Kim Taek-hyung's SSG, Kim Yun-soo's Samsung, Shim Woo-jun's KT...Sangmu Plague Effect, Who's Most Beneficial
Jul 14, 2024
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Anyone who has served in the military will never forget how he felt when the day was bright.
Wouldn't professional baseball players be more excited.
Fourteen players who served in the military in Sangmu will be discharged from the military on the 15th after completing their mandatory military service.
They immediately return to their team and become professional players again. There are many players who will help the original team immediately. In particular, the heads of SSG Landers, Samsung Lions, and KT Wiz are full of smiles.
A total of 14 players will be discharged from Sangmu this time, including Kim Taek-hyung, Jang Ji-hoon, Cho Yo-han, Kim Gun-woo (SSG), Lee Young-bin, Lim Joon-hyung (LG), Shim Woo-joon, Kwon Dong-jin (KT), Kim Tae-kyung and Park Dong-soo (NC), Kim Yoon-soo, Park Seung-gyu (Samsung), Chu Jae-hyun (Lotte) and Heo In-seo (Hanwha).
Then, which team will benefit the most from joining the military in Sangmu.
First, SSG Landers can be cited. SSG has been doing well recently by young bullpens such as Cho Byung-hyun and Lee Eui-woon, but it is too dependent on Noh Kyung-eun.
The same goes for Ko Hyo-joon. Closer Moon Seung-won is also anxious, and it is hard to welcome a large number of bullpen resources to join.
Left-hander Kim Taek-hyung is a proven resource that also played an active role in finishing.
Jang Ji-hoon also joined the army while playing the role of a must-winner.
Cho Yo-han is a tall fireballer that former coach Kim Won-hyung had ambitiously raised. It can be a scary weapon if you catch it.
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Both Kim Yoon-soo and Park Seung-gyu are players who can use the first team in two-stroke right away.
In particular, expectations are high for fireball pitcher Kim Yoon-soo. A fastball pitcher with experience in must-win pitching. However, his ball control was a problem before joining the military.
However, he became a 180-degree different player while playing as a starter for Sangmu.
He won eight games and lost three games with a 2.43 ERA in Sangmu this year. He is the No. 1 winning pitcher of Futures, No. 1 in ERA, and No. 1 in strikeouts.
There is no reason not to use such a player in the first team. While Baek Jung-hyun is back and active, the five-starter system is running stably, he may be put in immediately if there is a hole in the starting position, and it is beneficial to use it as a bullpen this season.
Samsung needs to prepare for the loss of their physical strength due to the old age of must-win groups Oh Seung-hwan, Kim Jae-yoon, and Lim Chang-min.
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First of all, veteran Kim Sang-soo is doing well in the shortstop position, and Oh Yoon-seok has recently made a stable play on second base.
However, it is unlikely that the first team will not use a player with almost the fastest speed in the league due to his strong shoulder-based defense. Even if it is used as a pinch runner right now, it is beneficial for KT, a slow player.
When Shim Woo-joon finds a sense of the first-team game, he can also think of entering shortstop and turning Kim Sang-soo to second base.
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It is true that the competition for Lotte's outfield line has become fiercer with Hwang Sung-bin's appearance, but he had quite a lot of experience in the first division before joining the army and recorded a batting average of 314, four homers, 29 RBIs and seven steals in 56 Futures League games this year.
Since Shinil High School, he has been recognized for his ability to hit the bat.
Given the style of head coach Kim Tae-hyung, who does not wear colored glasses for the appointment of players, once he is impressed, it may change the competition.
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