Manager → Head of the team → Confidence from the experience of commentators"The potential of Hanwha pitchers will definitely explode"
Jul 11, 2024
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The Hanwha Eagles recruited two new coaches at the start of the second half. Head coach Yang Seung-kwan and pitcher coach Yang Sang-moon. Coach Jung Kyung-bae, who was previously the head coach, and coach Park Seung-min, who was the pitching coach, moved to Futures.
Hanwha has been steadily gathering promising young pitchers throughout the dark period. It has recruited pitchers full of potential, including Moon Dong-joo and Hwang Jun-seo, as well as Kim Seo-hyun, Kim Ki-joong, and Nam Ji-min.
Moon Dong-ju received the Rookie of the Year award last year, but he is experiencing some ups and downs this season. Other top-round pitchers have also yet to be firmly established in the first team.
Coach Yang Sang-moon boasts extraordinary experience. In addition to his experience as a pitching coach, he served as a manager of Lotte Giants and LG Twins, and he also has a high understanding of the front desk as he is a general manager of LG.
After stepping down as Lotte manager in mid-2019, he has continued his relationship with baseball while serving as a manager and commentator for the women's baseball team.
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The sense of the field was full of confidence. Coach Yang said "It's been a long time since I met the player in person, but while on the show, I came down and met again." I also talked about the interview, so I don't have that awkward part.
Director Kim Kyung-moon and junior high school and college seniors. They have a special friendship because the grade difference is not large. Coach Yang, who sent the manager and general manager, was able to come as a pitching coach, and his friendship with manager Kim also played a role.
Manager Kim hoped coach Yang to improve the pitching staff's constitution. Coach Yang said, `What I personally asked the players is that I want to help them play baseball better than other team players. I'm here to play a role in helping the Eagles win more"And he said, "He also told the players that he wanted them to show more aggressive performances on the mound than they are now."
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Although his growth is somewhat stagnant, he was confident of improving his skills as he had good potential. Coach Yang said "It's hard for both pitchers and batters to do well all of a sudden. We have to go to staff by staff, but we have experienced a lot, so it's good for our players to get better in a moment, but that doesn't happen, so if we talk to the players and maximize our strengths and correct our shortcomings little by little, I think that if we prepare now, our potential that we have not shown so far will definitely explode. "I will approach the players first and talk to them" he said.
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