If the Twins can sign big-hitting first baseman Byung Ho Park away from his Korean baseball team, it will mean more for Miguel Sano than Joe Mauer. And ultimately, general manager Terry Ryan said, it will make for a better team.
"Our evaluators think he can make the transition (to the majors)," Ryan said of Ho Park, 29. "We've seen him play a lot and we think he can help lengthen our lineup and make it work out for everybody."
Park, 29, hit .343 with 53 home runs and 146 runs batted in for the Heroes last season, and 52 homers with 124 RBIs in 2014.