Major league clubs are paying keen attention to Kyle Hart, who dominated the KBO League mound last season and announced his entry into the Major League.
On the 4th (Korea Standard Time), the fan-side Houston edition dealt with the Hart recruitment theory, saying, "The Houston Astros are connected to the left-hander who dominated the KBO League."토토사이트
Global sports media The Athletic recently said, "Houston, the New York Yankees, the Minnesota Twins, and the Baltimore Orioles are interested in Hart."
"Houston has two proven and ace pitchers in its starting rotation - Flamber Valdez and Hunter Brown. With Ronel Blonco and Spencer Arrigetti in the starting rotation, Houston is finally starting to build a solid rotation," Fanside said.
"But as we learned last year, we shouldn't throw too many balls. Houston's American League West maintenance ended with Christian Javier's injury, Luis Garcia's Tommy John surgery in 2023, and Lance McCullers Jr., who suffered frequent injuries, missing for another year," he said. "Houston general manager Dana Brown has learned lessons from these expensive injuries and seems to be hoping to add solid depth."
During the last season, Hart pitched 157 innings in 26 games, winning 13 games and losing three, with an ERA of 2.69. Notably, Hart, who ranks first in this category with 182 strikeouts, ranked second in ERA and third in multiple wins, becoming the best starting pitcher in the league. In a vote by Golden Glove reporters after the season ended, he received 119 votes (41.3 percent) out of 288 valid votes, beating Won Tae-in (81 votes) to receive the honor. NC hoped to renew the contract with Hart, but ended the contract early as Major League teams showed keen interest in him. FanGraphsCom ranked Hart 48th out of the top 50 FA players. Columnist Ben Clemens drew attention as he expected a three-year total of 24 million U.S. dollars to be signed by Hart.
The media said, "Heart did not have a brilliant number of strikeouts or possess elite ball control, but everything changed when he joined the KBO. He showed compliance with 10.4 strikeouts per 9 innings and 2.2 walks per 9 innings, which people say is an elite pitch."
"Houston is one of the five big teams interested in Hart," he said. "Of course, Eric Peddy's successful transfer from the KBO League to the Major League."
"Heart may not be the Corbyn Barnes-level ace that many fans wanted, but if General Manager Brown catches Hearts, it could be considered one of the best moves this offseason," he added.