"You shot career high. Trade?"Cleveland sells 'big guns' first base..."Poverty is my fault!"

"You shot career high. Trade?"Cleveland sells 'big guns' first base..."Poverty is my fault!"

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Reporter Lee Sang-hee) First baseman Josh Naylor (27), who helped his team Cleveland advance to the postseason by taking a "career high" this season, is expected to leave the team this winter.

The U.S. online media "Trade Lumus" predicted on the 27th (Korea Standard Time), "Considering that Naylor did not sign an extension contract with his team Cleveland even after obtaining the salary adjustment qualification, his accompanying with the team is expected to come to an end soon."

The media pointed out, "For the past 17 years, Cleveland has never signed a huge contract except for signing an extension contract between pitcher Carlos Carrasco (37) and infielder Jose Ramirez (32), who were the team's main players, at a lower level than the market price."

First baseman Naylor, who is from copyright, 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 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, which reported that trade rumors about Naylor have been raised steadily since last winter, predicted, "Naylor could permeate the vacancies of first baseman Pete Alonso (30. New York Mets) and Christian Walker (33. Arizona), who are expected to leave their teams as free agents this winter."

Another reason why Cleveland has no choice but to actively engage in the Naylor trade this winter is its weak starting rotation. Cleveland, one of the most popular small markets in the Major League, diagnosed that a pitcher with immediate power and a promising player should be strengthened through the Naylor trade this winter. 안전놀이터

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."