Eric Lauer, a 36-win pitcher in the Major League, is likely to go to the KIA Tigers.
On the 4th (Korea time), Eric Lauer specified his club as the KIA Tigers on his SNS. As a result, chances are high that he will come to Korea as a new foreign pitcher for the KIA Tigers as well as entering the KBO league.스포츠토토
Lauer was previously released as a free agent on the 2nd from the minor league AAA team Sugarland Skaters under the Houston Astros. Since then, local media, including MLB Trade Rumors, have made observations that Lauer will head to the KBO KIA Tigers.
Lauer recorded 36 wins and 37 losses with an ERA of 4.30 in 120 MLB games (112 starts). In the Minor League, he recorded 16 wins and 19 losses with an ERA of 3.77 in 70 games (63 starts).
In particular, he played in the big league starting lineup in 2021 when he was a member of Milwaukee, with 7 wins, 5 losses and a 3.19 ERA in 24 games and 29 games with 11 wins, 7 losses and a 3.69 ERA in 2022.
The KIA Tigers have James Nail (9-4, 2.78 ERA) and Aldred (3-2, 4.53) as foreign pitching resources.
For now, there is a high possibility of replacing Aldred, not Nail, who is in charge of KIA’s first starter. Starting with 6 runs in 3 innings against Doosan on June 8, Aldred was sluggish with 7 runs in 4.1 innings against Doosan on the 30th, the previous game.
Meanwhile, Aldred was scheduled to start against the Hanwha Eagles, which was scheduled to be held in Daejeon on the 4th, but it was canceled due to rain cancellation of the game.