Yusei Kikuchi, a pitcher of the Mariners, and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, a pirate, became FA = free agents on the 3rd.
Mariners pitcher Kikuchi has the final year of a three-year contract this season, and from the fourth year onward, the team and players have the option to extend the contract, but according to the team, neither is exercised, and Kikuchi Means that it became FA.
Pitcher Kikuchi pitched in 29 games this season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses and an earned run average of 4.41, and was selected for the first time in the All-Star Game with 6 wins in the first half.
However, in the second half of the game, he fell ill and ended up with one win, and in late September when the team fought for the playoffs, he was out of the starting rotation.
In the American media, the team side has the option of 66 million dollars in four years, about 7.52 billion yen in Japanese yen, and the pitcher Kikuchi side has the option of 13 million dollars in one year, about 1.48 billion yen in Japanese yen. I was surprised to hear that pitcher Kikuchi, who had won seven wins, did not exercise his option to extend the contract.
In addition, according to the list of FA players announced by the Major League Baseball Players Association on the 3rd, Pirates Tsutsugo also became FA.
Tsutsugo has a batting average of 10% in both the raise and the Dodgers this season, and has become a free contract without a home run. , I grabbed the home run.
In the second year of the major leagues, the batting average of the three teams was 20%, 1 minute, 7 home runs, 8 home runs, and 32 RBIs.