Lee Jeong-hoo → Hicks next AL&NL Cy Young Award?

Lee Jeong-hoo → Hicks next AL&NL Cy Young Award?

Recruitment of Jeong-hoo Lee and Jordan Hicks, and trade of Robbie Ray. This is a major example of San Francisco's strength reinforcement this offseason. Last year, they finished the season with 79 wins and 83 losses, falling short of the .500 winning percentage, so they will likely need to add more strength to compete with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and San Diego Padres for advancement to the postseason.

In this situation, it was predicted that San Francisco would pursue the recruitment of Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell.

MLB.com reporter Mark Feinsand said on the 28th (Korean time), “January is coming to an end, and as the spring training convocation date approaches, conversations about free agents still looking for jobs are starting to get boring,” and “Where is Cody Bellinger?” "Shall we go? What about Snell and Jordan Montgomery? What about Jorge Solaire and Matt Chapman? Isn't it time to sign soon?" he said, gathering prediction scenarios for which teams would sign which players by consulting with 10 high-ranking major league teams.

According to the results of this survey, major league officials expected San Francisco to bring in Snell.

Reporter Feinsand said, "We conducted a survey of multiple high-ranking officials to determine which teams would greatly benefit from signing major free agents. Ten of the survey respondents mentioned seven teams, mainly the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, and New York Yankees. "And San Francisco were mentioned frequently. The LA Angels, San Diego, and Toronto Blue Jays were also mentioned as teams that still had work to do," he wrote.

An official from a National League club predicted, “San Francisco will recruit Snell to create a one-two punch with Logan Webb.” This official said, “Snell is a good fit for San Francisco, and Bellinger is a good fit for the Cubs. I don’t know if this will actually lead to success.” Another official said that Snell is a good fit for San Francisco and Bellinger is a good fit for the Yankees, but added, "I think both teams have money to spend and should do something to make it a hit."

San Francisco is considered a team that needs a starting pitcher right away. Ray, who was acquired through a trade with the Seattle Mariners, underwent surgery last year and will not be able to return to the big leagues until July of this year.

So the alternative brought in was Hicks, a ‘fastball reliever’. Hicks started eight of his 212 major league career games. He has a career ERA of 3.85, but when he becomes a starting pitcher, his ERA drops to 5.47. If you just look at his bullpen career,

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