1R 156km fire bowler → 2R infielder? No, it's a 153km pitcher. Round 6, 150km lucky pick... Puna arrested next year
Sep 11, 2024
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Among the 11, five pitchers, two catchers, three infielders, and one outfielder were selected, so the number of pitchers was less than half.
No. His position is to be a fielder, but LG has selected two players who want to raise him as a pitcher. They are Gyeonggi Commercial High School infielder Yoo Hyun-hyun, who was selected in the second round, and Changwon Technical High School catcher Kim Jong-woon, who was selected in the seventh round.
In other words, LG actually picked seven pitchers, one catcher, two infielders, and one outfielder.
Yoo has a good physique of 1m88. This year's batting performance is 295 batting average, 23 hits, two homers, 13 RBIs and 20 steals in 24 games. He has also been a pitcher since last year, and this year, he has won one and lost one game with a 4.00 ERA in eight games as a pitcher. He struck out eight in nine innings.
LG is an infielder and pitcher. As an infielder, he has excellent physical conditions and has advantages in hitting. He said he has good basic defensive skills, stable swing balance, and excellent power" As a pitcher, his fastball speed is good and his ball control has stabilized"
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Kim Jong-un is also a catcher, but he saw the possibility of a pitcher higher. He pitched in 10 games as a pitcher this year, recording a 2-1 record with a 0.69 ERA. He pitched 25 ⅔ innings, struck out 26 times, allowing three runs (two earned) and defended well. He also had a good batting performance. He batted .368 with 21 hits, two home runs and 16 RBIs in 17 games.
LG said the reason for the nomination was "Players who play a ball with good control with stable pitching balance and have high potential for development as pitchers." Chung is responsible for "He's a catcher, but he's tall. Throw it up to 146km. He has good control, so I'm going to raise him as a pitcher."
Busan High School's Park Si-won, who was selected in the sixth round, is also a fireballer who sprays up to 150km. In particular, it is attractive to have a staminer that does not lose ball power.
Chung said, `The resources are good overall this year, especially the pitchers. Maybe that's why we were lucky that Park Siwon was pushed to the 6th round"It's not an immediate sense of power, but it could be a big starter for LG's fireball in the future."
LG did not have a pitcher who sprayed more than 150km into the bullpen this season. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop looked at other team's fastball bullpen pitchers and said, `Our team has no pitchers over 150km"I was sorry that there was no fireballer who could beat the opponent." Next year, we can expect the emergence of rookie pitchers who spray more than 150 kilometers.
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