Season 181 innings BAL recruited ace… OAK Chose ‘The Future’
MLB.com, the official website of the Major League Baseball (MLB), reported on the 27th (Korean time) that Baltimore acquired left-handed pitcher Cole Irvin (29) through a trade with the Oakland Athletics. Baltimore, along with Irvin, will trade infield prospect Darrell Ernais (22) for right-handed pitching prospect Kyle Burbitsky (25). 안전놀이터
MLB.com said, “Irvin faithfully digested the rotation in Oakland over the past two seasons and provided trust to the coaching staff.” Irvin, who debuted in the big leagues in 2019, won the first double-digit victory (10 wins) in his debut in the 2021 season. In his last season, he went 9-13 with a 3.98 earned run average in 30 starts. He played the role of the team’s ace by digesting 181 innings, the most in a single season. For Baltimore, which had minimal reinforcement of starting pitchers this winter, Irvin’s trade recruitment is close to a thousand and one. Burbitsky is a ‘starter’ resource who recorded 7 wins, 7 losses and an average ERA of 4.63 in the minor league single A and top single A last year.
Auckland’s choice, giving up the ace, was ‘the future’. Ernais, who will wear an Oakland uniform with this trade, is an infield prospect from Puerto Rico. His primary position is shortstop, but he can play second and third base to varying degrees. He digested from minor league single A to double A last year, batting average of 0.273 (111 hits in 406 at-bats) with 12 homers and 62 RBIs. MLB.com evaluated Ernais as ‘a player suitable for the type of player Oakland was targeting for trade during the rebuilding phase’ and ‘a hitter with high contact ability and the best athletic ability to play all positions in the infield’.
