The Red Sox on Wednesday signed 20-year-old righthander Chih-Jung Liu, an interesting prospect from Taiwan, for $750,000.
Liu was a high school standout who elected to attend college and in the last six months has seen his fastball jump up to 98-miles-per-hour after he recovered from some injuries.
Liu was the Most Valuable Player of the recent Asian Championships, teaming with Red Sox infielder Tzu-Wei Lin as Taiwan won the gold medal and is set to play for Taiwan in the upcoming Premier12 tournament, an Olympic qualifier.