The first player out of the Korean Baseball Organization to be posted this offseason, first baseman Byung-Ho Park, drew a number of bids from major league teams – including the Orioles – and his negotiation rights went to the Twins for a price tag of $12.85 million.
The Orioles did not place a bid on the second player posted, 27-year-old corner outfielder Ah-Seop Son of the Lotte Giants – and neither did any other major league club.
It was a bit of a surprise that not a single team placed a blind bid for Son, a high on-base, low-strikeout player who hit .