Doosan Breaks $1 Million Thomas Hatch Contract...Recruitment of replacement players is imminent

Doosan Breaks $1 Million Thomas Hatch Contract...Recruitment of replacement players is imminent

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Foreign pitcher Thomas Hatch (30)'s trip to the Doosan Bears failed in a surprise move.

According to the Dong-A Ilbo, Hatch did not meet the criteria of local medical examinations in the U.S. After struggling due to injury of foreign players such as Brandon Waddell and Keisho Shirakawa, Doosan put its heart and soul into the medical examination and concluded that Hatch's physical condition is not good enough to be with. In response, the team broke the contract by mutual agreement and selected Jack Rogue (28) as the new foreign pitcher.

Doosan announced the signing of pitcher Cole Irvin on April 15, Hatch four days later, and Jake Cave on April 26, completing the formation of foreign players for the 2025 season. He has been fast enough to complete three new recruitment cases in a span of around 10 days. Hatch is a fireballer who has played in both the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Japanese professional baseball (NPB). At the time of announcing the contract, Doosan said, "He is a pitcher who can put up to 154 kilometers per hour fastballs, sliders, cut fastballs, changeups and sinkers in the strike zone. He is a type of pitcher whose ball control is stable based on his stable pitching form and can be expected to play long innings."

The team has been selected as one-two punch resource to play with Irvin, an active big leaguer, and awarded the maximum amount of 1 million U.S. dollars (1.4 billion won, 200 thousand dollars in contract, 800 thousand dollars in annual salary) that a new foreign player can receive. However, the team has been hamstrung by the risk of injury. It is not common for the team to cancel the contract due to medical examination issues after the official announcement of the contract. The injury is known to be in poor shoulder condition.

Alternative resource is left-handed Rogue. Rogue is a type of four-seam fastball, cut fastball, curveball, and change-up, and the average speed of fastball is around 145 km/h. His pitching form is tricky due to the three-quarter type, 메이저사이트 and his ball control is in compliance. In this season, he pitched in two MLB games and allowed six hits and four runs in two innings as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. His record at Triple-A in this season's minor leagues is 25 games (13 starts) with five wins and six losses and an earned run average of 2.59 (97 1/3 innings). His seven-year performance in the minor leagues is 43 wins and 38 losses and an earned run average of 4.27. He is an "active big leaguer" with ample experience in starting pitchers.