The Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Group introduced they’ve signed left-handers Tucker Davidson and Charlie Barnes. Davidson receives an $850K wage with one other $100K in incentives for his first season with the Giants. Barnes, who’s headed into his fourth season with the membership, receives $1.5MM (together with incentives). The strikes have been relayed by Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.internet.
Davidson heads to a overseas league for the primary time in his profession. The 6’2″ southpaw made one look within the main leagues this 12 months. He tossed 4 2/3 innings out of the bullpen for the Orioles, choosing up the win in a blowout victory over the Twins within the season’s closing weekend. Davidson spent the remainder of the 12 months with Baltimore’s Triple-A membership in Norfolk. He began 17 of 32 outings and labored to a 3.89 earned run common throughout 115 2/3 frames.
Baltimore waived Davidson shortly after the season concluded. He elected minor league free company. Somewhat than settle for one other minor league deal, he’ll parlay his strong Triple-A numbers into the KBO alternative. The 28-year-old has a 5.76 ERA over 129 2/3 main league innings throughout 4 groups.
Barnes, who pitched for the Minnesota Twins in 2021, has been a dependable piece of the Lotte rotation for the final three years. He owns a 3.42 ERA in a bit of greater than 500 KBO innings. Barnes turned in a 3.35 mark with 171 strikeouts over 150 2/3 innings this previous season.
