"I came to the upper house." Why KIA invested 1.4 billion won...MLERA 6.54? You don't have to care

"I came to the upper house." Why KIA invested 1.4 billion won...MLERA 6.54? You don't have to care

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"Oller has expectations coming when it's starting to show some performance now, it's starting to go up."

KIA Tigers' general manager Shim Jae-hak expressed his anticipation for new foreign pitcher Adam Oler (30). It is too early to express satisfaction or certainty of success, but Kia's expectations of signing a good player who has been on an upward trajectory in the U.S. were fully confirmed.

KIA signed a total of $1 million (about 1.4 billion won) with Oler on the 16th, including a down payment of $200,000, an annual salary of $600,000, and an option of $200,000. $1 million is the highest the club can give a new KBO foreign player. KIA first renewed its contract with foreign first starter James Nail (31) for a total of $1.8 million (about 2.5 billion won), and by recruiting Oler, it formed a one-two punch that will serve as a stepping stone for its second consecutive championship bid.

A right-hander from Conlow, Texas, the U.S., Ohler is 193 centimeters tall and weighs 102 kilograms. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20th round of the 2016 draft and started playing in the rookie league step by step. He has played in the Major League for the last three consecutive seasons since 2022, while playing in the Minor League Triple-A for four seasons. This year, his average fastball speed was 93.7 miles (151 kilometers).

In the Major League, he played for two seasons since his debut in 2022 as a member of the Oakland Athletics, and this year moved to the Miami Marlins as a starting pitcher. He pitched in 36 games (23 starts), recording 5 wins and 13 losses, 136 ⅓ innings, 95 strikeouts, and 6.54 ERA. He is clearly an active starting pitcher in the Major League, but simply looking at his performance makes him tilt his head. This year, he pitched in eight games, recording 2-4, 42 ⅓ innings and 5.31 ERA.

Regarding the question mark, Shim said, "Oller's average speed is the same, and in a way, he started as a low-ranking designated player and continued to come up through the league from the bottom. He signed with us when he is on a little upward trend. Miami is not a strong team, but there are expectations because it comes when it is an upward price that shows some performance by steadily throwing innings."

Instead, Triple-A's performance was good. His performance in 12 games (six starts) that he played for Triple-A teams under the Cleveland Guardians this year was sluggish with one win, one loss, 27 ⅔ innings and 7.48 ERA, but he played in six games (three starts), three wins, 25 innings and 2.88 ERA in Triple-A teams under the Miami Marlins. His overall performance in Triple-A is 57 games (45 starts), 21 wins and nine losses, 242 ⅔ innings, 253 strikeouts and 5.01 ERA.

The U.S. media "MLB Trade Rumors" said, "There is a reason why I think Oller can do well if he goes to the KBO League even though he failed in the major leagues. He had good results in Triple-A in 2021 and 2022, and he had a near-disaster performance when playing for the Oakland Triple-A team last year, but he had a 2.88 ERA in the Miami Triple-A team this year. Although his career record rose to 5.01 due to his 6.22 ERA in Triple-A last year, he is still a very solid pitcher at the minor league level. He predicted a high possibility of success in Korea, saying, "The average fastball speed comes out to 93.7 miles, and he mixes curves and changeups."

Ohler's remarkable will to advance to Korea is also one of Shim's expectations. When it was reported that Ohler signed a contract with Kia in 2025 on June 13, he shared the information on his SNS. He decorated his post with a number of Taegeukgi emoticons, attracting Kia's fans. At that time, it was Oler's happening that he mistook Kia's interest as a contract confirmation, but it was clear how serious he was about going to Korea.

General manager Shim smiled, saying, "I heard that the player has a very good personality. I can see that Oler is already trying to adapt to the KBO league. When I see him hanging the Korean flag even though he didn't sign a contract with us."

KIA has virtually finished composing its foreign players. The contract was announced only by two players including Nailor and Aller, but has also almost finished signing Patrick Wisdom, 33, as well. As soon as the medical test is completed, the contract will be announced. Wisdom is drawing keen attention as a power heater boasting 88 home runs in the Major League.

Although Kia won the title overall this year, it has always had variables of foreigners. As Wil Crowe (30), who was expected to be the first starter, was released due to elbow injury after playing in only eight games, the team struggled to find a substitute. It spent the entire year trying to cope with continuous variables by recruiting Cam Aldred (28) and Eric Lauer (29) as substitute foreigners and bringing in Eric Stout (31) as temporary substitute to fill the vacancy of Nail who left the club due to jaw injury at the end of the season.

Shim said, 카지노사이트 "We have not been able to recruit any external FA, and we are looking forward to it. Foreign players' contribution to this year's victory is not very low, but I think this season has turned to a certain extent because the front office staff filled in well even though the field was difficult. I hope that the three players will stay healthy for one year next year without changing. Just because one year goes by itself means a good result. I have that expectation that we can all go through one year together."