Right-hander Jae Kuk Ryu will join fellow South Korean Jae Seo in Tampa Bay after being acquired from the Chicago Cubs for a couple of minor league prospects on Tuesday.
Ryu, 23, made his major league debut with the Cubbies last season, posting an 0-1 record and an 8.40 ERA in 10 games. Awesome. He also started 23 games with AAA Iowa, going 8-8 with a 3.23 ERA; a little better.
The Cubs received outfielder Andrew Lopez and right-hander Greg Reinhard in the deal.
Lopez, 20, batted .256 in 56 games with Princeton's Rookie League. Reinhard, 23, was 6-10 with a 4.50 ERA in 26 starts for Southwest Michigan's Rookie League.
The D'Rays designated righty Marcos Carvajal for assignment on Tuesday to make room on the 40-man roster for Ryu. Carvajal appeared in 39 games for AA Montgomery last season, going 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA.
[Reuters of Canada]
2 comments:
While I don't think this fills Ron's "Grab a Jap" rant prediction, hell it's close enough for the Rays...
You could always start a new "Grab a South Korean" rant, I suppose.
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