The Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Group have signed left-hander Zach Logue to an $800K contract, experiences Jeeho Yoo of Yonhap Information. That features a $100K signing bonus for the MSM Sports activities Administration shopper. As a corresponding transfer, Doosan voided its earlier settlement with righty Thomas Hatch due to issues about his bodily.
That opens a possibility for the 28-year-old Logue. The southpaw is coming off a superb Triple-A displaying. Logue pitched 97 1/3 innings of two.59 ERA ball within the higher minors between the Braves and Dodgers techniques. That earned him a late-season cameo with Los Angeles. Logue pitched twice for the Dodgers and gave up 4 runs over two innings.
Logue has appeared within the majors in three consecutive seasons. The vast majority of that have got here with the A’s in 2022. He began 10 of 14 appearances that yr, struggling to a 6.79 earned run common over 57 innings. Logue made three lengthy aid appearances for the Tigers the next season, permitting 9 runs over 11 innings.
The Dodgers declined to tender him a contract final month. He may definitely have discovered a minor league deal if he wished to remain in affiliated ball, however he’ll land a a lot better assure with the Bears. This can be Logue’s first abroad work after eight years within the minors. He joins fellow southpaw Cole Irvin and outfielder Jake Cave because the group’s three foreign-born gamers.