“I want to contribute to the championship”.
Kia Tigers foreign pitcher Cam Aldred (29) is leaving the team after failing to find a regular job. Kia claimed Cam Aldred off waivers on May 5. He was brought in as an injury replacement for Will Crowe, who suffered an elbow injury, and showed promise, but was ultimately unrecognized. However, he quickly became a highly paid free agent.
In nine appearances, he went 3-2 with a 4.53 ERA in 43⅔ innings pitched. He was 2-for-3 with a 1.26 WHIP. He is 1-for-5 against lefties and 2-for-8 against righties. Against the left-handed-heavy LG, he was an absolute lefty winner with 15 strikeouts and 2 earned runs (unearned) in 12⅔ innings in 2 games.
However, his weakness against right-handed hitters led to his replacement. While his BABIP isn’t over 3%, it’s weak against potential postseason contenders Doosan (15.95) and Samsung (8.22). Furthermore, James Nail’s struggles also played a role. After a strong start to the season, the team’s offense has been picked apart. The team realized that they needed a stronger pitcher for the rest of the season and the postseason.
“I want to help the team win,” Aldred said in his signing interview.
The team invested $325,000 (about $445,000) in him, including a signing bonus, so he was expected to be promoted to a full-time pitcher rather than an injury replacement. But after eight weeks, he had to leave the team. Instead, Aldred was a highly paid part-time player. He played nine games and was paid $325,000, which means he was paid $50,000 per game on our dime.
The sad part is that he left without a farewell game. He was originally scheduled to pitch his 10th game against Hanwha in Daejeon on the 4th, 토토사이트 추천 but it was canceled due to rain. He could have pitched on the 6th, but he was already notified of his replacement and placed on waivers. Aldred is expected to leave the country sometime this week. He was expected and confident to be a part of the Tigers’ championship team, but his time with the organization was short-lived.
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The new foreign pitcher is left-hander Eric Lauer, 29. In 120 career major league games (112 starts), he has a career record of 36-37 with a 4.30 ERA. In terms of career numbers, it’s all-time great. In 2018, he made his big league debut with San Diego and went 6-7 with a 4.34 ERA in 23 starts in his first year. In 2019, he made five starts and went 8-10 with a 4.45 ERA in 30 games.
He was acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers in a trade before the 2020 season. In 2022, he had a career-high season, going 11-7 with a 3.69 ERA in 29 games. Last year, he struggled, going 4-6 with a 6.56 ERA in 10 games. He hasn’t pitched in the big leagues this year. He throws a four-seam, cutter, and curveball. His fastball averaged 93.3 mph (150.2 km/h) in 2022, but dropped to 90.8 mph (146.1 km/h) in 2023. It will be interesting to see if Aldred’s weaknesses are fully covered and he becomes a championship contender.