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HUNG-LENG CHANG, RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
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| Born: October 7, 2001 Height: 6’3″ Weight: 159 Bats: Right Throws: Right Signed: Int’l Free Agent, 2022, Pittsburgh Pirates How Acquired: International Free Agent Country: Taiwan Agent: N/A |
WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE |
| Chang was 20 when he signed and is considered advanced for his age. He throws five pitches, with a fastball that has reached 94, and he still has a lot of projection.
2022 Cheng had an interesting debut in the FCL. Some of the time he seemed unhittable, at others he got hit around quite a bit. In his four best appearances, he threw shutout ball and allowed only four hits and two walks over 12 innings, with 16 strikeouts. In his other four, he gave up 12 earned runs and 16 hits over 10.2 IP. Chang’s erratic season may have been just a product of inexperience. He could be in the rotation at Bradenton in 2023. |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION
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| 2023: Minor League Contract |
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PLAYER INFORMATION
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| Signing Bonus: $500,000 MiLB Debut: 2022 MLB Debut: N/A MiLB FA Eligible:2028 MLB FA Eligible: N/A Rule 5 Eligible: 2025 Added to 40-Man: N/A Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
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TRANSACTIONS
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| January 17, 2022: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent. |