Zack Greinke is reportedly mulling over whether to extend his career for one more year.
John Morosi of MLB.com reports that Kansas City Royals general manager J.J. Piccolo told him on Tuesday that Greinke is mulling over whether to play in 2024 or retire.토토사이트
Greinke, who turned 40 in October, has spent the last two seasons with Kansas City, the organization that drafted and developed him.
He was solid in 2022, posting a 3.68 ERA in 137 innings, but his ERA spiked to 5.06 in 142 1/3 innings in 2023.
If Greinke plays in 2024, he’ll be able to reach a major milestone. That would be 3,000 strikeouts.
With 2,979 career strikeouts, Greinke isn’t striking out as much as he used to, but he shouldn’t have any trouble reaching 3,000 if he plays next season.
Greinke needs just 21 more strikeouts to become the 20th pitcher in major league history to reach 3,000 strikeouts.
Greinke makes $13 million in base salary for the Royals in 2022 and $8.5 million in base salary last year, but he earned an additional $4.5 million in incentives based on total innings pitched.
If he pitches again next year, he will likely earn a smaller base salary than in 2023, MLBTR projects.
Article courtesy of Mania Times