'KBO foreign player market fluctuates' NPB 45 innings ERA 1 point range Fireballer FA disclosure

'KBO foreign player market fluctuates' NPB 45 innings ERA 1 point range Fireballer FA disclosure

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Right-handed pitcher Elvin Rodriguez (26) is released as a free agent (FA), drawing keen attention to his future.

Japanese media including Full Count said on Monday that Rodriguez was announced as a free agent. In this season, Rodriguez pitched in 32 games for the Yakult Swallows in the Japanese professional baseball league, recording one win, one loss, one hold, one save and an ERA of 1.80 (45 innings). He maintained a more stable performance than last year (4.09 ERA in seven games), when he made his debut in the NPB, but failed to stay in the team due to unexpected performance.

He seems to be introducing new liquor to his new unit. Yakult's winning percentage this year stayed at 0.446 (62-77), ranking fifth among six NPB Central League teams. With no victory over the Chunichi Dragons (60-75), the team barely managed to avoid last place by 0.002 ahead of the latter. After the season, news spread that he could not renew his contract with Snead, Miguel Yahoore, and Jose Espada, but the change in foreign players has widened since Rodriguez has been included. Rodriguez joined the Yakult in July last year, and the estimated annual salary for the season is 112.5 million yen (1 billion won).

Rodriguez's career record in the Major League Baseball (MLB) is 9.55 (33 innings, 30 strikeouts and 35 earned runs) in eight games. He usually played in the NPB as a bullpen session, but was promoted as a starter in the minor leagues 메이저사이트. He pitched in 138 games (130 starts) over the past eight years in the minor leagues, and posted 41 wins, 40 losses and an ERA of 3.86. Mix sliders, changeups and curves with fast balls over 150 kilometers per hour.