Will I be able to come back with that skill? 2023 MVP Fall, STL Knocked OutI lost my confidence. Confession

Jul 24, 2025

Will I be able to come back with that skill? 2023 MVP Fall, STL Knocked OutI lost my confidence. Confession
The St. Louis Cardinals put Eric Pedi, a former KBO MVP, on the waiting list on the 24th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News



Will I be able to come back with that skill? 2023 MVP Fall, STL Knocked OutI lost my confidence. Confession
에릭 페디. AP Yonhap News
Eric Peddy, who won the pitcher's triple crown with 20-6 losses, 2.00 ERA, and 209 strikeouts with the NC Dinos in 2023, won the spotlight as the 'KBO reverse export No. 2' after successfully re-entering the Major League in 2024. No. 1 is Arizona Diamondbacks Merrill Kelly. This is true in that it has been `reprocessed' in Korea.

He left Korea after a year, signing a two-year, $15 million contract with the Chicago White Sox shortly after winning the 2023 MVP award.

Earlier, he made his big league debut with the Washington Nationals in 2017 and was a pitcher with a 5.41 ERA for six years until 2022, but he is trying again in the Major League by raising his skills at NC.




Peddy, who was virtually the first starter for the White Sox in 2024, will move to St. Louis, where he needed a starter through a triangular trade at the end of July of that year. Peddy, who pitched in 31 games for two teams, the White Sox and St. Louis, pitched 177 ⅓ innings, marking 9 wins, 9 losses and a 3.30 ERA, and succeeded in standing as the top starting pitcher.

This season, however, he failed to overcome his jagged pattern and was in a position to pack a bag. The St. Louis club announced on the 24th (Korean time) 'This morning, we announced right-hander Eric Fedde for assistance' on the list of designated assignments (designated right-hander Erick Fedde for assistance).'

Will I be able to come back with that skill? 2023 MVP Fall, STL Knocked OutI lost my confidence. Confession
Eric Peddy has shown extreme difficulty with a 13.25 ERA in his last five games. AFP Yonhap News
He started 20 games this season and pitched 101 ⅔ innings, marking 3-10 losses and a 5.22 ERA. A pitcher with a batting average of 0.270 and a WHIP of 1.51 cannot continue to be left in the rotation.




Peddy seemed to revive by completing his first major league career complete game with a shutout against Washington on May 10, with six hits and eight strikeouts in nine innings, but failed to maintain his ball power. Since then, he has recorded seven losses and a 6.38 ERA in 12 games, and has shown extreme difficulty with a 13.25 ERA in the last five games. The previous day (23rd) in an away game against the Colorado Rockies, the club finally pulled out its sword after receiving seven hits, including two homers, and allowing six runs in three innings.

Will I be able to come back with that skill? 2023 MVP Fall, STL Knocked OutI lost my confidence. Confession
Color Mickey Moniac hits a solo home run against Eric Pedi in the bottom of the first inning against St. Louis at Coors Field on the 23rd (Korea time). AP Yonhap News
The lack of confidence is also believed to have played a big part in Pedi's turmoil. In an interview with local media shortly after the defeat against Colorado the previous day, he said `I threw terribly badly and put my team in crisis. Given too many early points, the batters had no choice but to struggle. Throughout my career, I have never lost this much confidence. There were times when I was good and times when I was bad, but I have tried to be professional. The team needs to get better, and I need to be helpful."

St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol, who met with Peddy earlier in the day, said, `He understood the team's action. He looked professional. I understood that I was given the opportunity to get better and that I didn't take advantage of that opportunity. I worked hard, but I was well aware of what the team is like now. His starting position will be filled by a young friend (Michael McGreevy)."




As of today, St. Louis is ranked fourth in the NL Central with 52 wins and 51 losses and sixth in the wild card. St. Louis, which has not given up hope of advancing to the playoffs, cannot keep Pedi on the mound.

St. Louis will push for a pedi trade over the next five days, but no team will take him for a decent price. In the end, he has to accept the release or the minor league in five days. He may come back to KBO, but there is no team that will accept 'this skill'.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.