Why is the Dodgers in a festive mood for the '147 home runs' FA big guns contract…Houston and 87 Billion Jackpots
Why is the Dodgers in a festive mood for the '147 home runs' FA big guns contract…Houston and 87 Billion Jackpots
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Christian Walker (33), a big hitter who hit a career-high 147 home runs in the Major League, hit an "FA jackpot."먹튀검증
The Major League Baseball's official website (MLB.com ) said on the 21st (Korea Standard Time) that "FA giants Christian Walker and the Houston Astros have agreed to a three-year, $60 million (about 87 billion won) contract."
Houston recently traded outfielder Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs, while Alex Bregman, a long-time third baseman, exercised his FA rights and needed to strengthen the lineup.
The choice for Houston was Walker. Walker played in 152 games in 2018 when he was with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and had a batting average of .259, 29 homers, 73 RBIs and eight steals, making his way out of obscurity at the age of 28. Walker, who played as a batting average of .271, seven homers, 34 RBIs and one stolen base in 57 games in 2020 during the shortened season, only had a batting average of .244 in 115 games in 2021, 10 homers and 46 RBIs, but succeeded in reviving by marking the most homers in a single season with a batting average of .242, 36 homers, 94 RBIs and two steals in 160 games in 2022.
Walker, who contributed to Arizona's advance to the World Series last year by batting .258 with 33 homers, 103 RBIs and 11 steals in 157 games, had a batting average of .251 with 26 homers, 84 RBIs and two steals in 130 games this year. Notably, he had to play in 130 games this season due to left oblique muscle injury.
Walker is not an outstanding slugger. He also boasts outstanding defense capability, as he won the Gold Glove in the National League for the third consecutive year from 2022 to this year. He has a batting average of .250 with 147 homers, 443 RBIs and 25 steals in 832 games in the Major League.
There is another team that welcomes news of Walker's transfer to Houston. It is the Los Angeles Dodgers. Walker has long been known as the "Dodgers killer." Notably, the Dodgers and Arizona are located in the western part of the National League, and we often encounter each other. His overall record against Dodgers is .250 with 27 homers, 59 RBIs and one stolen base in 90 games. Notably, he was the "grievous man" himself, with a batting average of .412 with nine homers and 15 RBIs in nine games this year, and the Dodgers cannot hide their excitement at the news of Walker's transfer.
The Dodgers Nation, which specializes in news on the Dodgers, welcomed the news that Walker, a longtime killer of the Dodgers, is leaving for Houston. "He played for Arizona for eight years and terrorized the Dodgers during that time. He hit nine home runs against the Dodgers this year."
As Walker, a former slugger, left the Arizona Diamondbacks, the team was forced to lose power. This is also good news for the Dodgers. Having won the World Series this year, the Dodgers is aiming to win its second consecutive World Series title next year. For this reason, the team is showing stellar performance this winter as well. The Dodgers is busy strengthening its capability by signing a five-year, 182 million-dollar FA contract with "left-hander" Blake Snell, and signing a five-year, 74 million-dollar extension contract with Korean utility player Tommy Edman.