"A one-day romance?" 440SV Legend kicked out of his old team after 1 game... Will the career be sustainable
"A one-day romance?" 440SV Legend kicked out of his old team after 1 game... Will the career be sustainable
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There was no moving companion. It was a "luxury" for Craig Kimbrel, 37, and for the Atlanta Braves.
Atlanta announced on Tuesday (Korea time) that it has processed Kimbrel's transfer nomination. The transfer nomination is a kind of procedure.
In terms of ball power, it is not a difficult decision to make. Kimbral was promoted to the Major League Baseball (MLB) on the 7th. It was his first call-up this year, as he signed a minor league contract with Atlanta in March. Kimbral, who played against the San Francisco Giants, recorded one hit, one walk, and one strikeout in one inning. 먹튀검증
However, Kimbrel played just one game. Kimbrel's average fastball speed was only 147.4 km/h. In 2017, he had no record of 158.2 km/h on average. In the end, Atlanta opted for an early breakup instead of keeping Kimbrel for a long time.
It is a shocking breakup for Atlanta because it's Kimbral. Kimbral is a relief pitcher who represented MLB in the 2010s along with Kenley Jensen and Aroldis Chapman. He won the National League Cy Young Award in 2011 and has continued to lead saves for four consecutive years until 2014. He has posted a total of 440 saves, including five saves for 40 or more.
He was a star player representing Atlanta when he was a rookie, but since then, Kimbral's career has been somewhat fractured. Atlanta sent Kimbral to San Diego in order to dispose of Melvin Upton Jr., who was paid a high salary. San Diego, which acquired Kimbral but failed to make the postseason, traded Kimbral back to Boston.
Kimbrel won the World Series title at Boston, but his pitching capabilities dipped a little bit before he became a free agent. After failing to receive the contract he wanted, Kimbrel moved to the Chicago Cubs as a free agent in the half of the season. After repeated sluggish performances, his trade with the Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers continued. He also went through the Philadelphia Phillies and the Baltimore Orioles, who needed short-term relief pitchers, but he could no longer find his heyday. He made 23 saves at Baltimore last year, but his ERA reached 5.33.
The team that Kimbrel did not receive an MLB contract with was his hometown of Atlanta. Atlanta also lacked reinforcement of its bullpen. The two met after 11 years, but there was no happy ending.
Attention is also focusing on whether Kimbral, who even gave up his former team, will be able to continue his big league career. Kimbral's 440 saves in total is the fifth highest in MLB history. Among active players, Jensen's record stands at second after 460. However, if no team finds Jensen, he cannot be sure whether he will take the mound as the closing pitcher or as a big leaguer.