Did I imagine it when I came to Korea…"I keep asking other foreigners" 106 weeks of part-time job → 1.3 billion full-time job success myth, no coincidence

Did I imagine it when I came to Korea…"I keep asking other foreigners" 106 weeks of part-time job → 1.3 billion full-time job success myth, no coincidence

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Hanwha Eagles foreign pitcher Ryan Weiss was brought in by Hanwha as an alternative foreign player for six weeks after Ricardo Sanchez complained of elbow pain last season. At that time, Hanwha signed Weiss for a total of $100,000 (about 100 million won).안전놀이터

When I first brought him in, I wanted him to rotate the rotation steadily for six weeks, but he performed better than expected by winning six innings, four hits, two outs, and seven strikeouts against the Doosan Bears in Daejeon on June 25th. He continued to play innings and became one with domestic players.

Eventually, Hanwha released Sanchez as Sanchez's injury was prolonged and Weiss showed strength on the mound. He signed a contract with Weiss for a total of 260,000 dollars (about 350 million won) for the rest of the season.

Weiss kept the mound without any major injuries and finished the first season of the KBO league with five wins, five losses and a 3.73 ERA in 16 games. Considering he joined the team in June, the figure is quite good. Notably, he had 98 strikeouts. This means that he had at least six per game.

Hanwha did not miss such a foreign player. He re-signed with Weiss for up to $950,000 (about 1.3 billion won), including $750,000 in guaranteed amount (150,000 down payment, 600,000 dollars in annual salary) and $200,000 in incentives. After the news of the renewal, Weiss' wife Hayley Brook Weiss received support from Hanwha fans by posting on her SNS account, "I'm excited that Ryan signed with Hanwha Eagles again. Thank you Hanwha Eagles and fans."

He has performed well with Hanwha since the beginning of this season. He has already exceeded the number of wins in 11 games, seven wins, two losses and an earned run average of 3.50. He also started quality games (less than three earned runs in six innings as a starter) in the eighth inning. Except for the match against the Samsung Lions (four ⅔ innings, seven hits (two homers), five strikeouts, four strikeouts, and five runs lost), he has played more than five innings in total.

In particular, he showed why Hanwha chose him against the Gocheok Kiwoom Heroes on May 11 and the Lotte Giants in Daejeon on May 23. In the game against Kiwoom, he had one hit and two strikeouts and nine strikeouts in eight innings, and in the game against Lotte, he had four hits (one homer) and 11 strikeouts and two runs in eight innings. If he had been more greedy and lucky, he might have seen Weiss taking care of the shutout and complete pitching.

"We practiced a lot last year, but I think we prepared a lot more this year. My body has gotten better and I feel more confident. I have a good ball," Kim said. "I ask a lot of other foreign players and try to bring it back. We also had a home run in the second inning against Lotte, but we had a chance to come from behind as he kept throwing his ball afterwards. It's not an easy ball for batters to hit."

Also, catcher Lee Jae-won's credit is not left out. Manager Kim Kyung-moon chose Lee Jae-won as the exclusive catcher for Weiss this season. Manager Kim said, "Jae-hoon can play all the games. Jae-hoon will take charge of the three, and Jae-won will take charge of the two. I haven't worked with them until last season, but this is the first time this season, but they are not bad." Weiss also handed the ball over to Lee Jae-won whenever he won.

Weiss is a player who always puts his team before him. While he has been called the "Jesus of Daejeon" by Hanwha fans, let's look forward to his performance in the rest of the season.