Dodgers sign Hyun-Jin Ryu, 6/$36

[Funketown]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/12/dodgers-sign-hyun-jin-ryu.html

 

Anybody have a scouting report on him? I know he's generally highly regarded and Korean. That's about all I know.

[Godspeed]

Hope it's not deemed offensive that my immediate reaction is "HADOUKEN!"

[razzzorsharp]

If that's wrong I don't want to be right....

 

Speaking of which, anyone else think that Chung Li used to say, "King-Size-*ick?"

[brewcrewdue80]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryu_Hyun-jin

 

says 90MPH fastball tops at 95. MLB legitimate out pitch on a changeup.

 

I'm surprised 6year deal at 36mil. This could be an amazing arm for Dodgers at that price for his 26-32years. I would have thought more in line of 4years so he'd be a FA at 30 and chance at bigger payday. Plus he had Boras as his client. Then again maybe that 90MPH Fastball will be a dud Homer ball in MLB and he doesn't last beyond a 2nd season.

[mothershipconnection]

I'm surprised 6year deal at 36mil. This could be an amazing arm for Dodgers at that price for his 26-32years.

 

Though they're paying him $36MM, they also paid his Korean team $25.7MM, so he's really going to cost $61.7MM over 6 years. That's a sizable gamble and would horrify me if the Brewers made that move. Lucky for them, their ownership seems to have bottomless pockets.

[jerichoholicninja]

I'm surprised 6year deal at 36mil. This could be an amazing arm for Dodgers at that price for his 26-32years.

 

Though they're paying him $36MM, they also paid his Korean team $25.7MM, so he's really going to cost $61.7MM over 6 years. That's a sizable gamble and would horrify me if the Brewers made that move. Lucky for them, their ownership seems to have bottomless pockets.

 

It's a lot of money overall but $10 million a year won't buy you much of a starter in free agency, especially in 4 or 5 years.

[TooLiveBrew]

I thought I read that the posting fee was $30M. Granted, if that's true, it means nothing to the Dodgers since they have apparently infinite pockets. But the posting fee shouldn't be completely glossed over in analyzing this deal.