Archive for KBO

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To get an idea of a player’s production when moving from Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB) and Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), I compiled a list of players who made the move and their MLB results. With the results, I compiled a list of comps to get a range of possible outcomes. We have several players coming over for their debut, but also returning arm trying to make an impact after 55 uneventful innings 2020-21.

Here they are:

Note: If I missed anyone to find the comps for, let me know. I’ll add them later to this article or possibly to Mining the News.

KBO: Hitters

Baek-ho Kang 강백호 (link)

He’ll need a full-time job to be worth a late-round pick. I’m a pass for now. Read the rest of this entry »

Although the year just flipped to 2021, it’s already Pod Projections time! The 2021 forecasts are not available yet, and it’s looking likely that I’ll have more time to finish them once again, just like last year. So consider this an early preview to whet your appetite, for a hopefully longer season than in 2020, even if we don’t return to a 162 game schedule. As usual, I’ll dive into my projection methodology (detailed in Projecting X 2.0) by sharing my process on several hitters and pitchers.

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05/05/20

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• Trevor Plouffe rumor shut down
• KBO Opening Day
  • DraftKings
  • League setup (PL Primer)
  • Have you picked a team?
• Emmanuel Clase PED suspension
• Alex Verdugo healthy
• Willie Calhoun healthy
• Jordan Hicks throwing pens

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05/04/20

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FORMER MLB PITCHERS IN THE KBO

• MyKBOStats
• PitcherList KBO Primer

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