Reporter Yu Shengyul/Comprehensive Report
The White Sox are interested in trading ace pitcher Heath, and teams in the American East, including the Yankees, are very interested. (Information picture/reproduced from White Sox Twitter)
Rather than spending money on the free agent market, White Sox 28-year-old ace pitcher Dylan Cease may be a good choice for the Big Bowl. Cease has two consecutive double-digit pitching wins in 2021 and 2022, and his ERA in 2022 He ranked second in the American League in strikeouts and second place in the postseason Cy Young Award voting. However, he has less than five years of experience in the major leagues and will not be eligible for free agency until the 2026 season, right? It is very attractive to young teams.
According to a report by “The Athletic” senior writer Ken Rosenthal, the White Sox may trade Heath, an ace-level starting pitcher with trade value in his prime, to other teams. , including the Yankees, Orioles, Red Sox and other American East teams, seem to have expressed interest, and the Dodgers, Cardinals and other teams are also on the list of possible trade targets.
The appeal of Heath is that if he is acquired through a trade, the team will have at least two seasons of control over him before he becomes a free agent in 2026, rather than competing for Snell, who will cost a lot of money to get in the free market. For pitchers such as Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery, Heath is indeed a more economical choice.
Heath has started at least 32 games in the past three seasons. Last year’s 33 games was the most in the National League. Although the number of innings did not exceed 200, it has been around 180 in the past two years. And his strong strikeout ability, In the past three seasons, he has exceeded 200K, and his average strikeout rate per 9 innings has been above 10.
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2024-01-05 09:40:22
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