Will the Los Angeles Dodgers, which has established the "Earth Guard" with huge investment, recruit a legendary relief pitcher with 420 saves this time? There is a possibility that Kenley Jensen, 37, a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, will return to the Dodgers.
The Major League Baseball's official website (MLB) said on the 9th, "Boston is receiving a trade offer for closer Jensen. It is highly likely that the trade partner will be the Dodgers or the Philadelphia Phillies."
John Morosi of the "MLB Network" cites the Dodgers as the most likely candidate to recruit Jensen, saying, "Many officials see the reunion between the Dodgers and Jensen as a viable story." Philadelphia is also a good candidate to recruit Jensen in that it has to fill the gap between closer Craig Kimbrel and the Baltimore Orioles.
Jensen has deep ties with the Dodgers. Originally from Curaçao, Jensen made his debut as a catcher, but turned into a pitcher with the Dodgers, and made his first major league appearance at the age of 22 in 2010. With one win, four saves and a 0.67 ERA in 25 games, Jensen posted a 2-1 record with five saves and a 2.85 ERA in 51 games in 2011, solidifying his position as a closer by posting five wins, three losses and 25 saves with a 2.35 ERA in 65 games in 2012, and solidified his position as a closer in 75 games with four wins, three losses and 28 saves with a 1.88 ERA in 2013, two wins, three losses and 44 saves with a 2.76 ERA in 68 games in 2014, two wins, one loss and 36 saves with a 2.41 ERA in 54 games in 2015, and three wins, two losses and 47 saves with a 1.83 ERA in 71 games in 2016.
Jensen, who finally became the first relief king in his life with 5 wins and 41 saves with a 1.32 ERA in 65 games in 2017, was far from stable as he recorded a 3.01 ERA in 69 games, 5 wins, 3 losses and 33 saves in 62 games in 2019, and a 3.33 ERA in 27 games in 2020, but he succeeded in reviving with a 2.22 ERA in 69 games, 4 wins, 4 losses and 38 saves in 2021, and in 2022, when he played for the Atlanta Braves, he once again became the relief king, leaving a 3.38 ERA with 5 wins and 2 losses and 41 saves in 65 games.
Jensen, who played for Boston in 51 games last year with three wins, six losses and 29 saves with a 3.63 ERA, is a legendary closer who ranks seventh in overall saves with 45 wins, 34 losses and 420 saves with a 2.52 ERA in 817 games. He has recorded the most saves among active players.
Jensen, who signed a two-year, 32 million-dollar FA contract with Boston ahead of last season, will be able to exercise his FA rights again after this season with an annual salary of 16 million dollars this year. Will the Dodgers be able to complete a trade with Boston and reunite with Jensen? Attention is focusing on whether the Dodgers, which has already built the strongest capability by investing enormous amounts of money such as Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Theosca Hernandez and James Paxton, will also be able to join hands with Jensen. 메이저 토토사이트