As the opening day of the MLB Major League Baseball on March 20 gets closer, preliminary results have been obtained on the dynamics of two more players. They are Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros and Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
As the opening day of the MLB Major League Baseball on March 20 gets closer, preliminary results have been obtained on the dynamics of two more players. They are Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros and Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Altuve and Kershaw both had preliminary results today. Image source: Getty Images
According to USA Today, the Houston Astros have renewed 33-year-old Jose Altuve to a five-year contract worth $125 million. This almost means that Altuve will wear an Astros jersey until his professional career. The day my career ended.
Although the complete contract details have not yet been disclosed, USA Today reported that the overall contract structure is composed of an annual salary of US$30 million in the first three years and US$10 million in the next two years, plus the US$15 million signing bonus received from this year’s signing. The total value is US$125 million.
This year is the last year of Altuve’s original seven-year, $163.5 million contract. This contract was also an extension signed in 2018. Another early extension allows him to obtain a certain degree of protection at the end of his career.
This signing also allowed Altuve to continue to accumulate career earnings. He became the first second baseman in the history of the major leagues to have a career earnings of US$300 million. He has continued to accumulate career earnings since he was signed by the Astros for US$15,000 at the age of 16. He has gradually increased his annual salary to the current level.
Although Altuve’s performance declined slightly in the 2020 season due to conditions and injuries, his performance has rebounded in the past two seasons, and in last season he posted a .311 batting average, a .393 on-base percentage, and a .522 slugging percentage. The result, OPS+ is 151 which is higher than the league average of 51%. The overall performance is quite good.
Of course, when many fans hear the name Jose Altuve, their first impression is of the Astros’ sign-stealing incident in 2017. Altuve has also become the target of public criticism since then. Although he publicly apologized, it did not help. He could only In the following time, he continued to prove his strength with the bat in his hand, but no matter how hard he tried to prove it, the incident of that year had put an asterisk on his supposedly extremely inspirational story, and it was probably a shadow that he would be unable to get rid of in his life.
Further reading: MLB Scandal of the Century – The whole story of the Houston Astros’ “sign-stealing” incident
(The best performance of Altuve in 2023)
If we talk about the much-questioned World Series in 2017, the culprit was the Los Angeles Dodgers, who had 3 wins and 4 losses and were only one win away from the championship. Their ace starter Clayton Kershaw is now rumored to be returning to the Dodgers. .
According to sources, Kershaw, who will turn 36 in March this year, has reached a consensus with the Dodgers. At this stage, the contract can officially take effect after passing the physical examination. The details of the contract have not been officially announced, but according to reports from the American media The Athletic, Kershaw may and The Dodgers signed a 1+1 contract, and Kershaw will be a player option next year.
Kershaw’s return is very important to the Dodgers. Despite his age, he was still able to start 24 games last season, with an ERA of 2.46, an ERA+ of 177, and a WAR of 3.7. The scene of losing 6 points in 0.1 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks left Dodger fans with lingering fears. However, everyone also knew that Kershaw, whose ball speed and pressure had gradually declined since 2017, could no longer return to his peak performance. Importantly, Yes, I believe most Dodger fans would like to see him retire in a Dodger uniform.
Despite age and injury issues, Kershaw’s performance on the court is still wonderful. Image source: Getty Images
As for last year’s playoff performance, although head coach Dave Roberts stated that Kershaw was allowed to pitch when he was healthy, there was a big gap between Kershaw’s performance at that time and his performance before entering the disabled list. It’s no surprise that there were a lot of questions about Kershaw playing through an injury.
After last season, Kershaw also underwent shoulder surgery during the offseason, hoping to completely cure the shoulder injury. This also means that he may have to wait until the summer to stand on the mound again this season.
Judging from the overall performance of his career, Kershaw’s performance is quite impressive, with a total of 2,712.2 innings of pitching and 2,944 strikeouts, accumulating 210 wins and 92 losses, a WAR of 79.9, and an ERA of 2.48. Four-time National League defensive rating leader and three National League Young Player Awards are undoubtedly Hall of Fame-level performances.
2024-02-07 01:27:19
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