Kim Tae-hyung also cautiously joins the military as a managing director. "You'll know after the season is over."
Sep 19, 2024
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One of the concerns of Lotte Giants fans is whether left-handed prospect Kim Jin-wook will join the military next year. In order to quickly solve the military problem, Kim Jin-wook applied to Sangmu this year and passed, so he is scheduled to join the military in December. However, since the end of May, he has grown one step further by showing an unavoidable game unlike the past when throwing as a starter in the first team.
Kim Jin-wook pitched the best pitching of the season with three hits, three walks and seven strikeouts in six innings at home against the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 18th. Unfortunately, the team failed to become a winning pitcher due to the upset loss, but faith in Kim Jin-wook built up.
In particular, the credibility of Kim Jin-wook increased further as he overcame the crisis with no outs in the top of the second inning, no outs in the top of the third inning, no outs in the top of the third inning, and one out and second and third in the top of the fifth inning.
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.
Kim Jin-wook, who is 4-3 with a 5.49 ERA in 18 appearances (17 starts) this year, 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.
Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung also expressed regret over Kim Jin-wook, saying, "(Park) Se-woong and I think there are about five to six games (that missed the win)." Asked if he thought Kim Jin-wook had grown one step further, he asked coach Kim about joining the military.
He has gained experience in the first division by steadily rotating the starting rotation this year, but throwing the second division game in Sangmu again here may miss the opportunity to grow.
However, Kim was cautious. Because it's your decision. Director Kim said, `Isn't it not the case now to talk about commerce. seem sensitive"He avoided answering, "Don't you know when the season is over?"
He is a left-handed prospect who just broke the egg. It's probably the fans as well as the club that want to continue to see his growth. I'm getting curious about Kim Jin-wook's thoughts.
indyk@sportschosun.com
