"Left-handed 160km ace" is impossible, and Dae-jae is also KBO MVP? "Peddy, I think I'll go to Dodgers as a package."
"Left-handed 160km ace" is impossible, and Dae-jae is also KBO MVP? "Peddy, I think I'll go to Dodgers as a package."
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Attention is starting to heat up in the trade market for Eric Peddy (31) of the Chicago White Sox. He is a chicken instead of a pheasant, but he is not an ordinary chicken.
The Athletic predicted on the 3rd (Korea time) that each club's major moves within the trade deadline with less than a month left, along with the power rankings of 30 Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs.고소득알바
The Dodgers is definitely drawing attention. It has been actively attempting to trade with the Dodgers every summer, and is considered a favorite every year. As of Tuesday, the Dodgers is dominating the National League West with 52 wins and 33 losses (0.612 win rate). Even if it falls short of the Philadelphia Phillies, who rank first in the entire league, it plans to enter the fall baseball league without difficulties. As it spent a large amount of money last winter on Shohei Ohtani (10 years and 700 million dollars), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (325 million dollars for 12 years) and Tyler Glasnow (135 million dollars for five years), the Dodgers is determined to win the title.
The Dodgers, which tried to recruit the biggest fish in trade every summer, including Darvish Yu in 2017, Manny Machado in 2018, and Max Scherzer and Trey Turner in 2021, are also mentioned in major sales this year. The White Sox's attempt to recruit Garrett Crochet, who declared that he could sell all players with the only winning percentage in MLB, was recently revealed by USA Today.
Crochet, who is a left-handed pitcher with an average speed of 160 kilometers per hour, is one of the best pitchers in the MLB at present. His annual salary is 800,000 dollars, but he will become a free agent after the 2026 season, which is very valuable. His season record stands at 6-6 with an ERA of 3.02, and he has 141 strikeouts in 101 1/3 innings. He ranks first in MLB overall.
The problem is that they have already been rejected. The price is too high because of its high value. "The Dodgers already offered to trade Crochet, but it was quickly rejected by the White Sox," USA Today said. "The White Sox have informed their teams that they are looking for young prospects with huge upside in exchange for the Crochet trade."
Trade negotiations can resume anytime, of course. However, it will not be easy in the U.S. The Athletic believe that the Dodgers will focus on other White Sox players instead of Crochet. "They will try to catch Crochet, but they will be rebuffed (from now on). We will try to trade again, and we will be rebuffed again," the media said, predicting that the Dodgers will bring in a package of Peddy and outfielder Louis Robert Jr. instead.
When it comes to season performance, Peddy can be compared to Crochet. Peddy, who played for the NC Dinos in the KBO League last year, won the Triple Crown as a pitcher and the MVP award with 20 wins and six losses and a 2.00 209 strikeouts with an earned run average. With his performance in Korea at the forefront, Peddy signed a contract with the White Sox after the season and successfully returned to the big league. However, his performance this year is better than expected. Having started 17 games, he is serving as a one-two punch for the team along with Crochet with five wins and three losses and an earned run average of 3.23.
Robert Jr. is an outfielder who was considered one of the biggest players along with Crochet. He hit a batting average of 0.2643 with 38 home runs and a slugging percentage of 0.542 OPS of 0.857 last year. He is also young and is tied to a club-friendly contract. He also has strong defense capability to cover the center field. The problem is his performance this year. He had a batting average of 0.205 OPS of 0.766 as of Tuesday, which dropped significantly from the previous year. Despite his strong slugging capability, he expressed concern over contact. Another problem is injury issues that occur every year including this year. Career high is 145 games (2023), and that was the only season in which he has played more than 100 games. Still, he has potential, so if he buys at a high price, he can sell the White Sox as well. Luckily, the Dodgers lacks outfielders. Teoscar Hernandez is the only outfielder that can be trusted by James Outman.
"Peddy would be good enough for the Dodgers. They would be satisfied as well," The Athletic said. "Peddy was great in his first season back in Korea." Of course, the price will be high. "To make this package trade a reality, the Dodgers will have to offer a number of promising young players," the media reported.
However, the media reported that the Dodgers can make a bold cut as it has the capacity to nurture the players. The Athletic said, "Don't worry. The Dodgers will make more active use of promising players. The only real bleeding is overtime pay for prospect development experts," adding, "The Dodgers didn't always succeed in trading, but they worked hard every year at the trade deadline."
He did not forget that it is a season in which he is seeking to win the title. In other words, the team should secure the outcome of its hot recruitment campaign led by Ohtani by winning the World Series. "The Dodgers offseason was unprecedented. Under these circumstances, we will not be able to start the postseason just enough to rewrite the current roster," The Athletic said.