The tearful separation, now 1.3 billion won of responsibility is left. Can the stigma of 'glass body' be eliminated
Jul 03, 2024
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SSG Landers have chosen to say goodbye to temporary replacement Shirakawa Kisho.
A situation in which the contract could have been extended if the club proposed it and the player approved it. However, instead of extending Shirakawa's contract, SSG chose to accompany Roenis Elias, an existing foreign pitcher who returned from injury.
In fact, from Elias' point of view, it was the club's deliberation that inevitably hurt their pride.
Elias is a former big leaguer who played in seven seasons and 133 games in the major leagues. The current ransom gap is also huge. It was already verified on the Korean stage last year, and when it renewed its contract with SSG, it stamped up to $1 million (about 1.3 billion won), including $250,000 in incentives. An experienced veteran pitcher from the Major League received nearly 5-5 votes with a 23-year-old Japanese pitcher from an independent league with no professional experience. It was definitely a wound to my pride. It is said that Elias also knew this atmosphere, and that he was very motivated ahead of his first Futures League appearance after rehabilitation.
He will make a comeback in the interest of many people. SSG announced Elias as the starting pitcher against the Changwon NC Dinos on the 3rd. Comeback stage after 6 weeks of injury rehabilitation.
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It is a long-term injury that forced Shirakawa to be recruited. Neither was an accidental injury, but a sudden 'absurd injury'. The wrong step on the ball, causing ankle strain, and tearing his side muscles while warming up can be seen as a sign that his not-so-old age, 36, is causing a little trouble here and there.
So the club had no choice but to think. This is because there is no guarantee that he, who is old, will not be injured again as a pitcher. From SSG's point of view, if Elias is seriously injured, then he has to make another decision. One of the biggest factors that made Shirakawa say goodbye to tears was that the pressure of whether there was one 'replacement card' left or not was enormous.
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Considering SSG's mound situation this season without a definite 'Ace', Elias' strong rebound, which was shown in the second half of last year, is absolutely necessary.
First of all, there is a lot of motivation. Will Elias be able to get rid of the stigma of 'glass body' and prove the value of 1.3 billion won in ransom. The fate of a cruel foreign player has been put to the test once again.
youll@sportschosun.com
