December 10, 1996: Mel Rojas was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. Straily initially came to the North Side as part of the trade for Addison Russell that sent Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to Oakland.

Do you have a sports website? Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. But his time in Chicago was nothing short of a disaster. Instead, Rojas’ current pace has him on track to bump right up against the 50-homer threshold, a mark that only ByungHo Park 박병호 (who did it twice) has reached since 2003. They wouldn’t be so close without their lineup, which has scored 5.87 runs per game — third-most in the KBO — to offset a pitching staff that has allowed 5.67 runs per game, which is also third-most in the KBO. Oh, and he pitched another shutout, too. It’s tough to say Rojas has sneaked up on anyone with this year’s performance. The Wiz currently sit in seventh place, but are just two and a half games back of fifth place, which gets the final playoff spot. The Cubs drafted Jokisch in 2010, and he signed with the team. If you want to follow him, he plays for the KT Wiz. June 16 – The first interleague game between the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox took place at the new Comiskey Park.The Cubs won the game by a score of 8-3. Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wabash Valley College (Mount Carmel, IL). Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis.

Are you a Stathead, too? All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Of all players who have had at least 1,000 plate appearances in the KBO from 2017-20, Rojas’ 146 wRC+ ranks sixth, and his .581 slugging percentage ranks second. I’m sure they understand it’s part of the game/business, but it just struck me that Mel Rojas Sr didn’t like playing for the Cubs one bit. According to myKBO Stats, he started 30 games last season, had a 3.13 ERA with a 1.13 and posted 141 Ks to go with only 39 walks. Offseason. Rojas Jr. is the son of Mel Rojas Sr., a major-league relief pitcher for 10 seasons during 1990 to 1999. Live Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2020. “He knows he’s not getting a good pitch to hit. He first joined the Wiz about mid-way through the 2017 season, and immediately looked comfortable, hitting .301/.351/.560 with 18 homers in 83 games, good for a 125 wRC+. Mel Rojas se encamina a su mejor temporada en Corea Mel Rojas lleva un ritmo para superar los 43 jonrones que conectó en la campaña de 2018, su más productiva en... By Hector Garcia Sr. Posted by. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mel_Rojas&oldid=969379895, Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada, Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States, Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic baseball pitcher stubs, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 25 July 2020, at 02:06. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.

Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? He’d just never actually shown it. Mel Rojas joined Sinon Bulls of Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan in 2004, played 11 games, posted 3 saves with 1.20 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 15 innings, but then was released by the team after the season ended. Liceo Manresa (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic). For more information about Mel Rojas Jr. click here.

So if you’re looking for a little extra intrigue while tuning into Korean baseball, maybe give one of these teams a try. RELATED: Will 2020 be Jon Lester's final season with the Cubs? Join our linker program. The precocious 20-year-old Baek-ho Kang 강백호 (.316/.394/.605, 152 wRC+), outfielder Jung-dae Bae 배정대 (.335/.397/.524), and veteran second baseman Kyung-su Park 박경수 (.301/.389/.481, 127 wRC+) provide a good amount of thump as well, but getting a bubble team like this into the playoffs could require a legitimate superstar effort.