Conservative FanGraphs, ‘challenging a rebound’ as if to show off
FanGraphs assumed that Ryu Hyun-jin, who is currently without a team as a free agent, will play for Toronto next year as well. It is predicted that Ryu Hyun-jin will record 6 wins, 5 losses, and an average ERA of 4.38 in 17 games in the 2024 season. Above all, the fact that he only pitched 86.3 innings in 17 games ultimately means that Ryu Hyun-jin will have durability issues again.
According to ZiPS Projections, Ryu Hyun-jin will hit 92 hits and allow 13 home runs in the 2024 season. He is a pitcher with good command and control, giving up 21 walks and striking out 67. He gives up 7.0 strikeouts per 9 innings, 2.2 walks per 9 innings, and 1.4 home runs per 9 innings.
His BABIP is 0.299 and his adjusted earned run average is 98. The average ERA regardless of defense jumps to 4.42, and WAR is 1.0. This means that if Ryu Hyun-jin plays for Toronto in the 2024 season, it will not be of much help to the team. It is true that he is not young and that there are durability issues, so you have to accept what you have to accept.
However, Ryu Hyun-jin was rarely expected to receive such generous results from this media outlet, and he has come this far by exceeding expectations over the years. In fact, many American media outlets believed that Ryu Hyun-jin, who underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2022, would miss the entire season. However, Ryu Hyun-jin returned to his indomitable rehabilitation and showed off his health to some extent in the second half of the season.
In an interview with Ryu Hyun-jin upon his return to Korea last October, he expected that the ball speed would be faster and the pitching content would be better next year. He is often evaluated as having a hard time returning to his former pitching sense for one to two years after Tommy John surgery and rehabilitation. If he endures this process, his productivity may increas
n that respect, the conclusion of Ryu Hyun-jin's free agent contract and his performance in the 2024 season are expected to have a significant impact on the latter half of his major league career. At this point, the possibility of returning to his former home team, the Hanwha Eagles, is not high. Most American media outlets believe that Ryu Hyun-jin's worth is approximately more than $10 million per year