[Official] Samsung signs MLB 132G pitcher Chris Paddack: "Samsung, attractive as a team competing for first place"... 'First-half first-place effect' fully realized

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The Samsung Lions, who finished the first half in first place for the first time in 11 years, have completed preparations to return to the top for the first time since 2014 by replacing their foreign pitcher.

On the 11th, instead of extending the contract of Jack Orclen, who had been signed as a replacement for the injured Matt Manning, Samsung acquired right-handed pitcher Chris Paddack (30), who has recently played in Major League Baseball (MLB).

The contract size is $473,333 (approximately 711 million won). Samsung played 85 games in the first half, with 59 games remaining. If converted to a full season, this amounts to more than $1 million (approximately 1.52 billion won), which was the highest amount ever paid by a KBO League team in its first year, indicating that Paddack has been treated very well.

Paddack stands 196 cm tall and weighs 98 kg. In his MLB career spanning 132 games (119 starts), he recorded 32 wins, 43 losses, an ERA of 4.83, and a WHIP of 1.26. In the minor leagues, he posted dominant statistics with 40 games (35 starts), 13 wins, 7 losses, an ERA of 1.92, and a WHIP of 0.82.

Paddack, who possesses a variety of pitches, recorded 8.02 strikeouts per nine innings and 2.04 walks per nine innings over his MLB career. He has completed medical tests in Korea and is expected to join the team soon.

After signing the contract, Paddack stated, "In any league, professional baseball is a sport where you must win a lot of games. In that sense, Samsung Lions, which is competing for first place, felt attractive to me. I was also drawn by the team's tradition and the passion of its fans."

Paddack added, "I have experience playing with Kim Ha-seong in San Diego, so I am somewhat familiar with the KBO League. I look forward to sharing many things with the Lions' players."

Meanwhile, Jack Orclen, who joined as a replacement for the injured Matt Manning, recorded 5 wins and 5 losses with an ERA of 4.86 in 17 KBO League games.

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