The winner in the bidding for the services for Korean first baseman Byung-ho Park is a bit of a shocker – the Minnesota Twins, who bid $12.85 million to earn the right to negotiate a contract with Park over the next 30 days.
.@Twins reportedly place winning bid to negotiate contract with Korean 1B Byung-ho Park. https://t.co/yYTXYK3lzA pic.twitter.com/Cx1Di6IZZ7
The 29-year old Park hit a ridiculous .343/.436/.714 with 53 homers in 2015 for the KBO’s Nexen Heroes, but some context is required for those numbers in the ridiculously hitter-friendly league.