“Poverty is a crime.” Cleveland sells “big guns” first baseman Josh Naylor (27) to Arizona.
ESPN, a U.S. sports media outlet, reported on the 22nd (Korea Standard Time) that Cleveland has agreed to a 1:2 trade, giving up first baseman Josh Naylor to Arizona and receiving a draft pick and right-hander Slade Seconi (25) instead.
Expectations that Naylor and Cleveland’s companionship will come to an end soon have continued since the end of this season. Trade Rumors, a U.S. online media outlet, predicted last month that Naylor’s companion with Cleveland is expected to come to an end soon, considering that he does not sign an extension contract with his team even after he acquires the salary adjustment qualification.
First baseman Naylor, who is from Canada, entered the professional league by receiving Miami’s nomination as the 12th overall in the first round of the Major League Rookie Draft in 2015. At that time, he received a down payment of $2.25 million (about 3.1 billion won). This is a glimpse of the team’s expectations for Naylor.
Naylor made his 토토사이트 Major League debut in 2019 after being traded to the San Diego Padres. Playing in a total of 94 games in his first year in the big league, he showed promise with a batting average of 0.249 with eight homers and 32 RBIs. A year later, in 2020, he played for two teams, the San Diego Padres and the Cleveland Indians, with a batting average of 0.291 with one homer and six RBIs. This is because it was a 1/3 shortened season due to COVID-19.
However, Naylor, who played in 122 games as Cleveland’s starting first baseman in 2022, posted a batting average of 0.256 with 20 homers and 79 RBIs. His OPS, which combined on-base plus slugging percentage, was also good at 0.771.
Last year, he played in a total of 121 games, posting a batting average of 0.308 with 17 homers and 97 RBIs, all the more impressive. This year, he played in 152 games, posting a batting average of 0.243 with 31 homers and 108 RBIs, contributing to his team’s advance to the postseason. He was also honored to be named an All-Star.
“Naylor, who received $6.5 million (about 9.05125 billion won) in annual salary this year, will be able to receive about $12 million (about 16.7 billion won) in annual salary next season thanks to his performance this season,” the media said. “This amount is a burden to Cleveland, and it will benefit the team to trade him when Naylor’s product value is high.”
The media also evaluated, “The Cleveland 1st base, which is vacant due to Naylor’s trade, can be filled by Kyle Manjado (24), who made his big league debut this year after being acquired from Tampa Bay in a trade.”
