Former MLB general manager: “Ryu Hyun-jin will likely sign a one-year contract worth around $8 million”
FA Top 40 Evaluation… Ryu Hyun-jin ranked 35th and Lee Jeong-hoo ranked 37th.
There is a local forecast that left-handed pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin (36), a free agent (FA), will sign a short-term contract with an annual salary of $8 million (about 10.8 billion won).
Columnist Jim Bowden, a former Major League Baseball (MLB) general manager, predicted the destinations and prices of the top 40 Stove League free agents through The Athletic, an American sports media outlet, on the 1st (Korean time).
He ranked Ryu Hyun-jin 35th overall and predicted, "He will likely be able to sign a one-year contract worth around $8 million.
However, it seems likely that he will sign a contract with options rather than guarantees." 카지노사이트
The analysis is that it will be difficult to sign a long-term contract due to his considerable age, surgical history, and detention issues.
Suitable teams included the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, and Detroit Tigers.
Columnist Bowden said, “After returning from elbow ligament fusion surgery this year, Ryu Hyun-jin started 11 games and performed impressively, allowing 3 or less runs in 9 games,” and added, “He pitched 5 innings in 6 games and pitched one game.
He explained, “I was also responsible for 6 innings.”
He continued, "Ryu Hyun-jin's fastball speed was 87 to 89 miles per hour (approximately 140 to 143 km), his changeup hit rate was 0.276, and his cut fastball hit rate was 0.238."
He also shared the characteristics of each type of his pitch.
However, columnist Bowden predicted that Ryu Hyun-jin could achieve better results in the 2024 season than this year.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who spent the final season of his contract in Toronto this season, is undergoing recovery training in Korea after returning to Korea on the 18th of last month.
Lee Jeong-hoo (25, Kiwoom Heroes), who is aiming to advance to MLB through the posting system, ranked 37th.
Columnist Bowden evaluated Lee Jeong-hoo's price as 'unexpected', but predicted that many clubs, including the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Guardians, Toronto, and Detroit, will enter the recruitment war.
In addition, “MLB scouts are divided in their opinions regarding Lee Jeong-hoo’s hitting ability,” he said.
“Some assess that Lee Jeong-hoo will hit a lot of hits immediately after entering MLB, but others believe that an adaptation process of about 1 to 2 years is needed.”
“I do,” he explained.
He also said, "Some evaluate Lee Jeong-hoo as a player with a batting average of 0.270, while others consider him a hitter in the .300 range."
Columnist Bowden also evaluated Lee Jeong-hoo's abilities in each field.
He said, “Lee Jung-hoo is a player with good contact ability and good pitching vision, and had more walks than strikeouts in the KBO League.”
Regarding his defensive ability, he said, "Lee Jeong-hoo is a high-level center fielder with a strong arm," and "his jumping ability and ability to follow batted balls are good."
He also evaluated the main forces.
He said, “Lee Jeong-hoo’s stride length is longer than average, but his base stealing ability is not outstanding.”
He also criticized the lack of slugging power.
Meanwhile, columnist Bowden selected ‘superstar’ Shohei Ohtani as the No. 1 overall free agent this winter.
He predicted, “Shohei Ohtani will sign a large contract with a contract period of 10 years, a total of $477 million (KRW 648 billion), and more than $500 million (KRW 679.2 billion) including options.”
Second place overall is Yoshinobu Yamamoto, ace of the Japanese professional baseball Orix Buffaloes.
The expected contract period is 7 years, and the ransom is $211 million (286.6 billion won).
