How much did you lose, what kind of trouble is this after leaving Korea…He refused to sign a multi-year contract, and the bad news about the "Thorns" injury
How much did you lose, what kind of trouble is this after leaving Korea…He refused to sign a multi-year contract, and the bad news about the "Thorns" injury
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pitcher David Buchanan (36), who served as the ace pitcher for the Samsung Lions in the KBO League, has been on a thorny path since leaving Korea. He only returned to the Major League last year with one game, and suffered an injury from the spring camp this year.
The U.S. "Dallas Morning News" reported that Buchanan, who signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on the 18th (Korea Standard Time), was diagnosed with a sprained left ankle during defensive training at Surprise Spring Training in Arizona on the 17th. Not optimistic, preparations for the season have been put on hold.
Buchanan signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers early last month. He joined the Texas Spring Training Center as an invited player, but suffered an injury from the start. He had to throw his all-out throws from the exhibition game, but his injury has cast a cloud over him.
Buchanan is a familiar player to Korean baseball fans. During the past four years between 2020 and 2023, he played in 113 games (699 ⅔ innings) with Samsung in the KBO League with 54 wins and 28 losses with a 3.02 strikeout and 539 ERA. He has consistently achieved double-digit wins for four consecutive years, and has been an example to Korean players with his extraordinary desire and sociability, and has been loved by fans.
However, his contract with Samsung failed after the end of the 2023 season. Samsung put forward the terms of guaranteeing a multi-year contract for the first time as a KBO foreign player, but the amount did not match. Due to the salary cap of foreign players, the maximum amount Samsung can offer was 2.4 million dollars in 2024 and 2.5 million dollars in 2025.
It was difficult for Samsung to guarantee the entire salary cap when renewing contract with another foreign player, but the company tried to honor him by offering the highest foreign player's conditions. However, Buchanan did not respond, and the negotiations ended in failure. In an interview with the Cincinnati Enquirer in September last year, Buchanan said the reason he left Korea was because of family circumstances and things that happen in our lives. Buchanan has a son and a daughter from his wife.
As a result, leaving Korea completely shook hands financially. He signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, a friendly team, and pitched well in Triple-A, but Philadelphia's starting lineup worked so well that the call-up opportunity did not come. When it was time for the call-up, Buchanan's performance was not good, and another prospect had a chance.
After being traded to the Cincinnati Reds in late August, he had a call-up game against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 1 and had his first Major League return game (two hits, two walks, one strikeout and one run during three ⅓ innings of relief), but his joy ended in a split second. The next day, he was assigned to a transfer, moved to the minor leagues, and finished the season with Triple-A.
He had 10 wins (three losses) in 25 games (18 starts and 117 innings) in Triple-A, but his ERA was not good at the five-point range (5.15). He will continue his career in Texas this year, but his financial conditions are not good because he signed a contract with a minor league again.
A 36-year-old veteran, Buchanan is moving on to the latter half of his career. Not only his competitiveness in the U.S. but also his return to the 카지노사이트 KBO League is getting harder and harder. Samsung, which has the right to hold onto Buchanan, has continued to accompany Danny Reyes as a foreign pitcher for two years this year and has recruited Ariel Furado from the Kiwoom Heroes. Both players are 29 years old born in 1996, seven years younger than Buchanan.