"Even the Winter League is ERA 6.91." All Hanwha foreigners went to Taiwan... Is it possible to have a dramatic KBO return scenario

"Even the Winter League is ERA 6.91." All Hanwha foreigners went to Taiwan... Is it possible to have a dramatic KBO return scenario

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Former Hanwha Eagles foreign pitcher Felix Peña (35) headed to the Taiwanese Professional Baseball (CPBL) Tuong Lions.메이저사이트

Taiwan's baseball media CPBL Statistics said on Tuesday that it signed Peña, a right-hander from the Dominican Republic. According to Tung, it concluded its contract with Peña last week and will continue to find a more suitable pitcher.

Peña signed a contract with the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League during the 2022 season and became acquainted with Korea. He quickly adapted to Korean baseball and culture, recorded five wins, four losses and an earned run average of 3.72 in 13 games during his KBO debut season, and successfully renewed his contract even though he ended the season early due to surgery. Since then, he has played for two more years. In 2023, he played 32 full-time games, playing as ace with 11 wins and 11 losses with an earned run average of 3.60 and 147 strikeouts in 177 ⅓ innings. Hanwha responded by renewing its contract with a total of 1.05 million dollars.

However, he had his worst season last year. As his fastball speed dropped, his ball power lost its determination, and his ability to play in the innings he was confident about also became problematic. He only had two quality starts (more than six innings as starters and less than three earned runs) and his ERA in nine games soared to a whopping 6.27. Eventually, he replaced Jaime Barria after suffering right hand injury caused by a hit at the match against NC Dinosaurs in Daejeon on May 15 last year, and ended up leaving Korea.
After returning to his native Dominican Republic, Peña signed a contract with Toros Del Este, a member of his native Winter League, to see if he could afford to return to his home country. However, he failed to display good performance once. Despite the low quality of his performance in the Latin American Winter League, Peña suffered severe slump with a 6.91 ERA in seven games and a 1.81 WHIP (per-inning allowance). The CPBL statistics also criticized that Peña's recent record was far from ideal.

Attention is also focusing on whether Peña will be able to use the KBO return scenario through his performance in Taiwan. Recently, foreign players in the CPBL have become a good alternative to KBO teams seeking temporary replacement players due to sudden injury or sluggishness. The biggest reason is that they don't have to worry about adapting to the Asian league in an urgent situation during the season. Also, if the transfer fee is adjusted, the ransom is reasonable. Foreign players also know that playing in Korea even for a short time is a good opportunity to show their charm.

A case in point was Eric Stout, who played for the KIA Tigers last year. Stout, who played for the Jungshin Brothers, had a brief taste of the KBO as a temporary substitute for James Nail. In the fourth game, he couldn't achieve his dream of re-employment in the KBO due to sudden damage to his hamstring, but thanks to his good perseverance, he was able to return to his job and win the Korean Series.

However, Peña needs a more dramatic performance than now in order to return to the KBO. The general view is that only when he performs at the top of the CPBL, can he also play in the KBO league. As Work-esque is a player who has been evaluated as good, he will be able to watch it again on the KBO stage anytime if his skills are proven.