"Even if you throw too well..." NC says goodbye to the league's best pitcher for the second consecutive year
"Even if you throw too well..." NC says goodbye to the league's best pitcher for the second consecutive year
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The NC Dinos said goodbye to the league's best foreign pitcher for the second consecutive year.
NC signed a total of 1 million dollars (1.4 billion won) with new left-handed pitcher Logan Allen (27) on the 18th. NC, which announced the recruitment of Riley Thompson on the 1st of this month, broke up with Kyle Hart (32) at the same time as Logan was recruited.
Hart was the best pitcher in the KBO league in 2024. Following the KBO's defense award (pitcher category), he garnered 41.3 percent of the vote, winning the Golden Glove. At an award ceremony hosted by the KBO, he was voted the best pitcher both times through voting by on-site managers and coaches as well as media sources.
Hart won 13 games and lost three with a 2.69 ERA in 26 games this season. He challenged himself to become a four-time pitcher until he left the mound due to deteriorating conditions including colds and body aches after August.
However, the atmosphere of farewell between NC and Hart was maintained to some extent.
Hearts have recently attracted attention from the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) team. According to recent local news reports, "There are 16 teams that are interested in Hearts." With only four MLB games (1 loss and 15.55 ERA), Hearts also had strong commitment to rejoin the MLB.
Of course, NC had a strong will to renew the contract with Hart, but negotiations did not go smoothly. Lim Sun-nam, NC's general manager, said, "We are constantly in touch with Hart, but the response speed is slow. I think he has a strong will to enter the U.S." Another official also said, "We have not let go of the last hope, but I think the renewal will fail."
NC had a similar experience last year.
NC was lost to the MLB Chicago White Sox a year after recruiting Eric Peddy, a "20-win pitcher" last year. Hart raised his 20-6 record and 2.00 ERA to sign a two-year, $15 million (W21.5 billion) contract with the White Sox after holding the 2023 regular season MVP and Golden Glove in his arms. As seen in the contract size, NC could not catch Peddy. NC is on the verge of losing its foreign ace to U.S. baseball for the third consecutive year, with Drew Luchinski, who won 53 games in the KBO League from 2019 to 2022, also signing a contract with the Oakland Athletics in 2023. A club official said, "We will respect Hart's intention to return to the U.S. We wish him success on the U.S. stage." 바카라사이트
As NC excels at selecting foreign players, it has high expectations on new foreign pitcher Logan's shoulder. Logan said that his goal for the upcoming season is to become the best pitcher in the KBO League.