported that the Miami Marlins do not consider Ko to be a “big leaguer.” 토토사이트
The Miami Herald, a local media outlet in Miami, mentioned Ko Woo-suk on the 9th (Korea Standard Time) while delivering the behind-the-scenes story of the Miami Marlins’ trade.
Miami made a deal with the San Diego Padres in May. It gave up infielder Luis Arraez, a former batting champion in the two major leagues, to San Diego, accepting Ko and four promising players. San Diego signed Ko for up to $9.4 million for two plus one year ahead of this season, but excluded him from the opening roster. As Ko did not show much prominence in Double-A, he eventually used it as a trade card.
The problem is that there is no significant change in reality even after moving to Miami. The Miami Herald said, “Miami acquired Korean right-hander Ko Woo-suk from San Diego after trading Arraez, but I don’t think Ko will become a big leaguer,” indicating that the Miami club is looking at Ko with a cold eye.
“The Miami Herald reported that San Diego thought that Ko, who was the relief pitcher in the 2022 KBO League, would become a key player in the bullpen pitcher lineup. However, this did not become a reality.” San Diego initially knocked on the Asian market to strengthen its bullpen pitcher lineup, and hired Yuki Matsui, a former relief pitcher in the Japanese pro baseball league, along with Ko. Matsui has pitched in 52 games this season and pitched 50 innings, displaying 3 wins, 2 losses and an earned run average of 3.42. As such, Matsui has fully established himself in the bullpen pitcher lineup as San Diego expected, but Ko did not.
San Diego quickly gave up Ko Woo-suk, and Ko Woo-suk sought a new opportunity in Miami, but he pitched in 16 games in Triple-A and threw 21 innings, failing to show a stable pitch with a 2.26 ERA and eventually being relegated to Double-A. Ko Woo-suk won his first save since being demoted to Double-A on the 9th, but his Double-A performance, including his time in San Diego, remains at 1 win, 2 losses, 2 saves and 2 holds with an ERA of 7.58, which is a long way off from big league call-ups.
Meanwhile, the “Miami Herald” also introduced a secret behind Miami’s acquisition of another Korean right-hander Shim Jun-seok in a trade. Miami signed Shim with the Pittsburgh Pirates ahead of the end of the trade deadline.
The media outlet said, “There was internal disagreement and controversy over whether Miami should make this trade. In the end, Miami President Peter Bendix decided to carry out the trade,” adding that the club also had different opinions on the progress of the trade.
Shim has no official record in the minor league this year due to his right shoulder injury. Still, the Miami Marlins brought Shim with them with a view to the future. “Miami has no major problem with Shim’s right shoulder and medical tests have not found any signs of danger,” the Miami Herald reported. “Miami expects Shim to be able to pitch normally in 2025 as he spends the offseason healthy.”
