The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a contract with Korean right-hander Suk-min Yoon, a baseball source confirmed to ESPN’s Jim Bowden.
Yoon’s deal is for three years and $5.725 million, the source said. His contract also contains performance bonuses based on games started.
Yoon had tweeted a picture of himself in an Orioles cap earlier this week, prompting speculation that he would join Baltimore.
The 27-year-old Yoon was considered the second-best starter in the Korean Baseball Organization last season (behind Hyun-Jin Ryu) and had a shoulder injury that slowed his season.
He had a 4.19 ERA in 11 starts and a 3.60 ERA in 19 appearances as the closer for the Kia Tigers. Before that, Yoon had a 2.45 ERA in 172 1/3 innings as a starter and a 3.12 ERA in 153 innings in 2012, posting solid strikeout-to-walk ratios both seasons.
Various reports have him with a fastball in the low 90s and a solid changeup. Yoon pitched in the 2008 Olympics and in the 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classics. from espn.com
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