The New York Yankees, the most prestigious team in the major leagues, finished fourth in the American League East Division with 82 wins and 80 losses (0.506 winning percentage) this season, failing to advance to the postseason.

 On the 31st of last month (hereinafter referred to as Korean time), 'Yanks Go Yard' of the American fan site Fansided cited the case of Merrill Kelly (Arizona Diamondbacks), who is known as the 'KBO re-export legend', and said, "The Yankees are recruiting Eric Peddy (NC) in the off-season.

We need to recruit Dinos,” he argued.

Kelly played for the SK Wyverns from 2015 to 2018, appearing in a total of 119 games and leaving with 48 wins, 32 losses, and an average ERA of 3.86. 

Recognized for his ability on the domestic stage, Kelly was noticed by major league scouts and was given the opportunity to make his big league debut in Arizona. 지울프-토토

Kelly, who won 13 wins and 14 losses as a member of Arizona's starting lineup in his first year of big league debut in 2019, achieved double-digit wins three times in his personal career with 12 wins and 8 losses this season, following 13 wins and 8 losses last year. 

On the 29th of last month, he started Game 2 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers and led Game 2 to victory by allowing 1 run in 7 innings (no walks, 9 strikeouts).

'Yanks Go Yard' said, "Recently, with Kelly's good performance in the major league, pitchers who have performed poorly in the big league often advance to the KBO League to get a second chance on the Asian stage.

2019 Big League Kelly, who made his debut in , played for the WBC U.S. team this season and pitched an incomparable 7 innings in Game 2 of the World Series.”

This media outlet opined that the Yankees should recruit Peddie, who played for the Washington Nationals. Peddie, who played in Washington from 2017 to last year, had 21 wins, 33 losses, and an average ERA of 5.41 in 102 games. 

In particular, he achieved his personal most wins in a season with 7 wins (9 losses) in 2021, and recorded 6 wins and 13 losses last year.

Peddie ranked first in three categories, including most wins, average ERA, and most strikeouts, with 20 wins, 6 losses, an ERA of 2.00, and 209 strikeouts this season. 

20 wins and 200 strikeouts is a record achieved 37 years after Sun Dong-ryeol of the Haitai Tigers in 1986. 

He also had the honor of becoming the fourth pitcher in KBO League history to win the Triple Crown, following Seon Dong-ryeol, Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin, and KIA Yoon Seok-min.

Peddy, who started as a starter in the first game of the playoffs against KT on the 30th, contributed greatly to NC's victory by allowing 3 hits (1 home run), 1 walk, 12 strikeouts, and 1 run in 6 innings.

'Yanks Go Yard' said, "Peddy is a pitcher who can be acquired without spending a lot of money.

He has achieved a lot in his one year playing in Asia.

He is undoubtedly planning a return to the major leagues this winter and the Yankees are not going to go any deeper.

I can’t afford not to,” he said, emphasizing the need to hold on to Pedi.