MLB Rumors: Los Angeles Dodgers & Baltimore Orioles Interested in Signing
Wei-Yin Chen
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In the dwindling free agency market and especially the one for starting
pitchers, Wei-Yin Chen seems to stand out both in his demands and quality.
The Baltimore Orioles would love to re-sign him, but the high price tag might
mean the Los Angeles Dodgers will be the ones getting him eventually.
The 30-year old who has been in Baltimore for the last four years is asking
for $100 million over five seasons (made $4.75 million last season) if rumors
are to be believed. He had a career season in 2015, going 11-8 in 31 starts
with a career best 3.34 ERA, 1.218 WHIP and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
The last number might not be too impressive for some, but it’s also tied for
a career best for Chen, who is less about the power when making batters swing
and miss.
The Dodgers love them left-handed pitchers, but that might mean they’ll be
looking at other names (like Japanese right-hander Kenta Maeda) before
committing to Chen, who seems quite patient and confident he’ll get the kind
of money he’s looking for. The Orioles don’t seem too eager to sign him for
that kind of money. The San Francisco Giants have put a lot of money into
starting pitching this offseason, and other teams like the Chicago Cubs have
already done their big dealings. The Dodgers might be the only player left
for Chen to sign with.
The Dodgers already have Clayton Kershaw, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Brett Anderson and
Alex Wood on their rotation, all left-handed pitchers. Bringing in Chen might
mean they’ll need a sixth option of simply a right handed heavy kind of
bullpen, and it might also help put the Zack Greinke departure a little bit
behind them, hoping that the slightly cheaper Chen keeps on throwing the ball
like he has over the last couple of seasons.
簡單來說，金鳥想回簽他，但Bora$提出的薪資太高不敢下手
躲人則是對前田和陳這兩位亞洲投手二擇一
如果躲人簽前田，那殷仔留原隊的機率相對提高
就看Bora$如何操盤吧