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| Hyunjin Ryu (left) and George Springer. /AFPBBNews=News1 |
Toronto Blue Jays’Korean Monster’ Ryu Hyun-jin (34) got a strong support force. George Springer (32) comes. The club recorded the highest amount ever. Toronto spent more than $200 million on Ryu Hyun-jin and Springer alone. Showing will to money.
MLB.com said on the 20th (Korean time) “Toronto agreed with Springer for $150 million (about 165 billion won) for six years. Only physical examinations remain. Springer was Toronto’s number one target, and it was the largest target since Toronto was founded. A scale contract came out,” he said.
Springer was voted the largest in the free agency market. The value increased even further by signing a contract with DJ Lemayhuga Yankees for 90 million dollars (about 99.2 billion won) for 6 years. And Toronto laughed. They competed with the New York Mets to the end, but were the winners.
The Mets made an offer of between 120 million and 125 million dollars (about 1321 billion to 137.7 billion won), and Toronto came up with an amount that far exceeded that.
He gave me an extra year’s salary for a tolerable special player. It is also the largest in the history of the club, exceeding $126 million (approximately 1387 billion won) in seven years with Vernon Wells in 2006.
This is Toronto, where he ended up in the FA recruiting game. Ha-sung Kim was also lost to the San Diego Padres, and the recruitment of Sugano Tomoyuki failed. Francisco Lindor and Darvish were also tried to sign U-Trade, but Mets and San Diego took them respectively.
He declared that he would bring a large free agent, but there was no result. I only heard the criticism of’The King of Interest’. With the recruitment of Springer, he made up for it in one shot.
Toronto held Ryu Hyun-jin for $80 million (about 88.1 billion won) in four years ahead of the 2020 season. Ryu Hyun-jin became a sure pillar of the mound as an ace, and Toronto advanced into the postseason as well.
This time, an additional pillar called Springer was erected on the other ship. Including Ryu Hyun-jin, it is an investment of 230 million dollars (about 253.3 billion won) over two years. He is looking beyond the postseason to the ‘Grand World’.
Springer, who debuted in the big leagues in 2014, is an outfielder who has played 7 years in Houston with a career of 795 games, batting average of 0.270, 174 homers and 458 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.852. He was awarded the World Series MVP in 2017, and has received awards such as 3 All-Star and 2 Silver Sluggers. Houston played a big role in becoming a strong team. Defensive power is also good. Both center fielder and corner outfielder are possible.