I think that this news from the
Pirates is bad news. Jung Ho Kang signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh
Pirates and will compete to be the everyday third baseman in 2019.
General Manager Neal Huntington
declined Kang's $5.5 million option on Oct. 31, but indicated he would be given
another chance with the organization.
"We appreciate Jung Ho's
hard work to get back to being a productive Major League player, while
continuing to handle himself appropriately off the field," Huntington
said. "We feel that bringing Jung Ho back in 2019 will make us better as
he will have the ability to make a positive impact on our lineup. Competition
and options are important to any organization and this signing provides us with
both."
Colin Moran was the primary third
baseman last season. He deserves a chance to be the primary third basemen
again.
Kang turns 32 next season and is
coming back from wrist surgery. He hit 36 home runs combined in 2015 and 2016.
His return to the United States
in 2018 was delayed months due to a December 2016 DUI arrest in his native
South Korea. It was his third such charge since 2009.
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