“It will be different in the middle of the season when Ryu Hyun-jin returns from Tommy John surgery… Ryu
Hyun-jin (Toronto Blue Jays) is currently undergoing rehabilitation with the goal of returning to the major leagues in July after starting in the minor leagues in June. Normally, this is a period of putting up with pain to some extent and raising the number of pitches. it’s a fight with yourself It is known that he has a strong will to help the team somehow in the second half and restore his pride ahead of the reserve free agent himself.
Anyway, Toronto has to endure the first half without Ryu Hyun-jin. Positive parts and worrying signals are all caught. First of all, Jose Berrios and Yusei Kikuchi are signs of a rebound. Berrios won 2 wins in 3 exhibition games and had an ERA of 2.70. WBC, where he played as a member of Puerto Rico, was not very good, but on the 23rd, against the Baltimore Orioles, it was okay with 6 hits, 5 strikeouts, 1 walk and 1 run in 5 innings.
Kikuchi signed a 3-year, 36 million dollar (approximately 46.7 billion won) contract. He has 2 wins and 1 loss with an earned run average of 1.00 in 6 games. He is 2 runs on 9 hits, 25 strikeouts and 10 walks in 18 innings. The ups and downs of each section were severe, but they were significantly alleviated. It is evaluated that his arm swing was corrected and the power of his fast ball was revived.
MLB.com predicted the 2023 season for 30 clubs on the 28th (hereinafter Korean time). Of the Toronto starting lineup, “Alec Manoa, Kevin Gaussman and Chris Bassett provide an exceptional mix of quality and quantity. Berrios is trying to recover after a bad season, and Kikuchi is working to be an outstanding fifth starter. Toronto needs to see each positive step.”
In the first half without Ryu Hyun-jin, the pitching content of Berrios and Kikuchi is quite important. Considering that Manoa and Gaussman are somewhat calculated pitchers, it depends on Berrios and Kikuchi how much they think of Ryu Hyun-jin. The stable movement of the two is desperately needed.
Another concern, however, is the basset. In the 2022-2023 free agent market, he signed a three-year, $63 million (approximately 81.8 billion won) contract and changed his uniform from the New York Mets to Toronto. I am very anxious in the trial game. 5.60 ERA with 1 win and 1 loss in 5 matches.
He allowed 11 runs on 21 hits (two homers) with 13 strikeouts and four walks in 17⅔ innings. He doesn’t get a lot of free blood on base, but he gets beaten a lot. In the home demonstration game against the Philadelphia Phillies held at TD Ball Park in Dunedin, Florida on the 28th, he became a losing pitcher with 8 hits (1 home run), 4 strikeouts, 1 walk and 4 runs in 4⅔ innings.
He had some bad luck,안전놀이터 even though he controlled his changeup low when he was hit by a two-run four by Trey Turner in the second inning. But overall, the ball was controlled high. He also made a number of mistakes that went into the middle of the strike zone. He was easily caught by the bats of JT Realmuto and Brandon Marsh.
How the transfer student Bassett makes a soft landing in the Toronto starting lineup is also a significant issue for Toronto this season. Kikuchi and Berios wondered if they were finding a sense of stability, but a new concern appeared. MLB.com said, “Toronto’s rotation depth must be produced because options are scarce.” It seems that Toronto is in a bad situation as the local press produces more articles looking for Ryu Hyun-jin in the first half.