The value of Ryu Hyun-jin, 34, ace of the Toronto Blue Jays of the American Professional Baseball (MLB), has increased significantly from last year.
In the’Top 100 Players Right Now’ released by MLB Network, a major league professional broadcaster operated by the MLB Secretariat, on the 17th (Korean time), Hyunjin Ryu ranked 39th.
Ryu Hyun-jin’s ranking rose 14 places this year from 53rd last year.
The MLB Network has been releasing the rankings since last week by selecting the top 100 players in all major leagues, including pitchers and fielders.
On this day, the 20th to 40th place, the 11th to 20th place on the 18th, and the long-awaited top 10 will be released on the 19th.
Ryu Hyun-jin made a big success as Toronto’s first starter last year, the first season he signed a long-term contract with Toronto of $80 million for four years, leaving 5-2 and an average ERA of 2.69.
It was praised for having a soft landing in the American League, where hitters’ attacking tendencies were prominent, and ranked 3rd in the League Cy Youngs vote and 13th in the best player vote.
Clayton Kershaw, who ate hot pot rice at the Los Angeles Dodgers until 2019, was ranked 38th in this year’s rankings and Walker Buller at 40th.
Ryu Hyun-jin’s ranking is also 40 places higher than Kenta Maeda (79th place), a Japanese who made a brilliant hit last year, who transferred from the Dodgers to the Minnesota Twins.
It is also higher than his Toronto counterparts such as Marcus Simeon (73rd at shortstop), Cavern Vizio (second base, 71st), and Beau Visett (57th at shortstop), and Japanese pitcher Darvish You (San Diego Padres, 30th), and Trevor Bower ( It is lower than the Dodgers (29th).
Among Toronto players, outfielder George Springer ($150 million in 6 years), who broke the record for the highest contract ever for Toronto as a free agent (FA), is expected to rise above Ryu Hyun-jin.
Ryu Hyun-jin reached 6th in the 2021 starting pitcher rankings announced by MLB Network last month, and entered the top 10 for two consecutive years.
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