The Orioles may be staring at a bullpen addition from a place few fans would expect. With the international posting market being pushed up by the looming early-December lockout, the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League have posted closer Jyun-Yue Tseng, opening the door for MLB clubs to chase one of the more intriguing relievers available.
Tseng’s negotiation window begins Nov. 8 at 8:00 a.m. ET, according to Joel Sherman. And the timing matters, because the market for players from NPB, KBO and other Asian leagues has been compressed as teams try to get deals done before the Dec. 2 work stoppage tied to the current collective bargaining agreement.
The 25-year-old right-hander is coming off a huge season in Taiwan. In 48 appearances, he piled up a career-high 25 saves while allowing just 13 runs on 36 hits and 13 walks, with 65 strikeouts. That production only adds to a career line that already stands out: 91 saves, a 2.36 ERA and more than 12 strikeouts per nine innings across his pro career.
There’s also the stuff. Tseng is listed at 5-foot-8 and 149 pounds, which doesn’t fit the usual mold for a late-inning power arm, but his fastball has reached 99 mph.
He has also shown he can handle pressure on a bigger stage. Tseng played a key role in Chinese Taipei’s 2026 World Baseball Classic qualifying run, then followed that by throwing two scoreless innings and earning a save in the tournament itself.
Over four innings in the event, he struck out six, didn’t walk anyone and didn’t allow a hit.
For Baltimore, the appeal is obvious enough. The bullpen has Félix Bautista, Yennier Cano and Ryan Helsley, but there are still real questions hanging over that group.
Bautista is returning for his first full season after Tommy Surgery. Cano followed a sub-3.00 ERA season in 2026 with a 5.12 ERA the year before.
Helsley, meanwhile, is coming off a second straight season with an ERA above 4.00. Beyond that trio, the Orioles are also hoping Rico Garcia and Josh Walker can keep building on their 2026 work and hold off the volatility that tends to hit relievers year after year.
Tseng wouldn’t walk in and take over the ninth inning on Day 1, and nothing about his path suggests a seamless transition from the CPBL to MLB. But at 25, with a track record of missing bats and finishing games, he gives Baltimore something worth considering. If the Orioles believe they can bring him along without throwing him straight into the fire, he could end up looking like exactly the kind of low-cost, high-upside bullpen swing that pays off.
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