CUBS SPRING CAMP TO INCLUDE FOUR KOREAN PROSPECTS

Asia is becoming more and more attractive in the never-ending search for baseball prospects, especially South Korea. The country’s surge in recent years to baseball power status has big league organizations taking a closer look at young Korean players, including the Chicago Cubs.
The Cubs will have four Koreans in camp when spring training opens this month in Arizona. One of them, pitcher Rhee Dae-Eun, was 4-1 with a 1.80 ERA in ten starts last year for Chicago’s Class A affiliate in Peoria. Rhee will be joined by fellow pitcher Jung Su-Min, infielder Lee Hak-Ju and outfielder Ha Jae-Hoon.
Cubs director of international scouting Paul Weaver says one trait stands out: “They’ll go out and do plyometrics for one hour before they start practice. The Koreans work hard.”