Doosan Weighs Keisho Shirakawa and Eric Jokisch

Eric Jokisch, 143 km/h… Doosan Weighs Shirakawa and Jokisch

Manager Lee Seung-yuop and Doosan Bears: "Considering Carefully Until This Week"

Eric Jokisch (34), a left-handed pitcher who is seeking a return to the Korean professional baseball league, recorded a top speed of 143 km/h during his test for the Doosan Bears.

A Doosan official said on the 3rd, "Today, Jokisch had his second live pitching at the Icheon Bears Park."

"Jokisch threw 45 pitches. 무료슬롯사이트

His fastest fastball was 143 km/h,"" he reported."

Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yuop, whom he met at Jamsil Stadium that day, said, "Jokisch is the type of pitcher who competes with control rather than speed," and evaluated him, "I think his speed has improved to some extent."

Eric Jokisch had his first Doosan entry test on the 30th of last month, and threw 45 pitches at that time.

Doosan foreign pitcher Brandon Waddell is out after being diagnosed with a left subscapularis injury.

Although Brandon’s condition is improving, Doosan has decided that he will not be able to pitch in the first team for more than six weeks, so they are working on recruiting a ‘short-term replacement foreign player.’

This year, the Korean professional baseball league introduced a new system that allows existing foreign players who are injured to the extent that they require treatment for more than six weeks to be listed on the rehabilitation player list and a replacement foreign player to play until the player returns.

Jokisch, who currently does not have a team, entered the country on the 29th of last month in response to Doosan’s request for testing and took two entrance tests.

Jokisch played for Kiwoom Heroes for five seasons from 2019 to 2023, recording 56 wins, 36 losses, and an ERA of 2.85.

Jokisch, who left the Korean stage in June of last year due to a ruptured left thigh muscle, has been observing the situation of KBO league teams while training individually.

As the contract of Keisho Shirakawa, who was recruited as a short-term foreign player by SSG Landers, has expired, Doosan can now consider Jokisch and Shirakawa.

The strengths and weaknesses of the two pitchers are clear, so Doosan is delaying the final decision.

Jokisch has the upper hand in terms of 'history'.

However, the fact that he has not played in an actual game for about a year is causing Doosan to worry.

Manager Lee also said, "It is true that I am worried about Jokisch's game sense."

In addition, if Jokisch's work visa is issued late, his appearance may be postponed.

Shirakawa received a work visa when he signed with SSG, and he can be used immediately after adapting to the KBO League and playing in an actual game for 6 weeks.

However, since Shirakawa, who is scheduled to be announced on the waiver on the 3rd, can be nominated by another team in the reverse order of his current performance, Doosan, which is in '4th place', must also wait for the waiver announcement procedure for Shirakawa.

Manager Lee Seung-yuop and the Doosan team unanimously stated, "We will think carefully until this week and select a short-term replacement foreign pitcher."