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BRADENTON http://www.diamondbacksfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-greinke-jersey , Fla. (AP) —p of faith when they re-signed Jung Ho Kang to a $3 million, one-year contract in November as a free agent.Kang missed the entire 2017 season because he was unable to obtain a work visa to travel to the United States following a third arrest for DUI in his native South Korea.Finally cleared to come to the U.S. last April, Kang sustained a wrist injury that required surgery while playing for Triple-A Indianapolis. He did return to the major leagues for the Pirates’ season-ending three-game series at Cincinnati.So far during spring training, Kang has not looked like he was away from the major leagues for so long. He has hit three home runs and played good defense while looking to win the starting third baseman’s job from incumbent Colin Moran.“It was uncharted territory coming in (to spring training) but he’s getting in his work and he’s knocking down different markers along the way,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. “You have to like what you’ve have seen so far but it’s also still spring training. There’s a long way to go.”In 2015, Kang became the first native position player to make the jump from the Korea Baseball Organization to the major leagues when he signed an $11 million, four-year contract. He then hit a combined 36 home runs in his first two seasons before the DUI arrest derailed his career.The Pirates brought Kang back under the conditions that he give up drinking and also have a driver at all times.“There is no third chance,” general manager Neal Huntington said. “Jung Ho understands that.”The 31-year-old also has slimmed down considerably and is moving better than he has at any time since undergoing reconstructive knee late in the 2015 season when he finished third in the NL Rookie of the Year voting.Kang has also been putting extra time in the batting cages to recapture his swing, which included hitting 139 home runs in nine Korean seasons. He has impressed first-year hitting coach Rick Eckstein.“There is a high ceiling there, especially for someone who has missed a lot of game action for two years,” Eckstein said. “You can see why he was a good hitter at the major league level. The ball is jumping off his bat.”Though Kang his improved his English skills over the years, he uses an interpreter to help with interviews. However, Kang didn’t need a translator when asked if baseball is as easy as he has made it look after such a long layoff.“No Jeff Mathis Jersey , baseball is hard,” Kang said. “Very hard. That never changes.”NOTES: C Elias Diaz, who has been away from the team for two weeks because of a virus, is scheduled to be examined by team doctors Thursday. The Pirates have not elaborated on the nature of his illness. … RF Gregory Polanco is now throwing from 120 feet in his rehab from shoulder surgery and is expected to begin taking part in limited defensive drills next week. The Dodgers are rumored to be interested in A.J. Pollock and have been discussing the possibility of trading Job Pederson. Does it really make sense to essentially switch out Pollock for Pederson?"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 2019 Spring TrainingProspectsCommentaryNews and NotesCommentaryA.J. Pollock would be a lateral move, especially if it costs Joc PedersonNew,472commentsIt’s not really an improvementPSTShareTweetShareShareA.J. Pollock would be a lateral move, especially if it costs Joc PedersonGary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY SportsThe rumor mill heated up a bit over the weekend with the Dodgers reportedly interesting in signing free-agent outfielder A.J. Pollock and possibly trading Joc Pederson to the White Sox or Braves.First off, it’s curious that the Dodgers would be truly interested in Pollock because he’s likely to cost a significant amount (some think more than $50 million for three-plus years) and the Dodgers would have to give up the No. 31 pick in June’s draft and $500,000 of international signing money, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement.Second, is Pollock really that much of an upgrade over Pederson? It’s hard to do a straight comparison since Pollock is a plus-defender in center field and Pederson isn’t. But, Pederson showed well once shifting to left field (+4 defensive runs saved, 7.0 UZR/150) Tyler Glasnow Jersey , increasing his overall value.Offensively, Pederson is superior to Pollock. At least, he has been since 2016. Pollock has played in 236 games and made 972 plate appearances. Pederson is at 373 games and 1,242 PAs. The counting numbers are so close because Pederson has been platooned in that time. Otherwise, he’d have a substantially larger lead. But the most glaring discrepancy is in the rate stats. Heres’ how the two break down since the 2016 season:2016-18PlayerAVGOBPSLGBB%K%ISOwRC+wOBAfWARPlayerAVGOBPSLGBB%K%ISOwRC+wOBAfWARThe spread isn’t that great in some areas, but it’s enough that the Dodgers shouldn’t be adding Pollock at the expense of Pederson.Pederson is slated to make $5 million in his second year of arbitration. That number won’t go up terribly much next season, making him a more than affordable platoon guy. Pollock could more than triple that salary and eat up a lot of the remaining $24.6 million the Dodgers have under the threshold. With their penchant of adding in-season, they won’t have nearly as much room to maneuver (and this doesn’t take into account that there could be some more moves this offseason).If a win is worth $8.12 million, as it was last season (according to FanGraphs) and Pederson produces his 3-year average in WAR (2.3), he’d be worth $18.676 million. If the same applies to Pollock, he’d be worth $14.075 million. It just doesn’t make a ton of sense.Of course, if Pollock is closer to his 2015 level of production, he would be a downright bargain. He was worth $54.3 million that season Adam Frazier Jersey , besting Pederson’s top season (2016) by $25.7 million. We’ve seen both players’ ceilings — Pederson can be, at best, a 4-win player. Pollock can be nearly a 7-win player, but that’s an extreme outlier. Pollock has topped 500 plate appearances just once in his 7-year career. Pederson has done the same in his 5-year career, but because he has been platooned, not hurt.———I can, somewhat, understand the interest in Pollock. Plugging in a plus-defender in center field is enticing. But Cody Bellinger more than held his own out there last season and moving him to left field probably wouldn’t be much of an upgrade over Pederson — both offensively and defensively. And I’m not sure why the Dodgers are suddenly so interested in handedness of their hitters. They have a nice compliment of right-handed hitters in Kik茅 Hernandez and Chris Taylor who can pick up slack for the lefties who struggle against southpaws, but at the same time, Bellinger should be out there every day. Alex Verdugo should also be given the opportunity to show he can handle lefties (and he did in the minors). Pederson should be platooned with whoever doesn’t play second base (Hernandez or Taylor) with a lefty on the mound.At the end of the day, it seems like the Dodgers are out-thinking themselves. Just sign Bryce Harper and call it an offseason. Occam’s Razor and all.
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