Hanwha re-signed foreign pitcher Felix Peña on December 9.
The contract is worth up to $1.05 million, including a $200,000 signing bonus, $650,000 in salary, and $200,000 in incentives.
This will be Peña’s third year playing in the KBO in a Hanwha Eagles uniform.
The Hanwha Eagles are accelerating their plans for 2024.
Following the signing of foreign slugger Jonathan Peraza, the team has re-signed Peña, accelerating its plans to add foreign players next season. So far, they are on the fastest pace of all the teams.
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Hanwha re-signed foreign pitcher Felix Peña on December 9. The contract is worth up to $1.05 million, including a $200,000 signing bonus, $650,000 in salary, and $200,000 in incentives.
This will be Peña’s third year in a Hanwha Eagles uniform in the KBO.
Peña joined the Hanwha Eagles as a replacement foreign player in the 2022 season and was re-signed after starting 13 games that year, posting a 5-4 record with a 3.72 ERA in 67.2 innings pitched.
In 2023, Peña started 32 games and pitched 177.1 innings, posting an 11-11 record with 147 strikeouts and a 3.60 ERA.
His numbers ranked sixth in the league in innings pitched, tied for ninth in wins, tied for sixth in strikeouts, and 14th in ERA.
Peña’s consistency in the starting rotation throughout the season has been a plus.
His 19 quality starts are good for sixth overall.
Peña has also had a positive impact on the team by getting along well with his teammates, including teaching Moon Dong-ju how to grip his changeup. 호텔카지노
Nowadays, the market for foreign pitchers is not easy to find, even for $1 million.
Many clubs are screaming that they don’t have enough players.
