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[LA=스포츠서울 문상열전문기자] Southern Hemisphere Australia has produced many major leaguers. Football and rugby are the most popular as a Commonwealth country, but there are also quite a few prospects aiming to advance into the major leagues.
Liam Hendrix (31), who signed a three-year guarantee contract with the Chicago White Sox for $54 million (59346 billion won), is the best finisher for active duty in Australia. The currently agreed contract with the White Sox has an annual option salary of $15 million for the fourth year, and if it is abandoned, the buyout amount is to be paid on a specified day. MLB.COM’s Mark Piesand pointed out that it’s a rather unique deal.
The $54 million bullpen pitcher ranks fourth in all-time relief pitchers. The highest amount is $86 million (94.5 billion won) in five years signed by the New York Yankees with Aroldis Chapman in December 2016. Chapman opt-out in 2019 and renewed the contract for $48 million in three years.
Following this, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed with Kenley Janson for $80 million in five years. Janson becomes a free agent after the 2021 season. The third place in history was $62 million over the four years the San Francisco Giants signed with Mark Melanson in the same year. Melanson returned to normal after becoming a sci-fi Giants and being traded to the Atlanta Braves. It is now a free agent.
Hendrix’s big deal is inevitable. After debuting in the MLB Minnesota Twins in 2011, he played the Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals, and Auckland Aces. Auckland is the longest five-year period. The highest annual salary in 2020 is $5.3 million (5824.7 million won). By maintaining an average ERA for two years in a row, he succeeded in a $54 million contract that even the legendary Mariano Rivera couldn’t.
After being released from the team four times during his 10 years of MLB career, he is an indomitable pitcher who stood up like a pit. It was four times’Designated for Assignment’, which was excluded from the 40 MLB entries. With a minor league contract, he announced his presence in Spring Training and succeeded in recovering to the top of his career. With an average of 155km (96.4 miles) improved over the past two years, it has become a closer to the MLB Supreme.
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Three players were born in Australia and were selected for the MLB All-Star. Including Hendrix (2019), first baseman David Nielsen and bullpen pitcher Grant Valfo, who are the original Australian major leaguers. Valfo is from Australia with a career record of 30 wins 23 losses and 84 saves with an ERA of 3.49.
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