The LG Twins will make changes to the recruitment of foreign players during the 2025 season. With the prospect of breaking up with Dietrich N.S., LG is close to recruiting Yonny Chirinos, the top Venezuelan player with 20 major league wins.
According to an expots news report, LG is close to recruiting Yoni Chirinos. "LG has chosen Yoni Chirinos as its replacement for N.S. I heard that he is currently undergoing a medical examination," said an official familiar with the foreign player market.
Yoni Chirinos, a right-hander from Venezuela who was born in 1993, joined the Tampa Bay Rays in 2013 through an international player contract. After a long career in the minor leagues, Yoni Chirinos made his Major League debut in 2018. Yoni Chirinos appeared in 18 games (89,2 innings) in the 2018 season, going 5-5 with a 3.51 ERA, 75 strikeouts, 25 walks and a WHIP of 1.22.
The 2019 season was a career high season. In 26 games (133.1 innings), Yoni Chirinos pitched in the 2019 season, recording 9-5 record with a 3.85 ERA, 114 strikeouts, 28 walks and a WHIP of 1.05.
However, Yoni Chirinos underwent elbow surgery in the middle of the 2020 season and only played in three games. After returning from rehabilitation, Yoni Chirinos went 5-5 with a 5.40 ERA, 53 strikeouts, 27 walks and a WHIP of 1.39 in 20 games (85 innings) in the 2023 season. Yoni Chirinos, who also wore an Atlanta Braves uniform due to a claim after being assigned to the team in the middle of the 2023 season, changed into a Miami Marlins uniform after being released ahead of the 2024 season.
Yoni Chirinos challenged himself again in the major leagues through a minor league contract inviting him to spring camp. Yoni Chirinos appeared in six games (30 innings) in the 2024 season with two losses with a 6.30 ERA, 25 strikeouts, 13 walks, and a WHIP of 1.87. After all, Yoni Chirinos played in the Venezuelan Winter League and is looking for a new home after being released as a free agent in early October.
Yoni Chirinos has played in 75 games (44 starts), recorded 20 wins and 17 losses with a 4.22 ERA, 283 strikeouts, 98 walks and the WHIP 1.26. The individual record in the Minor League is 47 wins and 27 losses with a 3.13 ERA, 527 strikeouts, 136 walks and the WHIP 1.15.
Yoni Chirinos is a style that cooks opponent batters by mixing splitters and sliders centering on the sinker. With his excellent ability to induce hitters due to his sharp trajectory breaking balls, Chirinos is evaluated as a resource that can sufficiently be used in the KBO league as well. It seems that the team has decided to take on a challenge on the Asian baseball stage earlier than expected.
LG Twins predicted Yoni Chirinos as a resource to replace N.C.E.N.S. during the 2024 season, he pitched in 30 games (167.2 innings), recording 13 wins and six losses with a 4.19 ERA, 157 strikeouts, 50 walks, and WHIP 1.31. N.C. has only 13 quality starts out of 30 games, which is disappointing compared to expectations.
LG is striving to strengthen its capacity by recruiting free agent pitcher Jang Hyun-sik to regain the championship title in the 2025 season. It is also close to recruiting Yoni Chirinos after parting ways with Ence, who enjoyed a healthy full-time season in his own right, and plans to beef up its pitching capability in the 2025 season by finding a stronger first-line starter. Attention is focusing on whether LG will recruit Yoni Chirinos and re-sign Elijah Hernandez and Austin Dean to form the best foreign player in the 2025 season. 토토사이트