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Beau Sulser Signs to Play in Korea

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There’s word out of Korea that right-handed pitcher Beau Sulser has signed to play with the KT Wiz of the Korean Baseball Organization.

The 28-year-old Sulser debuted in the majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates this season. They then lost him on waivers to the Baltimore Orioles mid-season, but when the Orioles put him on waivers in mid-October, he rejoined the Pirates organization. He was designated for assignment recently and sent outright to Indianapolis after clearing waivers. No announcement was made of his release, but it’s not uncommon for teams to release fringe older players if they have a chance to make a much better salary overseas. According to that report, Sulser received $740,000 to sign, which is above big league minimum.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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