The good thing with LAD was that he was going to catch the WS championship players for $15 million until that day?
Dec 02, 2024
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This is because the Dodgers are not very attached to the two pitchers. Local media predict that both Fleherty and Buehler will find a new team.
USA Today's Bob Nightingale reporter said on the 2nd (Korea time), "Fan media '"I can't see that Mueller will return to the Dodgers. Jack Fleherty is the same. "Clearly, the Dodgers were able to offer Buehler a qualifying offer ($2.15 million). If so, Buehler would have accepted it because it was more than $21 million. But all of themI'm sure Juss offered Buehler 'Okay, we'll make an offer, how about $15 million?' But Buehler showed no interest," he said.
The only internal FA that the Dodgers have offered QO is outfielder Teoscar Hernandez. It was not presented to the remaining six, including Fleerty and Buehler. It was determined that the value of playing for a year was not $21.05 million. In response, Nightingale reporter 'Juss offered Buehler a multi-year contract at an average salary of $15 million and he turned it down' is an explanation.
Then Nightingale reporter "So I think other clubs will jump on Buller and offer a contract that sets a guaranteed year and a second year as a player option. He pitched really well in the postseason,' highlighting the situation in which Buehler won the World Series against the New York Yankees by pitching well.
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Sasaki is the best fireballer in Japanese professional baseball and is aiming to advance to the Major League through posting this winter. Sasaki, who has to sign a minor league contract because he is an international amateur FA under the age of 25, is expected to start the posting process in January next year and decide on his future after the middle of the year. The Dodgers are considered to be the leading team to sign Sasaki.
If the Dodgers hold Sasaki in their arms, the starting lineup will be even more full. The Dodgers acquired left-hander Blake Snell last week for five years and $182 million. Next year, Shohei Ohtani will resume his pitching and return to the mound, and Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be able to regain their health and keep their full-time rotation unlike this year.
On top of that, young gun fire bowlers Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin, who are returning from Tommy John Surgery, are also candidates to fill the rotation. Prospects such as Bobby Miller and Landon Nyack are also waiting. As Nightingale mentioned, the Dodgers have already secured seven to eight starters.
For the Dodgers, who are planning to go all-in on recruiting Sasaki, there is no reason to stick to Fleherty and Buehler now.
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Buehler was in the spotlight as the ace to lead Clate Kershaw by throwing 207 ⅔ innings in 33 games in 2021 after 14-4 with a 3.26 ERA in 2019, and a 2.47 ERA, but after receiving Tommy John Surgery in August last year, he was 1-6 with a 5.38 ERA in 16 games amid injuries and sluggishness this year.
However, Buehler increased his value in the FA market by pitching perfectly with two hits and no runs in six innings in two World Series games. In particular, he took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning with a 7-6 lead in Game 5 of the World Series against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium on October 31, blocking one inning with three outs and enjoying the moment of becoming the major league champion, continuing his reputation as a "big game pitcher".
According to the expected contract size of local media, ESPN and MLBTR each offered $115 million for five years, The Athletic offered $92 million for four years, FanGraphs offered $88 million for four years, ESPN offered $54 million for three years, MLBTR offered $15 million for one year, The Athletic offered $32 million for two years and PanGraphs $30 million for two years, respectively.
jhno@sportschosun.com
