"Trade should be effectively withdrawn" 2 main pillars injured, difficult to recruit outside?
Jul 30, 2024
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The trade deadline is imminent. While the deadline for the KBO League trade is imminent on July 31, the transfer made in the final stage has not yet been announced. In fact, rumors are circulating that there are some clubs that have had serious discussions, but no news has been heard until the deadline is near.
Under these circumstances, the NC Dinos virtually announced their withdrawal from the external recruitment market. NC is also in a desperate situation.
Currently, four teams, including KT Wiz, SSG Landers and Doosan Bears, are fiercely competing for fifth place. He fell one step back from the competition and to seventh place, recording one win and two losses 'Loosing Series' in a regional rival match against the Lotte Giants last weekend. Although the ranking fight is still very close, NC also needs to supplement its vulnerabilities and try to rebound again. Because it's too early to give up.
Daniel Castano, a foreign pitcher who was ambiguous for now, chose to replace him. It will send Castano, who has been particularly weak in the top teams and has recently lost his ball power, and announce the recruitment of alternative players soon. Cards that can adapt to the KBO League as soon as possible and ensure their second starting role are the top considerations.
The team also needs to strengthen its batting lineup. NC has faced a series of major negative factors such as major injuries to Son Ah-seop and Park Gun-woo.
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NC, which is in the bottom of the team's batting average, offset its batting average with a high on-base percentage and team OPS until the first half, but even that has not been easily resolved in July. NC's team on-base percentage in July was last with 0.310, and the team OPS was ninth with 0.711.
He has Matt Davidson, the No. 1 home run hitter with 30 home runs, but it is difficult to find the names of NC hitters at the top of various batting indicators. Even Park Gun-woo, who was the No. 1 hit in the team (0.344), fell out, making the fatal injury even bigger. Young players in their 20s, who need to grow up to be the main players, are struggling with low batting average in the early 10-20%s, and there are many concerns.
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Lim Sun-nam, NC's general manager, also said, `At this point, I don't think trading will be easy anymore. It's hard to match the cards. Even if there is a player who is greedy, the interests with the other team should match, but the overall atmosphere itself is not easy right now."
In the end, we have to put a lot of expectation on the development of the skills of players in their 20s. In the outfield, Park Si-won and Park Hang-yeol, in the infield, transfer Kim Hwi-jip and Kim Joo-won, who are in poor batting this season, should show clear growth. It is an essential requirement for NC's last-minute rebound in the second half of the year.
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