KBO’s Lotte Giants Signal Tucker Davidson

The Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Group introduced that they’ve signed the left-hander Tucker Davidson and Charlie Barnes. Davidson receives a wage of $850,000 with one other $100,000 in incentives for his first season with the Giants. Barnes, who’s heading into his fourth season with the membership, is paid $1.5 million (together with incentives). The strikes have been Deportation Written by Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.web.

Davidson heads to a overseas league for the primary time in his profession. The 6’2″ southpaw made one look within the main leagues this yr. He threw 4 2/3 innings of bullpen for the Orioles, placing out the win in an enormous win over the Twins on the ultimate weekend of the season. Davidson spent the remainder of the yr with Baltimore’s Triple-A membership in Norfolk. He began 17 of 32 outings and labored to a 3.89 earned run common throughout 115 2/3 frames.

Baltimore waived Davidson shortly after the season ended. He elected minor league free company. As a substitute of accepting one other minor league deal, he’ll parlay his robust numbers in Triple-A right into a KBO alternative. The 28-year-old has a 5.76 ERA over 129 2/3 main league innings throughout 4 groups.

Barnes, who pitched for the Minnesota Twins in 2021, has been a dependable a part of Luty’s rotation over the previous three years. He owns a 3.42 ERA in simply over 500 KBO innings. Barnes posted a 3.35 mark with 171 strikeouts over 150 2/3 innings this previous season.