21-Year-Old Left-Hander Liu Zhihong: The Latest Updates and Potential Contract with CITIC Brothers

2024-01-08 09:29:53
Liu Zhihong.Provided by Uni-President Lion

The 21-year-old left-hander Liu Zhihong is not on the 60-man contract reserve list of the Unified Lions. He was originally a player that the Lions wanted to re-sign. Unexpectedly, it was reported that he would join CITIC Brothers. In this regard, CITIC Sports stated that in the year Liu Zhihong participated in the draft, Originally, the team focused on evaluating players. The two parties are currently discussing contract details and there is a chance that they can be reached.

Liu Zhihong from Gubao Jiashang was selected by the Lions in the third round of the 2021 secondary school draft. He has a signing bonus of 3.3 million and an incentive bonus of 600,000. He is 188 centimeters tall and weighs 90 kilograms. The fastest ball speed has been regarding 147 kilometers. The team has high expectations for him, but the disadvantage is that he is prone to injury. Since joining the Lions until last year, he has never been on the first team. Last year, he played 17 games as a reliever in the second division, which was the most in a single season of his career. He only pitched 8.2 innings, with 1 win, 1 loss, 3 relievers, and an ERA of 20.77. He had no plate performance since his debut on September 23. Then he had elbow ligament replacement surgery, which required at least a year of rehabilitation. His chances of playing this year were not high. Although the Lions did not put him on the 60-man roster following the season, they were sure to sign him back, but he chose Transfer to CITIC Brothers.

Advertisement (Please continue reading this article)

CITIC Football Team stated that Liu Zhihong was the team’s focus on evaluating players during the initial draft, so they hoped to give him another chance. They are currently negotiating the details of the contract with him and there is a chance that the negotiation can be concluded.

As for how many out-of-combat players CITIC will sign? The team did not respond clearly, only stating that other player contracts are in progress and will be announced at that time.

1704733434
#Unified #Lion #Liu #Zhihong #changed #yellow #jersey #CITIC #Brothers #originally #key #player #evaluate #draft #TSNA #LINE #TODAY

Leave a Replay