The annual salary is 4.2 billion...Are you coming to Korea already? The 31-win active big leaguer pitcher came to mind as an "observing target of intensive observation."
The annual salary is 4.2 billion...Are you coming to Korea already? The 31-win active big leaguer pitcher came to mind as an "observing target of intensive observation."
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Baltimore Orioles right-hander Dean Kramer (29) has emerged as the target of scouts from Korean, Japanese and Asian teams. Although he is an active big leaguer who earns 2.95 million U.S. dollars this year, it is interesting to see if he can go to Asia next year.
USA Today Sports said on the 14th (Korea time), "Scouts from Japan and South Korea are closely watching Baltimore starter Kramer. He is likely to receive more money from overseas than from the Major League FA market next year."
Since his debut in Baltimore in 2020, right-hander Kramer has recorded 31 wins and 32 losses with a 4.39 strikeout and 447 ERA in a total of 98 games (97 starts, 514 ⅓ innings) in six major league seasons so far this year.
He hit his potential with 8 wins, 7 losses and a 3.23 strikeout with 87 ERA in 22 games (21 starts, 125 ⅓ innings) in 2022, and successfully spent his first full season with 13 wins, 5 losses and a 4.12 strikeout with 157 ERA in 32 games (172 ⅔ innings) in 2023.
Last year, he missed five weeks due to a triceps injury, but he did not have a bad performance with 8-10 losses and a 4.10 strikeout in 24 games (129 ⅔ innings). However, this year, he got off to a bad start to the season with one win and two losses and an 8.16 strikeouts in three games (14 ⅓ innings).
He became the winning pitcher in the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 30, but was shaken by five hits (one homer) and two walks, six strikeouts and five runs in five ⅓ innings, and lost in four ⅓ innings against the Kansas City Royals on May 5. He was then hit hard by eight hits (three homers) and one walk, four strikeouts and six runs (two earned) in four ⅔ innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 10.
His performance is on the decline due to poor pitching, and he has already emerged as a candidate for recruitment by Asian clubs even in the early days of the season. This is a rumor that cannot be ignored because it was reported by Major League source Bob Nightingale. As the annual salary at Baltimore this year is 2.95 million U.S. dollars, which is about 4.2 billion won in Korean money, it seems not realistic, but if he is released from Baltimore, there is a possibility that the next option could be Korea or Japan.
This is also the case for left-hander Col Irvin (31), a member of the Doosan Bears in the KBO League this year. Irvin, who won 28 games in six major league seasons, including 10 wins for the Oakland Athletics in 2021, was a big leaguer who threw 16 starts in Baltimore last year, and came to Korea this year, making headlines.
Although his annual salary was 2 million U.S. dollars last year, he is seeking to change his career just like Eric Peddy (St. Louis Cardinals), who returned to the Major League after making adjustments in Korea by signing a contract with Doosan for 1 million dollars this year. Irvin has been active in four games (24 innings) this season with two wins and one loss with an earned run average of 2.63 strikeouts.
Kramer is considered to be a higher-ranking player in that he has a slightly better career than Irvin and is two years younger. Japan will have a financial advantage in the recruitment competition than Korea, whose first-year salary is limited to $1 million. Of course, Kramer is still in the Baltimore starting rotation, and if he rebounds for the rest of the season, it will be a pie in the sky for Asian teams. 스포츠토토