First base may not be at the top of the priority list, but that hasn’t stopped the Boston Red Sox from showing interest in Korean slugger Byung-ho Park.
The Boston Herald’s Scott Lauber reports that the Red Sox have scouted Park, who was posted last week by the Nexen Heroes from the Korean Baseball Organization. There is a 5 PM deadline on Friday for major-league teams to submit a bid to win exclusive negotiating rights with the 29-year old first baseman.
It’s unclear if the Red Sox plan to place a bid on Park, who is expected cost more than the $5 million bid that the Pittsburgh Pirates won last year for Jung Ho Kang, who they then signed to a four-year, $11 million deal.