There is a constant prospect that such a pedi is likely to leave the KBO League after this season. Already, U.S. Major League Baseball and Japanese professional baseball clubs are closely monitoring Pedi. Scouts from three to five clubs always follow Pedi in every game. An official familiar with the situation scratched his head, saying, "In the past, players who went to the U.S. and Japan have also gone through this process, but there are few cases where many clubs have started acting at the same time like Pedi."
Japan may not know, but the U.S. already has enough data on Fedi. He played six seasons in the Major League and played in 102 games (88 starts). He played 451⅓ innings in his career. Until last year, he played as a starter for Washington and pitched 127 innings in 27 games. It is a major league club that has everything, whether it is data to judge success or failure. Nevertheless, seeing Pedi in person is because of his change.
The "Washington Post" covered his off-season journey through an interview with Pedi on the 4th (Korea Standard Time). According to the media, Pedi moved first after receiving a notification from Washington last year that he could not renew his contract. Pedi originally had a home in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the offseason, I visited this place for training. However, Pedi moved to Scottdale, Arizona, last year. The reason was simple. It was to get help from the pitching academy.
Arizona is famous as a spring training ground for Major League Baseball clubs. Players enter Arizona around January for personal training, then build up their bodies and join the team's spring training in mid-February. There are so many baseball-related facilities. Pedi also admitted to an academy called "PUSH" and explained that he received help. The academy, as well as systematic training facilities, has developed both body and technology.
"I needed to go to Scotdale and straighten my shoulders, dig into the dynamics and stuff," said Pedi. We needed a basic renovation," he recalled. The process has been relatively successful. The height of the shoulders was finely adjusted in this facility, and the training was devoted to shoulder health, a prerequisite for the adjustment. Pedi and the "Washington Post" explained that the wrist angle and location of the fastball were also touched.
After a tough training program before technology, Pedi became stronger physically. "It would have been better if I had done it sooner," Pedi told The Washington Post. When I graduated from college, the idea of a "driveline" had just started to become the mainstream. At that time, many people in the sport had negative thoughts about it, he said. "I started using heavy balls this off-season and it helped me maintain my mechanism."
As a result, instead of reducing the number of sliders falling to the bell compared to last year, Pedi was able to wear a swifter that moves horizontally, which was the driving force behind the big success in Korea. Of course, it has become the "ground for development" that major league clubs pay attention to. Pedi is satisfied with his success in Korea and his life in Korea. He stressed that he does not know whether he will leave the team or not yet, but at least 2023 will remain a big memory in his life.
Pedi said: "If the game is cancelled, I'll be on Instagram from time to time to tell the fans. The way I speak Korean makes everyone excited and laugh, he said. "Imagine a foreign player coming to Alabama and learning to speak English with a southern accent. I learned Korean from them," he said with a smile. Pedi also received explosive response from many fans by filming him speaking awkwardly in Korean through the club's SNS.
"Of course, (Peddy's) goal is to return to the Major League in the near future," the Washington Post said. "I'm not sure whether it will be next year or whether it will be necessary to prove myself more in Korea or Japan," he wrote, adding, "He's looking at scouts from major leagues and Japanese clubs." I think the reconstructed weapon will be able to play against the world's best competitors,' he said, adding weight to Pedi's U-turn.
However, apart from this, Pedi considers his year in Korea special. Pedi said, "When I'm old and can't play anymore, I'll be really happy to be here," adding, "It'll be a lot of fun to look back on all this," looking at the relationship I built in Korea.