Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball, who decided to retire after only eight games after signing a large contract. 토토사이트 However, he canceled his retirement from the club due to remaining salary problems. U.S. media, including The Athletic and USA Today, reported on the 8th that Washington notified Strasbourg that it would cancel the retirement press conference scheduled for the 10th. Retirement itself, as well as press conferences, could be something that has never happened.
Earlier, Strasburg was decided to retire on the 25th of last month. Having removed some of his ribs and neck muscles after surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome, he was in a difficult situation to even live his daily life due to side effects, so it was impossible to take the big league mound. In the end, he had no choice but to end his career.
However, the Washington club's stance changed in 15 days. He signed a seven-year $245 million about 326.4 billion won) contract with Washington ahead of the 2020 season and retired just over half of the contract period, which Washington originally planned to pay all of his remaining annual salary $150 million, KRW 140 billion to him who retires due to health problems. Even after the contract period, the company planned to give the amount of money that had been tied up as a deferred payment defer over three years.
But Washington's current team situation is not good. According to The Athletic, Washington recently disbanded its scouting division and notified its employees that they did not have to return for the 2024 season. On top of that, the position of Mike Rizzo, the president of the baseball operation division of the club, is unclear, and the vice president resigned at all. All of this was made by the owner of the Washington club to reduce costs.
It was also fatal that the club did not have insurance at the time of the Strasbourg contract. In fact, Strasburg has suffered several injuries before. As the insurance company was reluctant, Washington signed a large contract without insurance. Washington's financial blow was too great in that most of these contracts cover it through insurance money when a player retires due to injury.
Washington reportedly notified Strasbourg's agent Scott Boras of his retirement cancellation. As a result, Strasbourg's retirement press conference, which will be held in two days, and the permanent ceremony scheduled for next year, were all canceled. Strasberg can use the locker room, exercise at the club's facilities, and attend the spring camp in February next year, USA Today said.
Strasburg, who was expected to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics while at San Diego State University, made his big league debut in Washington in 2010. After Tommy John surgery (elbow ligament joint surgery) in the early stages of his career, he played in the major leagues in earnest from 2012.
Although he had only filled four innings 162 innings due to injury, he performed well with excellent pitching. In particular, he recorded 18 wins, 6 losses, and a 3.32 ERA in 2019, and won two games in Houston and the World Series to win the MVP of the series. As a result, Washington gave Strasburg, the leading player in the championship, the highest-ever contract for pitchers at the time.
But after the contract began, Strasburg, like a lie, began to get sick again. After signing the contract, he pitched only 8 games and 31⅓ innings. Having spent the first two years with wrist and neck pain, he failed to join the spring camp again this year due to chest exit syndrome. However, Strasburg was expected to retire at a rather young age of 35 due to his physical condition, which made it difficult to live a daily life.
First of all, Washington reportedly wants to change the conditions of full coverage. According to sources, Washington wants to reach an agreement to change the terms of the existing contract, The Athletic said. The money to be given may be a waste only from the team's point of view, but the conflict may be prolonged because the player does not receive the money he/she is supposed to receive.
