According to multiple reports, the Cardinals have signed Korean relief ace Seung-hwan Oh and is expected to introduce the 33-year-old in a press conference on Monday in St. Louis.
Oh, a right-hander, has posted a 1.81 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 772:149 K:BB ratio over 646 1/3 innings across the last 11 seasons in Korea and Japan. Nicknamed “The Final Boss,” Oh averages a fastball between 90-94 mph with mid-80s slider and cutter. His hardest throwing pitch has earned a nickname of “stone fastball” due to the ball’s hard rising action.
The details of Oh’s contract are not yet known, but the Cardinals didn’t have to pay a posting fee due to Oh being an unrestricted free agent. He is expected to serve as a setup man in St. Louis ahead of closer Trevor Rosenthal.
Here’s a clip of Oh pitching for Korea’s Samsung Tigers during the 2014 season.
