Starting 90 MLB games + 123G hitters in 24 + U.S.-Japan experiences... Doosan, Amazing Stove League
Starting 90 MLB games + 123G hitters in 24 + U.S.-Japan experiences... Doosan, Amazing Stove League
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Following 90 starts in the Major League, the team even brought in a batter who played in 123 games in the big league in 2024. The Doosan Bears have displayed impressive stoves in the Stove League.
The Doosan Bears have hired Jake Cave (32), an incumbent major leaguer. "We have signed a contract with Jake Cave, a foreign hitter, for a total of 1 million U.S. dollars (down payment of 200,000 and annual salary of 800,000 dollars)," Doosan Bears said on Wednesday.
U.S. left-handed left-handed outfielder Cave has a physical condition of 183 centimeters and a weight of 93 kilograms, and was nominated by the New York Yankees in the sixth round in the 2011 Rookie Draft. In particular, Cave played in 123 MLB games nearly full-time for the Colorado Rockies this season, with a batting average of 0.251/81 hits/7 home runs/37 RBIs.
Cave, who debuted in the Major League Baseball with the Minnesota Twins in 2018, posted a batting average of 0.236 with an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.692, 45 homers and 176 RBIs in a total of 523 games in seven seasons. From 2018 to this season, he has played more than 200 at-bats in almost every season as a starter and replacement resource. His overall performance in the eight seasons of Triple-A is 0.303 with an OPS of 0.893, 64 homers and 256 RBIs in 427 games.
"Cave is an MLB-level outfielder whose strength is fast bat speed that comes from strong wrist strength. He also has outfield defense capability and sensible base running to cover Jamsil Baseball Stadium," a Doosan Bears official said.
What's more surprising is that the alternative, which moved quickly when his contract with Jarrod Young, who joined the team as a substitute foreign player in July this year, failed. Jarrod Young displayed impressive batting average of 0.326/47 with 10 homers/29 runs/38 RBIs/on-base percentage of 0.420/base percentage of 0.660 in 38 games this season. However, due to disagreements under conditions, Doosan quickly succeeded in recruiting the Cave.
Doosan concluded its formation of foreign players in the 2025 season by signing a contract with Cave. What's surprising is that it has brought in players who can sufficiently continue their careers in the big leagues.
First of all, Cave is a veteran with more than 500 big league games, although he was disappointed in his performance as he played close to full-time this season. Given that he has consistently proved his use as a backup every season, he seems to be able to re-employment in the big league, but he chose to go to Doosan.
Cole Irvin (30), a left-hander who signed a contract with Doosan for a total of $1 million (down payment of 200,000 and annual salary of 800,000 dollars), is also a surprising recruit.
Irvin from the U.S. is a left-hander who boasts a confident physical condition of 193 centimeters and 108 kilograms. He was a fifth-round pick by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2016 rookie draft and made his MLB debut in Philadelphia in 2019. Since then, he has played for the Oakland Athletics, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Minnesota Twins, and has marked 28 wins, 40 losses, 2 saves, and a 4.54 ERA in 134 big league games (593 innings).
It is an authentic starting resource with a total of more than 90 starts in the Major League. In addition, only two to three years ago, he played the role of the first ace pitcher of a team.
In fact, Irvin, who started all 32 games for Oakland in 2021, posted a record of 10-15 losses and 4.24 ERA. While pitching 178.1 innings, he struck out 125 and gave up only 42 walks. He showed stable game management skills and showed off his performance as an innings player. 안전놀이터
Even in 2022, in his second year as a full-time starting pitcher, Irvin performed even better in all 30 games for Oakland with a 9-13 record and a 3.98 ERA. Due to the lack of support for the lineup, he has been reborn as the team's imposing first starter, throwing 181 innings, more than 178.1 innings in 2021, although he failed to increase double-digit wins for the second consecutive year.