The LA Dodgers, who have the biggest free agent player, Shohei Ohtani (29), have begun to strengthen their pitching staff and create a super team.



MLB.com, the official major league media, reported on the 15th (Korean time), “The Dodgers, who signed Ohtani by breaking the major league contract record, brought in Tampa Bay ace Tyler Glasnow, one of the best starting pitchers, through a trade.” 카지노사이트



MLB.com reporter Mark Feinsand reported that the Dodgers gave up young starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot and outfielder Johnny DeLuca to Tampa Bay and brought in Glasnow and veteran outfielder Manuel Margot. MLB.com said, “The clubs have not yet made an official announcement. Glasnow will agree to a contract extension with the Dodgers.”

On the 10th, the Dodgers shocked the baseball world by signing Ohtani to a 10-year contract worth $700 million (about 905.1 billion won). Ohtani, who recorded a career batting average of .274 in 716 major league games (681 hits in 2,483 at-bats), 171 home runs, 437 RBIs, .922 OPS, 38 wins, 19 losses, and a 3.01 ERA in 86 games as a pitcher (481⅔ innings), was named the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year. He is a star among stars who won unanimous American League MVP in 2021, second place in MVP voting in 2022, and won unanimous MVP in 2023. Ohtani is the first player in Major League history to win unanimous MVP twice.

The Dodgers, who recruited Ohtani, became a team with three MVP winners. It is evaluated that the batting lineup, which includes two-time MVP Ohtani, Mookie Betts (2018 American League MVP), and Freddie Freeman (2020 National League MVP), could be the strongest batting lineup in Major League history. Betts signed a 12-year contract worth $365 million (approximately KRW 472.1 billion), and Freeman signed a 6-year contract worth $162 million (approximately KRW 209.5 billion), making the MVP trio's contract worth $1.227 billion (approximately KRW 1.5858 trillion). It amounts to

The Dodgers, who have assembled an all-time batting lineup, are now beginning to strengthen their pitching staff. Since Ohtani, who underwent elbow surgery last September, will not be able to pitch as a pitcher next year, reinforcement of the pitching staff is even more urgent.



Glasnow, whom the Dodgers acquired through a trade this time, is a fireballer right-handed pitcher who recorded 30 wins, 27 losses, and an ERA of 3.89 in 127 games (529⅔ innings) in the major leagues. His highest speed this year was 99.1 miles per hour (159.5 km). Although he has never filled the required number of innings due to frequent injuries, he had a career-high season this year, recording 10 wins, 7 losses, and an average ERA of 3.53 in 21 games (120 innings).

The Dodgers are also targeting Japan's best ace, Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Oryx). Yamamoto, who recorded a total of 172 games (897 innings) in Japanese professional baseball, 70 wins, 29 losses, and an average ERA of 1.82, became the first pitcher in Japanese history to win four awards (multiple wins, average ERA, strikeouts, and winning percentage) for three consecutive years. This winter, he will enter the major league through posting. While big market teams such as the Yankees and Mets are targeting Yamamoto, the Dodgers are putting a lot of effort into recruiting Yamamoto by meeting with him, including Ohtani, Betts, Freeman, catcher Will Smith, and others.



Franchise ace Clayton Kershaw also has a chance of staying with the Dodgers. If the Dodgers, who recruited Glasnow, also bring in Yamamoto and Kershaw, they could literally create a super team.