"Last season in the Chinese Professional Baseball League, Hsu posted a 2.05 ERA in 114 innings pitched, with a 28 K% and 3.3 BB%. His fastball reaches the upper-90s, but many big league teams believed Hsu to be a reliever, while teams in Nippon Professional Baseball (Japan) believed he could start. The Toronto Blue Jays reportedly scouted the 25-year-old last season."
"From 2013 until 2019 with the Nationals, Rendon slashed .290/.369/.490 with 136 home runs in 3,927 plate appearances. He finished with MVP votes in four different seasons, finishing third in 2019 and winning his second Silver Slugger. His Nationals' career was capped off by a strong postseason where he slashed .328/.413/.590 with three home runs in 75 plate appearances, helping the organization to win its first World Series in franchise history."
Jo Hsi Hsu signed a three-year, $9.6 million deal with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. Hsu posted a 2.05 ERA in 114 innings in the Chinese Professional Baseball League with a 28 K% and 3.3 BB%, and his fastball reaches the upper-90s. Many MLB teams viewed Hsu as a reliever while Nippon Professional Baseball teams believed he could start. The Toronto Blue Jays scouted the 25-year-old last season. Hsu will have three seasons to prove he can start. Anthony Rendon, once a top third baseman, will have his final contract year bought out and is expected to retire.
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