Kenta Maeda Wants To Remain In Rotation
5 years agoLos Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda would like to remain in the team's starting rotation for an entire season. Maeda, who often starts the year in the rotation before moving to a relief role late in the season and postseason, has told the team that he's unhappy with his role as a swing man late in the year. His agent, Joel Wolfe, reiterated Maeda's feelings to president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman this week. The Japanese right-hander continues to be effective in both roles, so the Dodgers don't have a ton of incentive to change things up. That could especially be the case if they land a big-name starter on the free-agent market this winter like Gerrit Cole or Stephen Strasburg. Maeda went 10-8 with a 4.04 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 169 K's in 26 starts and 11 relief outings. Especially on this good Dodgers team, Maeda has value in all fantasy leagues when he's starting regularly.
Source: The Athletic - Andy McCullough
Source: The Athletic - Andy McCullough