All eyes are on one-time Cy Young Award winner and Hall of Famer Zack Greinke, 40.

Greinke is a living legend in Major League Baseball. After donning a Kansas City Royals uniform in 2004, he played every season for 20 years until 2023.

He went through a lot of changes during his career. After seven years in Kansas City until the 2010 season, Greinke played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2011 and the Los Angeles Angels in 2012 before joining the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2013 season. He became a familiar face to Korean fans as he played alongside Ryu Hyun-jin.

Since then, Greinke has continued to deliver with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Houston Astros. After a stellar 2019 season in which he went 18-5 with a 2.93 ERA, he followed it up with an 11-6 record and 4.16 ERA in 2021.

Greinke returned to his hometown team, Kansas City, for the 2022 season. However, he struggled in 2022, going 4-9 with a 3.68 ERA. Nevertheless, in January, Greinke signed a one-year extension with Kansas City. According to local media, the deal was worth $8.5 million in salary and $7.5 million in incentives.

However, Greinke suffered a steep decline this season. He won just two games in 30 starts and suffered 15 losses. In 142⅓ innings, he allowed 158 hits (25 home runs), 23 walks, and 97 strikeouts with a 5.06 ERA.

Of course, it's important to note that Kansas City was weak enough to finish last in the division for the second straight season. In 2023, Kansas City went 56-106 (.346 winning percentage) and finished at the bottom of the American League Central. 카지노사이트가이드 

Still, Greinke is a legend who is practically guaranteed a spot in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. After leading the American League in ERA in 2009 and winning the Cy Young Award (16-8 with a 2.16 ERA), Greinke was named a six-time All-Star. In 2015, he led the National League in ERA. He has won the National League Pitcher's Gold Glove for six consecutive seasons, beginning in 2014, and is a two-time National League Pitcher's Silver Slugger (2013, 2019). In his career, Greinke is batting .262 (117-for-521) with 29 doubles, one triple, nine home runs, 34 RBI, 49 runs scored, nine stolen bases, a .336 on-base percentage, and a .262 slugging percentage.

In 20 big league seasons, he has a career record of 225-156-1 with one save and 13 shutouts in 586 games with a 3.49 ERA. He has logged the most innings of any active player (3389⅓). He is the second winningest active pitcher behind Justin Verlander (257-141). He has 2,979 career strikeouts and is 21 away from 3,000. He is third on the active career strikeout list behind Max Scherzer (3367) and Verlander (3342).Now that he's a free agent, all eyes will be on Greinke to see if he decides to retire. If he stays with Kansas City for another year, he could be reunited with Ryu. Jim Bowden, a former MLB general manager and columnist for The Athletic, predicted on March 29 that Ryu could get a one-year, $8 million contract with incentives, totaling about $10.3 million.