The prospect I handed over then became an ace in TB, when will I find the 189.9 billion won? Glass-bodied Glassnow is a loss-making business

Sep 05, 2025

The prospect I handed over then became an ace in TB, when will I find the 189.9 billion won? Glass-bodied Glassnow is a loss-making business
LA Dodgers Tyler Glasnow is preparing to pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on the 31st (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News



The prospect I handed over then became an ace in TB, when will I find the 189.9 billion won? Glass-bodied Glassnow is a loss-making business
Tampa Bay Rays Ryan Pepio takes the mound in an away game against the Washington Nationals on the 31st (Korea time) and sprays the ball vigorously. AP Yonhap News
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired right-hander Tyler Glasnow through a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays on December 17, 2023 (Korea Standard Time). At that time, the trade was made as the Dodgers decided to extend their five-year contract with Glasnow for $136,5625 million (about 189.9 billion won).

Until then, Glasnow was an ace-level starter with outstanding qualities, but he had never filled the regular innings. Debuting for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2016, he pitched 120 innings in 21 games in 2023, just before coming to the Dodgers, which was a career high. There were frequent injuries.

Nevertheless, the Dodgers decided to pay an annual salary of more than $27 million per year. Glasnow, which already received $15 million and $10 million in the Cyning Bonus last year, will receive $30 million in salary this year, next year and 2027, respectively, and put up a $30 million team option or a $21.5625 million player option in 2028. In other words, if the Dodgers give up their options, Glasnow can activate the player option and play for another year in 2028, or they can give up their options and become FA.




In any case, it can be seen that Glasnow has the option.

The prospect I handed over then became an ace in TB, when will I find the 189.9 billion won? Glass-bodied Glassnow is a loss-making business
Tyler Glasnow has never filled a regular innings since his debut. ImagesYonhap News
However, Glasnow failed to play the regular innings due to injuries last year, the first season of the Dodgers' transfer. He suffered a back injury in early July and took 15 days off, then injured his right elbow in mid-August and ended the season as it was. He pitched 134 innings in 22 games with a 9-6 record and a 3.49 ERA. It was never a satisfactory result. He also suffered from the injury list this season. After complaining of shoulder pain during pitching against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 28, he was on the IL and stayed for more than two months. And I returned on July 10.

He is 1-3 with a 3.41 ERA in 14 games this season. Since becoming a winning pitcher in his first appearance of the season, he has lost three games without a win in 13 games. Even if it is unlucky not to add wins even though there have been 10 games in which more than five innings have been blocked with three runs, it is difficult for Glasnow to fill the regular innings again this year.




Now, he has pitched 68 ⅔ innings, and considering that he can take the mound four times the rest of the season, it is virtually impossible to reach 100 innings. He has pitched 202 ⅔ innings in a total of 36 games since moving to the Dodgers so far, 10-9 with a 3.46 ERA and 249 strikeouts. Since he didn't contribute anything in the postseason, the Dodgers haven't even picked 'Bon' yet.

The prospect I handed over then became an ace in TB, when will I find the 189.9 billion won? Glass-bodied Glassnow is a loss-making business
Tampa Bay race Ryan Pepio. ImagesYonhap News
On the other hand, the promising pitcher who gave up to bring Glasnow is growing into an ace in Tampa Bay, making his head tilted. The main character is Ryan Pepio, who was born in August 1997 and was selected by the Dodgers in the third round of the 2019 draft.

Pepio started in the first of four consecutive home games against the Cleveland Guardians at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida on the 5th, and led the team to a 4-2 victory by giving up only two walks and allowing no hits in five innings. Tampa Bay has won seven consecutive games.




Pepio has won three consecutive games with perfect pitching with five scoreless innings in the last three consecutive games, raising his 11th win (10 losses) of the season and lowering his ERA from 3.70 to 3.59. He is growing up to be the ace of Tampa Bay this season.

Pepio threw 130 innings in 26 games last year, his first season on the transfer, showing his potential by 8-8 with a 3.60 ERA. He recovered quickly even though he was on the IL twice due to leg and knee injuries. This year, it has grown to another level. He pitched 163 innings to make his first regular innings season, and he had a WHIP of 1.13 with a hit rate of 0.216 and 57 walks with 161 strikeouts, which is quite the first starter.

He made his big league debut in 2022 and showed his potential for growth by posting a 2.76 ERA in 17 games (10 starts) in two seasons through 2023, but the Dodgers chose Glasnow, where injuries are frequent, rather than his chances.

Until now, it cannot be denied that the transaction two years ago was a loss business.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.