He handed over the scoring rights with each pitch and allowed 7K no runs in 6 innings. I'm finally waking up my eggs. I can't believe I'm joining the... The winter choice of the left-handed prospect is...
Sep 19, 2024
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The question about Lotte Giants' left-handed prospect Kim Jin-wook is whether he will go to Sangmu next year. Kim Jin-wook applied to the managing director and passed. But now, some say it is better to keep throwing at Lotte, not at Sangmu. Now that you're starting to break the eggs, it's better to continue.
Kim Jin-wook showed his best pitching this year at home against the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 18th, further raising expectations for next season.
Kim Jin-wook played six innings on the day, allowing three hits, three walks, and seven strikeouts. It was his first scoreless pitching this season. He came down from a 1-0 lead and met the requirements for a winning pitcher, but he failed to become a winning pitcher as the team lost 3-5.
The harvest was great. All three major crises were shut out.
Kim Jin-wook, who allowed a hit to Park Dong-won after walking the leadoff No. 4 Moon Bo-kyung in the top of the second inning, struck out Oh Ji-hwan with a fastball, handled Lee Young-bin with a ground ball in front of the first base, and ended Park Hae-min with a 145km fastball.
In the top of the third inning, he gave up a straight walk to No. 9 Koo Bon-hyuk and got a right-handed hit by Hong Chang-ki, and started with runners on first and third bases with no outs. Kim Jin-wook, who faced Austin, the No. 1 RBI, struck out swinging with a 143km fastball, and Kim Bum-seok also handled it with a 144km fastball as a first baseman foul fly. Moon Bo-kyung threw a curveball to induce a ground ball in front of the second baseman and scoreless again.
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Kim Jin-wook, who threw 88 pitches until the fifth inning, also came out in the top of the sixth inning, striking out all Park Dong-won, Oh Ji-hwan, and Lee Young-bin to finish his pitching.
Kim Jin-wook, who sprayed 103 balls on the day, threw 50 fastballs of up to 145km, nearly half of them, and threw 26 curves, 20 sliders, and 7 changeups, blocking LG's batters without losing a point.
Even though there was a crisis, it was quite impressive to block it with confident pitching. Kim Jin-wook, who has been a starter since late May and has been steadily working in the rotation, has 4 wins, 3 losses and a 5.49 ERA in 18 appearances (17 starts). He pitched 80 ⅓ innings, striking out 81 and allowing 44 walks.
Since joining the team in 2021, Kim Jin-wook, who pitched 128 ⅔ innings for three years until last year, allowed 132 strikeouts and 113 walks, recording 9.23 strikeouts and 7.9 walks per nine innings, has significantly reduced his walks to 9.1 strikeouts and 4.9 walks this season. This means that his ball control has improved and he is pitching aggressively.
For Lotte, which does not have proper starting resources, Kim Jin-wook's enlistment, which is showing growth, may be very disappointing. Kim Jin-wook is also an opportunity to gain more experience next year based on this season. What choice will Kim Jin-wook, who is scheduled to join the military in December, make.
indyk@sportschosun.com
