Suk-Min Yoon. For those in the know, this South Korean righthander is a wanted man in baseball.
How wanted? Reports indicate six teams are interested in signing Yoon, a 27-year-old free agent. Just where he might land is as big an issue as what he might do for an MLB club.
He was a starter, winning MVP honors in the Korean league in 2011, before a shoulder problem limited him to relief work in 2013. Teams will want to make sure he's healthy, which is why he might come at a relatively low price. Yoon is in the States working out to showcase himself. Teams saw him earlier in the World Baseball Classic.
Who's interested? The Minnesota Twins are mentioned as possibilities for a flock of pitchers and are known to be looking for two starters for next season. Figuring Ricky Nolasco, signed this week, is one of them, their search includes free agents from Bronson Arroyo to a return by Johan Santana.
There's also a report afloat the Twins have turned this attention to Phil Hughes, formerly with the New York Yankees.
Like Nolasco, Yoon would be a mid-pack starter at best. Teams might envision the next coming of Hyun-jin Ryu, who was strong for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012.
Yoon is represented by agent Scott Boras, which might explain why the Twins haven't closed a deal on a pitcher they've been weighing for some time.
The Chicago Cubs also are watching Yoon, and at least four other teams reportedly are interested.