Pirates on a Roll....Sheng-Chin Hung Signed

The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to make headlines as the organization completed the trifecta by signing their third Taiwanese player in the past week - RHP Sheng-Chin Hung.

HS: Shi-Yuan HS
DOB: 11/15/90
H: 5'11"
W: 158 pounds
B:R
T:R

*HS teammate of recent Pirates signee, Ping-Hung Chi
*Not surprisingly, his idol is Chien-Ming Wang
*Clocked at a high of 91 mph, also throws a changeup, curveball combo
*Received some pub. earlier this year ; of the three recent signees, was probably the highest priority signing
*Was on the 2008 Palomino squad that placed second in San, Jose

SC Hung's Site/Album

*The Pirates other recent signee, Chi-Wei Hsu had his press announcement today.

See here for more pics from his agency's website.

The Return of Wang & Two More Heading the the US?

A news article covering the Philippines national baseball team has revealed that two Shi-Yuan HS players will be jumping to the US with ML organizations. According to the article, the two pitchers are Po-Cheng Chi and Sheng-Chin Hong (Hung).


Po-Cheng Chi has received coverage before (6'0" ~ 160 pounds - DOB: 10/31/90) and is linked to the Reds.

His teammate Hong, (5'10" ~ 155 pounds - DOB: 11/15/90) has been linked to the Twins.

*Updated: This info has been refuted by a few sources.

*WBC:
The NT lost to the Yomiuri Giants 7-6. 3B Yi-Chuan Lin led the way offensively with 3 XBH (two doubles and another HR).
Chen-Chang Lee started for the NT and allowed 2 runs on 4 hits over 2.2 IP (2 K's, 1 BB).*Edited
Lee was limited to 40 pitches and was clocked at 90 mph.
Fu-Te Ni relieved Lee and threw 2.1 innings, giving up 1 run on 2 hits and K'ing 3.*Edited

The NT will complete pre-WBC play with the Seibu Lions tomorrow. Yueh-Ping Lin is expected to start against the defending NPB champs.



*ST:
CMW threw 2 shutout innings as the Yankees and Astros ended in a 5-5 tie. Box
Recap*Updated



*Amateur:
More detail on the recently completed collegiate tourney.