Jang Hyun-seok's colleague of the same age threw '169km' on the same day, but for more than a year, Single A...What does it suggest?
Aug 24, 2024
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Los Angeles Dodgers' top-class prospect Jang Hyun-seok also took over Single A with his pitching of 'Unheated', which rarely gives up a hit.
Jang Hyun-seok started the home game against Lake Elsinore Storm (under the San Diego Padres) at Lonmart Field on the 23rd (Korea time) and played '4 innings 'No-Hitter'. In the face of 14 hitters, he gave up only two walks, struck out three, and pitched a brilliant pitch with no hits and no runs, laying the foundation for a 9-2 victory.
Since being promoted from Rookie League to Single A on the 9th, Jang Hyun-seok has a 3.24 ERA in three games. Jang Hyun-seok, who gave up two hits and two walks in one ⅓ inning against the Fresno Grizzlies (under the Colorado Rockies), his first appearance in Single A, settled down against Visalia Rojide (under the Arizona Diamondbacks) with one hit, two walks and seven strikeouts in three innings on the 16th. He then kept four scoreless innings in the game, continuing his scoreless streak for seven consecutive innings.
He threw eight ⅓ innings in three Single A games, allowed three hits and six walks, and struck out 13 to mark WHIP 1.08, hit rate 0.111, strikeout rate 41.5%, and strikeout per nine innings (K/9) 14.04. Minor league performances, including rookie levels, included 32 ⅔ innings, 21 hits, 25 walks, 62 strikeouts, WHIP 1.41, 0.172 hit rate, 41.1% strikeout rate, and K/917.08.
In the rookie league and Single A, he has a hit rate of around 10% and a strikeout rate of over 14.00 in succession.
However, Jang Hyun-seok started in Game 1 of the ACL Championship Series on the 29th of last month, when the news of the rookie league, the ACL Dodgers, and showed off his strength with eight strikeouts in three innings. Even at that time, he did not give up a hit, tied the opponent tightly with one walk and no runs, laying the foundation for his team's league victory.
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However, among Jang Hyun-seok's fellow Single A pitchers, there is a player who is drawing attention for his tremendous speed and strikeout ability. He is a 20-year-old right-hander Reynaldo from the Dominican Republic. He was born two months before Jang Hyun-seok.
He took the mound in the top of the ninth inning with a 9-2 lead in the game and pitched a perfect pitch with no hits and no runs in one inning. It is the four-seam fastball restraint that should be noted. Rancho Cucamonga introduced on the club's website that `Rinaldoin pitched 105 miles (169 kilometers) fastballs in the ninth inning to seal the Quakes' victory.' True Blue LA', which delivers the Dodgers news, said it would be `the fastest arrest of a man this season.'
In has been playing for Rancho Cucamonga all season. He pitched 23 ⅔ innings in 27 games, giving up 10 hits and 25 walks, and allowing 15 runs. He has 2 wins and 1 loss, 3 holds, 5 saves, and a 5.70 ERA. It has a WHIP of 1.48, a hit rate of 0.123, a strikeout rate of 40.0%, and a K/916.73.
As the record shows, he boasts a fast ball over 100 miles and throws a stronger 'Unheated' than Jang Hyun-seok, but his control is unstable. He allowed 9.51 walks per nine innings. For this reason, it seems that he has not been promoted to Double A for more than a year even though he reached Single A in early July last year.
Jang Hyun-seok does not belong to the axis of excellent control. He has a walk of 6.89 in nine innings. 7.03 in Rookie League and 6.48 in Single A.
Even if it was promoted to Single A in recognition of its ball power, after that, the qualities that a "real pitcher" should have, such as his ability to manage the game and control the ball, must be proved.
jhno@sportschosun.com
