Time flies. The legendary pitchers who once commanded the Major League are having a cold off-season.
MLB's official website "MLB.com " selected a list of players who should pay attention to the FA market on the 2nd (Korea Standard Time). The list included outstanding starting pitchers, bullpen pitchers, hitters with good slugging power, excellent defenders, as well as legendary pitchers to prove.메이저사이트
Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander and Clayton Kershaw are listed as legendary pitchers who desperately need a rebound. All of them are looking for a new team, and they are legendary pitchers with more than 200 wins and 2,000 strikeouts in the Major League. After retirement, they will likely join the HOF.
Kershaw played in the fewest games. He played in only seven games for the Los Angeles Dodgers. His regular-season performance was two wins, two losses and 30 innings with 4.50 24 strikeouts. He returned from left shoulder injury midway through the season, but failed to display top-notch performance. Even when his team won the World Series, he had to watch the game from the dugout, not from the mound.
Verlander who played for the Houston Astros took a path similar to Kershaw's. Due to right shoulder injury, he failed to complete the season as he wished. He had five wins, six losses and 90 ⅓ innings with 5.48 74 strikeouts in 17 regular season games, the highest earned run average since the 2005 season (then a member of the Detroit Tigers) when he made his big league debut. It was an unprecedented pitch.
However, Scherzer is relatively good. He had two wins, four losses and 43 ⅓ innings with 3.95 40 strikeouts in nine games for the Texas Rangers. He had to end the season early due to back injury while cruising. He ended the season with the lowest number of innings since his debut. Still, he is attracting a lot of attention. Though not as good as he was in his prime, he has shown his pitching capabilities, and as a result, the team is aiming to beef up its starting lineup. According to John Heyman, a leading source in the Major League, Scherzer is currently on the list of four teams.
"Kershaw, Verlander and Scherzer all settled in Coopertown, but they've all had a rough season. Nobody has been able to keep up with the passage of time. In recent years, injuries have plagued them constantly, and it's hard to expect them to stay healthy for an entire season. They only played in a total of 33 games last year," said MLB.
However, he did not look at everything negatively. He also expressed his expectation to rebound as he is a capable veteran who has consistently done his part since his debut. The media said, "Considering their past skills, anyone can rebound."
Those who commanded an era are already entering the second half of their baseball careers. Unlike in the past, the market interest in them has definitely decreased. What kind of uniforms will Kershaw, Verlander and Scherzer play in? Will they be able to enter the 2025 season as players? Amid speculation, a cold winter continues.