On Monday, it was announced that the Oakland Athletics, despite their competitive bid for Korean first baseman Byung-Ho Park, would not have the opportunity to negotiate a Major League contract with the right-handed slugger who posted a .343 batting average with 53 home runs and 146 RBI for the Nexen Heroes in the Korean Baseball Organization in 2015.
Instead, the Minnesota Twins were victorious with their $12.85 million submission and have approximately 30 days to come to an agreement with the 29-year-old, otherwise the Nexen ball club will not be awarded the posting fee — according to Twins beat-writer Rhett Bollinger .