The path to conquest of ML with MVP medal, Peddy, who was kicked out twice, is nothing to be a sparkler in a year

Aug 25, 2025

The path to conquest of ML with MVP medal, Peddy, who was kicked out twice, is nothing to be a sparkler in a year
The Atlanta Braves released Eric Peddy less than a month after signing him. AP Yonhap News



The path to conquest of ML with MVP medal, Peddy, who was kicked out twice, is nothing to be a sparkler in a year
Eric Peddy, who won MVP in the KBO in 2023. Sports Chosun DB
Another former KBO MVP is in a position to give up his dream of big league success.

The Atlanta Braves announced on the club's website on the 25th (Korea time) that they will release veteran right-hander Eric Peddy.

Peddy packed again less than a month after being traded from St. Louis Cardinals to Atlanta through the DFA on the 28th of last month.




Peddy, who lost four runs on five hits and two walks in four ⅔ innings against the Kansas City Royals on July 30, his first appearance since moving, threw five games in Atlanta before allowing 11 hits and six runs in four ⅓ against the New York Mets on the 23rd, his most recent appearance.

Atlanta called up Triple-A right-handers Wander Suero and Hunter Stranton when Peddy was released and left-hander Aaron Burmer was placed on the IL. Atlanta, which gave up the postseason, chose to prepare for next year.

The path to conquest of ML with MVP medal, Peddy, who was kicked out twice, is nothing to be a sparkler in a year
Eric Peddy throws against the Miami Marlins on the 10th (Korean style). AFP Yonhap News
Peddy had previously been kicked out of St. Louis with a 3-10 record and a 5.22 ERA in 20 games. This season's record is 25 games, 4 wins and 12 losses, and a 5.76 ERA.




Peddy, who became MVP with 20-6 losses, 2.00 ERA and 209 strikeouts with the NC Dinos in 2023, succeeded in re-entering the big league by signing a two-year, $15 million contract with the Chicago White Sox.

The first season of his return was satisfactory. He actually played an ace role in the White Sox, the weakest team in the Major League, and moved to St. Louis through a triangular trade at the end of July last year. St. Louis, who was in a postseason fight, wanted Peddy. But St. Louis slumped at the fall baseball threshold, and Peddy ended the season with 31 games, 177 ⅓ innings and a 3.30 record. And then it began to take a downward path.

The path to conquest of ML with MVP medal, Peddy, who was kicked out twice, is nothing to be a sparkler in a year
Eric Peddy, who played for St. Louis Cardinals earlier this season. AP Yonhap News
The average speed of the ball allowed by Pedi last year was 88.6 miles, which was lower than the league average. But this season, it has accelerated to 90.4 miles. This is proof that ball control has fallen and ball control has deteriorated.




Statcast rated Peddy's pitch value this season at the bottom 8 percent for fastballs, 20 percent for breaking balls and 7 percent for changeups, respectively. This means it was not a ball worthy of throwing in the big leagues. The hard hit ratio increased 6.1 percentage points from 37.7 percent last year to 43.8 percent this year.

Both ball control and ball control were at the bottom. For Atlanta, it would have been difficult to see hope from a pitcher who gave up 13 walks and struck out 13. Peddy, who proudly took the mound in the Major League, said he had sharpened his slider and change-up in Korea, doesn't seem to have anything more to put forward.

The path to conquest of ML with MVP medal, Peddy, who was kicked out twice, is nothing to be a sparkler in a year
San Diego Padres Kyle Hart is currently pitching for Triple-A. ImagesYonhap News
Kyle Hart, who had an outstanding 13-3 record and 2.69 ERA in 26 appearances in NC last year, also re-entered the big league by signing a one-year, $1.5 million contract with San Diego this year, but he went down to Triple-A after July 25 with a 5.29 ERA in nine games. He is pitching as a reliever, not a starter, in Triple-A El Paso.

Merrill Kelly (Texas Rangers) is the only pitcher who has succeeded in moving to the Major League after KBO. Kelly, who joined the SK Wyverns in 2015 without a big league career, played four years until 2018. Although he did not produce MVP-level performances like Pedi, he showed growth every year and received attention from big league clubs.

This is his seventh full-time year this year, as he achieved his big league dream by joining the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2019. Although he has been slowed down for a while due to injuries, he has never gone down to the minor leagues due to poor performance. It deserves the nickname 'reverse export No. 1' fostered by KBO. This season, he also moved to Texas after being evaluated as a 'blue chip' at the trade deadline after marking 9 wins and 6 losses and a 3.22 ERA in Arizona.

Unlike Pedina Hart, Kelly went through five years in the minor league and four years in the KBO, and took the stage of growth step by step from basics to top-notch skills. In other words, there was no bubble in his skills.

If Peddy is to take the mound in the Major League again, he should be given a chance to recover his skills, but there is no team that will take him at the end of the season. There is no reason for a team preparing for the postseason or preparing for next year to take a 32-year-old veteran who has been 'torn'. His annual salary this year is $7.5 million. In the end, we have to look at the FA market during the offseason, and that doesn't seem easy either.

I don't know if there will be any KBO club waiting for 'Jayuton'.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.