If you overcome the stigma of 'glass body', you will be 'wow' → Another new FA is recruited! Lee Jung-hoo's expectations for science fiction are growing

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The San Francisco Giants of the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB), where Lee Jung-hoo (28) plays, have recruited Tyler Marley (32), a "real" right-hander starting resource.

Citing sources, US media ESPN reported on the 1st (Korea time) that "San Francisco has signed a one-year contract with Mali, a free agent (FA)."

Marley uses a splitter as his main weapon based on his sophisticated control. In the 2025 season, he started all 16 games for the Texas Rangers, posting a good 6-4 record with a 2.18 ERA.

However, he was also stigmatized as a "glass body." Last year, he was also unable to throw the ball for about three months due to shoulder injuries. The 2025 season is 86 ⅔ innings. It is true that some point to his durability as a weakness. In May 2023, he underwent elbow ligament joint surgery (Tommy John Surgery). Since then, he has rarely played a full season due to overlapping shoulder injuries. He played only three games in the 2024 season.

Making his big league debut in the 2017 season, he later went through the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers. He has a career record of 39 wins and 46 losses with a 4.07 ERA in nine seasons. While playing a total of 735 innings, he had 681 hits (104 hits), 355 runs (332 earned runs), 29 walks with 753 strikeouts, a hit rate of 0.244, and a 1.29 on-base allowed per inning (WHIP). In the 2021 season, he won 13 games for the first time in his career and the last double-digit multiplier.

San Francisco ranked 10th (3.82) out of 30 teams in the big league in the 2025 season. However, the starting ERA was 4.10, ranking 17th.

As a result, he is actively strengthening the mound in the transfer market this winter. Last month, like Mali, he signed a two-year, $22 million (about 31.8 billion won) contract with right-hander Adrian Houser. And this time, even Marley, who failed to renew his contract with Texas, was held in his arms, and at once secured two sophisticated right-hander selection resources.

In the end, health is the key. If Marley can play a full season with good physical condition, it will be of great help to the San Francisco team's performance.

MLB's official website MLB.com praised Marley, saying, "He was the fourth in ERA among pitchers who started more than 15 games last year." Nathan Ivoldi (1.73) came in first, followed by Trevor Rogers (1.81) and Paul Skins (1.97), who came in second and third, respectively.

Meanwhile, San Francisco has virtually confirmed its starting rotation this season by recruiting Marley. Starting with the existing first-choice ace Logan Webb, it is expected to use the starters leading to Robbie Ray, Landon Loop, Hauser and Mali.

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