Red Sox In On Ho Park

[Traut]

Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports has clarified that the Red Sox do not have an agreement with Byung-ho Park. Rather, they have a working agreement with Parks’ team, the Nexen Heroes.

Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports that the Red Sox have a working agreement with Korean first baseman Byung-ho Park. NBC Sports.
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Interesting. If they won the posting fee it seems likely they'll sign Ho-Park.


Buh bye, Hanley?

 

[cahlton]

 

[Traut]

From earlier, either Passan or NBC sports or both have been hitting the sauce today:

 

[cahlton]

Correction: Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports has clarified that the Red Sox do not have an agreement with Byung-ho Park. Rather, they have a working agreement with Parks’ team, the Nexen Heroes. HardballTalk regrets the error. Our apologies to Passan.

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2015/11/07/report-red-sox-have-agreement-with-byung-ho-park/

 

[MakMan44]

 

[Traut]

You'd think NBC would independently confirm a rumor before running with it. But then again, the folks employed Brian Williams.

 

[kazuneko]

Pretty sure the last name is simply Park. First name is Byung-Ho..

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

Pretty sure the last name is simply Park. First name is Byung-Ho..

This is correct.

 

[phenweigh]

This is correct.

More correct is that Park is his family name and Byung-Ho is his given name. Using the terms "first" and "last" can get confusing since the family name comes first in Korea, the opposite of Western custom.

 

[Carmine]

His swing reminds me of Napoli's.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Pretty sure the last name is simply Park. First name is Byung-Ho..

Traut just wanted to go full Beavis on typing "Ho Park"

 

[nvalvo]

I'm amazed and impressed that we still don't know which team won the bidding.

edit: unless we do and I just missed it.

 

[E5 Yaz]

According to Heyman tweets, Oakland, Seattle and Arizona can be crossed off

 

[soxhop411]

According to Heyman tweets, Oakland, Seattle and Arizona can be crossed off

I would be shocked if it's not PIT

 

[E5 Yaz]

I would be shocked if it's not PIT

Agreed

 

[Corsi]

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 1m1 minute ago
When I saw the 85 in $12.85M on Byung-Ho Park bid, I figured maybe the Royals got cute. Alas, the bid is not theirs. Cross another team off.

 

[Corsi]

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 52s53 seconds ago
Braves are not the winners, either.

 

[E5 Yaz]

A Colorado fan has been keeping track

 

[Byrdbrain]

Looks like it is the Pirates.
Baseball America Retweeted
CJ Nitkowski ‏@CJNitkowski 45m45 minutes ago
I was just told that the Pirates won the bidding for Byung Ho Park.

144 retweets39 likes

Edit:Or maybe not.
Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 51s52 seconds ago
Heard this morning that the Pirates did NOT win the bidding for Byung-ho Park. Developing

 

[Corsi]

Olney:

This is not a confirmation, but some rival evaluators believe that Oakland won the bidding for Byung-ho Park. Again: Not confirmation.

 

[Byrdbrain]

Not so fast:
Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 10m10 minutes ago
As we chase it down: Source tells @Keithlaw Oakland didn't win bidding on Park. Onward…

 

[doc]

Traut just wanted to go full Beavis on typing "Ho Park"

I was thinking BUNG-HOOOOOOO!

But you never go full Beavis

 

[smastroyin]

It would be worth having an international draft just to get rid of all this bullshit speculation.

 

[Corsi]

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 55s55 seconds ago
Astros and nationals also did not win bidding on byung-ho park. #mysteryteam

 

[Corsi]

[URL='https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS']Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 31s31 seconds ago
It is not the rockies or phillies for byung-ho park. Not many teams left. #mysteryteam[/URL]

 

[Corsi]

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 1m1 minute ago
Source: Minnesota Twins won rights to Byung-Ho Park with $12.85 million posting bid.

 

[Seabass]

Passan reporting Twins won the bid:

 

[JimD]

'Red Sox in Park on Park'

 

[Minneapolis Millers]

Interesting for the Twins. They already have a bit of a logjam at the corners, with Plouffe (last year of control), Mauer and Sano. They are having Sano play OF in the winter league. But they could make Plouffe available...

 

[opes]

Yea I can see Park being an improvement on the corners. Plouffee's trade value hasnt been any higher than this point, so I can see him being shipped off. Sano has played 3rd before, thus making Mauer the full time DH. Its possible, I guess.