What kind of uniform will Ryu Hyun-jin (36), a "Korean Monster" in the FA market, play in next season.
Ryu played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2013 to 2019 and experienced the postseason almost every year. In particular, he even took the mound on the World Series stage in 2018. Since then, he has been able to consistently play in the postseason even after declaring himself as an FA and moving to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2020. However, he was only able to return from Tommy John surgery in August this year and was excluded from the American League Division Series roster because he served as the team's fifth starter.
Now, Ryu Hyun-jin is again a "body of freedom." Many teams want to recruit veteran starters regardless of their performance. Even if the outlook for next season is not bright, there are many cases in which veteran starters are recruited as a temporary way to fill the hole in the starting rotation.
The Chicago White Sox, who ranked fourth in the American League Central this year with 61 wins and 101 losses, are likely to hover at the bottom next year. Rumors of a trade between Dylan Cease, a pillar of the team's starting pitchers, are also continuing. Therefore, it is possible to choose a strategy to recruit a veteran starting pitcher right away to fill the hole in the starting pitcher's staff.
The Chicago Sun-Times, a local media outlet in Chicago, mentioned Ryu Hyun-jin's name on the 3rd (Korea time), paying attention to the future of the Chicago White Sox ahead of the winter meeting.
First of all, the "Chicago Sun-Times" said about the possibility of a trade for Seese, "Even if Seese takes the first starter, the White Sox's starting pitchers are weak and unstable. "With only two years left until the FA, and the White Sox are not in postseason competition mode in 2024, there is a greater chance that Seas will be traded than there is."
Seas will exercise his FA rights at the end of the 2025 season. This year, he pitched 177 innings, leaving a rather poor performance with 7-9 losses and 4.58 ERA, but last year alone, he played 184 innings, showing excellent pitching with 14 wins, 8 losses and 2.20 ERA.
The Chicago Sun-Times then said, "The White Sox's starting pitchers will need a veteran. "There is a way to sign a one or two-year contract with starters such as Ryu Hyun-jin, Michael Lorenzen, Sean Manaea and Wade Miley," he said, citing veteran FA pitchers including Ryu Hyun-jin. 토토사이트
The White Sox, whose prospects for next season are not bright, have already pulled out of the "Otani recruitment battle." Shohei Ohtani, who is known as the 'FA's biggest fish' this offseason, is widely expected to exceed $500 million in more than 10 years. White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorp has already said that he will step down from the race to recruit Ohtani, saying, "We will not sign a 10-year contract with pitchers." When he appointed Chris Gaetz as general manager in September, Reinsdorp said, "I can tell you right now. "We will not participate in the recruitment of Ohtani," he was quoted as saying.
The White Sox have already made moves to strengthen their starting pitchers. In a trade with the Atlanta Braves last month, right-hander Michael Soroka was hired. However, Soroka has not shown any significant performance since suffering from injury after an outstanding performance with 13 wins, 4 losses and a 2.68 ERA in 2019 when he was selected as an All-Star. This year, he also had a regret of only 2 wins, 2 losses, and 6.40 ERA.
Will the White Sox really offer a courtship gesture to Ryu Hyun-jin. It is interesting to see how Ryu Hyun-jin will react if the team loses 101 games this year and next year's performance is not expected. 토토사이트