You said you were interested in going to Korea...It was unrealistic, remaining in ML for 5 million dollars → All-time FA eating and 'dismissing the main pole'

You said you were interested in going to Korea...It was unrealistic, remaining in ML for 5 million dollars → All-time FA eating and 'dismissing the main pole'

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Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada (30), who showed interest in Korea, is staying in the Major League. Anthony Rendon (35), one of the best free agents in Korea, has lost his starting position as he moved to the Los Angeles Angels for 5 million dollars.

John Heyman, a reporter for the New York Post, said on the 8th (Korea time), "Moncada is expected to be the Angels' main third baseman. Rendon's role, which is often injured, has not been decided yet." Reporter Heyman announced the previous day (7th) that Moncada agreed to a one-year $5 million (about 7.3 billion won) FA contract with the Angels.
As a member of the Premier 12 Cuban national team, Moncada started as the second batter and third baseman in two consecutive warm-up matches against South Korea at Gocheok Dome on November 1 and 2 last year. Moncada, who had no hits and one strikeout in three at-bats and one hit and one strikeout in three at-bats, was released as an FA at the time after his contract with the Chicago White Sox ended.

In an official interview, Moncada expressed his open mind, saying, "I haven't received offers from Korean teams yet, but I want to play in the Korean and Asian leagues." Although his value has fallen significantly due to frequent injuries for the past three consecutive years, the possibility of going to Korea was not realistic because his annual salary ($24.8 million) was so expensive until last year.

In the match against Korea in Group B of the Premier 12 as the second batter and third baseman, Moncada had no hit and no walks in two times at bat. He was substituted after being hit by a pitch from Cho in the fifth inning. He had a batting average of 1443, or two hits in 14 times at bat, and one RBI in four games in the Premier 12, which was not very successful, but was seen secretly in demand in the U.S. Over the years, he connected with the Chicago Cubs, the Seattle Mariners, the Toronto Blue Jays, and the New York Yankees, and successfully signed a short-term contract of 5 million U.S. dollars with the Angels for a year. This reflects the expectation that he will rebound sufficiently if not injured.

Swichter infielder Moncada, a former top prospect in Cuba, came to the U.S. after signing a contract with the Boston Red Sox in February 2015. At the time, he was paid the highest down payment for an international amateur at 31.5 million U.S. dollars. Boston even went beyond its limit of "bonus pool" to hire Moncada, paying a 100 percent luxury tax. It spent a whopping 63 million dollars on recruiting Moncada, including the luxury tax. As such, his talent has been recognized.

After debuting in the Major League in September 2016, he played only eight games and was traded to the White Sox. After the season, Boston received Chris Sale as a special pitcher, and used Moncada and prospect Michael Kopech as trade cards. Moncada, who was ranked third and second overall in the Baseball America rankings between 2016 and 2017, has established himself as a starting player since 2018. He hit 315 batting average (161 hits in 511 at-bats) in 132 games in 2019, with 25 home runs and 79 RBIs, and signed a five-year, $70 million contract with the White Sox after the season.

He contributed to the White Sox's advance to the postseason with a batting average of 263 (137 hits in 520 times at bat) and 14 homers and 61 RBIs in 144 games in 2021, but has been mired in injury since then. Injuries such as sprains of abdominal muscles, hamstring strains, back inflammation and adductor muscle sprain continue, going downhill for three consecutive years with 104 games in 2022, 92 games in 2023 and 12 games last year. He also had a five-month hiatus due to an adductor injury in mid-April last year. He thought he would be able to stay in the Major League due to frequent injuries, but the Angels caught Moncada on a short-term contract.

With Moncada joining the Angels, Rendon, a legendary player in the FA team, has also been disqualified from the starting lineup. That was not to be expected. After the end of last year's season, Angels general manager Perry Minasian declared that he would not guarantee Rendon a starting lineup, and this offseason, he has recruited a number of infielders who can defend third base, following Kevin Newman, Scott Kingery, J.D. Davis.

Rendon, who signed a seven-year, $245 million free agent contract after the end of the 2019 season, played only 257 of his team's 708 games over the past five years with the Angels. His participation rate in games was 36.3 percent, and he became the worst player ever 바카라. He had the worst season last year with a batting average of 2.18 (45 hits in 206 at-bats) and a 14-run OPS of .574, and now he is a backup. Nevertheless, he will receive the remaining salary of 38.57 million dollars each for this year and next year.