After facing the Philadelphia Phillies as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers in last year’s National League Championship Series, veteran Korean pitcher Park Chan-ho signed a one-year contract with the world champions last week for $2.5 million. Park appeared in four games for the Dodgers last fall in their five-game NLCS loss to the Phils.
After pitching out of the Dodgers’ bullpen last year, Park will compete for a slot in Philadelphia’s starting rotation this season. The 35-year-old righty certainly hopes to start in 2009, saying “Starting is better and more fun. Every five days, people in Korea plan on watching the game.”
Park has pitched 15 seasons in the majors, with a 117-92 record and a 4.34 ERA. He signed with the Dodgers as a free agent in 1994, and averaged 15 wins a season for Los Angeles between 1997 and 2001. He was 4-4 for the Dodgers in 2008. Park will report to the Phillies’ training camp in Clearwater, Florida on February 14.
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