Remaining active in Korea, the Cubs signed two more players late last summer, Jung for $510,000 and catcher Jae-Hoon Ha for $225,000. Jung is a product of Busan High, which also spawned big leaguers Shin-Soo Choo and Cha Seung Baek. Jung opened 2008 as Busan's No. 3 pitcher, with Tae Kyeong Ahn (who signed with the Rangers) the ace. While Ahn outperformed him, Jung surpassed him as a prospect. He was pitching at 82-84 mph in March but boosted his fastball to the upper-80s and touched the low-90s by the end of the summer. He has a clean arm action and the room to add strength, so he may have more velocity in him. Jung spins the ball better than most international pitchers and has the makings of a power curveball. He also started to make some progress with a changeup during instructional league. Other clubs considered Jung the equivalent of a late second-rounder or early third-rounder, and the Cubs paid him like one. They'll unveil him in the Arizona League in June.
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