The New York Mets, which is becoming meaningless unless they win the World Series, recruited Brooks Reilly (35), who has played for a long time in the KBO League Lotte, to strengthen the left-handed bullpen ahead of this season. .
Rayleigh, who played for Lotte and boldly announced a re-challenge in the major leagues ahead of the 2020 season, has now become a left-handed setup man that the major leagues pay attention to after hard work. He started with a minor league contract, but succeeded in returning to the major leagues wearing a Cincinnati uniform in 2020, and later built solid results through Houston and Tampa Bay.
His fastball is not fast, but he has good command, and above all, he has a slider that is a pitch that can be used against left-handed hitters. Last year, he had the best season of his major league career, going 1-2 with 6 saves and an ERA of 2.68 in 60 games with Tampa Bay. He pitched 53⅔ innings, proving that he could play in a winning group, not a one-point anymore.
Although he was unable to participate due to injury, he is in his second prime, including being selected for the US national team in the World Baseball Classic (WBC). Such Rayleigh is relatively cruising at the beginning of this season. His 7.71 earned run average in his first seven games isn’t great, but he’s playing a part in the Mets’ bullpen.
End of season Edwin Dias, who participated in the World Baseball Classic (WBC), suffered a knee injury during the ceremony and was out of season for the New York Mets. He is crying, but he is overcoming the crisis amidst the struggles of other bullpen pitchers such as David Robertson and Rayleigh. Rayleigh also added five holds. It is a faster hold pace than last year.
Reilly posted 22 holds last year, which was 14th in the league. It was the first case of a player who went back to the major leagues after playing in the KBO league to win more than 20 holds. This year, he is tied for the lead with Colin Holderman (Pittsburgh) with 5 holds.
Rayleigh can be used even in save situations, but for now, he is in the middle of taking a position, and the Mets are one of the best winning teams in the league. It means that there will be many hold opportunities. Even if Rayleigh is playing healthily and can calmly use the hold opportunity, it is possible to accumulate more holds than last year.
Last year’s MLB hold king was AJ Minter (Atlanta) with 34 holds. Minter was the only player to record more than 30 holds. There is a possibility that a hold king will be born around 30 holds this year, and Rayleigh, who has already recorded 5 holds, can be seen as one of the strong candidates. Attention is focusing on whether the second heyday can bloom splendidly with the title. 메이저놀이터