Eric Peddy (30, USA) is the number one pitcher in the 2023 Korean Professional Baseball League who swept the NC Dinos ▲most wins ▲lowest ERA ▲first in strikeouts ▲defense awards.
The 'sweeper' pitch, made famous by Shohei Ohtani (29, Japan) in Korea, is considered the biggest reason why Eric Peddy became the best pitcher in the KBO League. Next-generation stars such as Ahn Woo-jin (24, Kiwoom Heroes) and Moon Dong-ju (20, Hanwha Eagles) also learned along the way.
Reporter John Heyman of the daily newspaper ‘New York Post’ said on November 21 (Korean time), “A competitive structure is developing between Korean Professional Baseball, American Major League Baseball (MLB), and Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB), all competing for Eric Stout. “There is,” he said, conveying the recent mood.
Peddie and Stout have something in common: 'Eric, an American born in 1993 who enjoys throwing sweepers.' Stout played for Chungshin Xiongdi in the 2023 Taiwan Professional Baseball League (CPBL) with 6 wins, 5 losses, and an average ERA of 3.28.
Eric Stout recorded ▲sweeper 47.3% ▲fastball 34.9% ▲changeup 12.2% ▲curve 5.6% in 68⅔ innings in Taiwanese professional baseball this year. This is the ratio of pitches that KBO League teams may be interested in.
Japanese baseball media outlet 'Full Count' also paid attention to Eric Stout's CPBL record, saying, "Even though it was his first foreign season excluding the Dominican Winter League, he was stable with 79 strikeouts, 13 walks, and 1.063 on-base percentage per inning (WHIP)."
‘Full Count’ cited the fact that Eric Stout is “a left-handed pitcher who is good at handling the popular pitch type ‘sweeper’” as the reason why he is receiving interest from professional baseball in Korea, the United States, and Japan at the same time as to which club he will sign with in 2024.