The official Major League Baseball media said on the 28th (Korea time), "Gray is expected to conclude a three-year $75 million (about 97.7 billion won) contract with St. Louis." MLB Network Insider John Hayman was the first to report that the two sides are finalizing the contract. The club has not made an official announcement yet," he said.

Gray is a veteran starting pitcher with a record of 98 wins, 85 losses and a 3.47 ERA in 279 games (1571 innings) in the Major League. He played for Oakland, Yankees, Cincinnati and Minnesota. This year, he played the ace role in Minnesota, recording eight wins, eight losses and a 2.79 ERA in 32 games (184 innings).

"St. Louis moved quickly to strengthen its starting rotation this season by recruiting veteran right-handers Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn last week," MLB.com said, stressing that St. Louis is working hard to strengthen its starting pitcher.

Gray turned down Minnesota's qualifying offer ($2,325,000 a year) on the 15th and came to the FA market. MLB.com said, "Gray turned down a qualifying offer and the contract exceeds $50 million, so original team Minnesota will get a compensation pick between the first round and the competitive equilibrium round A in the 2024 rookie draft. On the other hand, St. Louis will lose the second-highest rookie nomination and an international contract bonus of $500,000."

As St. Louis actively sought to recruit starters, the number of good starters in the market decreased a lot. There are still Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Orix), who are considered the biggest starters this year, but there are not many other notable starters.

It is not a bad market situation for Ryu Hyun-jin, who declared his second career FA. Ryu Hyun-jin had a total of 186 Major League games (1,055 ⅓ innings) with 78 wins, 48 losses and a 3.27 ERA. Ryu Hyun-jin, who underwent Tommy John surgery in June last year, returned to the big league after about 13 months of rehabilitation and successfully finished his return season with three wins, three losses and an ERA of 3.46 in 11 games (52 innings).

Ryu Hyun-jin, whose four-year $80 million (about 104.2 billion won) contract with Toronto ended this year, can choose to return to his former team Hanwha. However, Ryu Hyun-jin said early on that he would prioritize staying in the Major League. Ryu Hyun-jin is widely expected to be able to sign a contract of around $10 million (about 13 billion won).

On the 26th, he mentioned Ryu Hyun-jin's name while introducing veteran FA players. Among FA players who returned from injury on the 24th, Ryu Hyun-jin was also on the list of players to pay attention to. "Ryu Hyun-jin has succeeded just by returning from his second Tommy John surgery (elbow ligament joint surgery). You don't have to rely on overwhelming pitches to pitch effectively. "I will be 37 next year, but I may continue a successful season," he said.

Fans are paying keen attention to what conditions Ryu Hyun-jin will sign with the Major League club.

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