Landers sign ex-MLB pitcher VerHagen as ace Anderson returns to MLB

The SSG Landers announced their signing of ex-major league pitcher Drew VerHagen on Saturday, just as their former staff ace Drew Anderson reportedly went back to the big leagues. The Landers said VerHagen, 35, agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $900,000 -- $750,000 in salary, $50,000 as a signing bonus and $100,000 in incentives. The right-hander was selected in the fourth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft by the Detroit Tigers and made his big league debut with the same club two years later. He remained with the Tigers until the 2019 season before pitching for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2020 to 2021. VerHagen returned to the United States to pitch for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2022 and 2023, and then had his second tour of duty with the Fighters over the past two seasons. In 206 career MLB games, including eight starts, VerHagen had an 18-12 record with a 4.98 ERA, plus 234 strikeouts and 115 walks in 281 2/3 innings. He had a much different role in Triple-A, with 56 of his 76 outings there coming as a starterWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times