'Three-strike king'Heart'Homer king'Davidson``````````````````````?
Oct 28, 2024
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NC recently completed the appointment of coach Lee Ho-joon and will be able to speed up preparations for the new season. At a time when it is still difficult to predict a special move to reinforce external FA, the policy for renewing the contract with foreign players has been established to some extent.
First of all, he is seeking to renew his contract with `Ace' Kyle Hart and"Homer King' Matt Davidson. Hart is a pitcher who satisfactorily filled Eric Peddy's vacancy last year. In 26 appearances this season, he recorded 13 wins and 3 losses with a 2.69 ERA, and in particular, in terms of his pace in the first half, he was one-top among foreign pitchers from 10 teams.
Hart, who consistently competed for first and second place in major records to the extent that he even aimed for more than three pitchers, had to be satisfied with winning one title of 'strikeout king' as his performance fell unfortunately at the last minute, but he is subject to renewal without disagreement.
But the key is to take care of your condition. He has not played for nearly a month in the second half of this season due to cold body aches and the aftermath, and since then, he has not been able to pitch normally in the second half due to small injuries such as hamstring pain. As a result, his grades fell. In the last two games of the season, he allowed three runs in three innings and six runs in six innings. If they renew their contracts, Hart's conditioning next season will be the most important factor. There is no doubt about his pitching skills.
The 'home run king' Davison is the same. He hit 46 home runs this season, becoming the only player in the league to hit 40 home runs. He displayed his strengths without regret by experiencing his failure in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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The NC club has established a clear contract renewal policy for Hart and Davidson. The variable is overseas expansion. In particular, in the case of Hearts, Major League clubs were watching with interest. Scouts did not move as actively as they did when Pedi was in NC, but it seems that they will be able to receive some love calls.
Lee Ho-joon, the new coach, said, `I hope the gift is to stay with Hearts rather than to recruit external FAHearts are needed to center the starting lineup to the point where he said ". If the conditions are adjusted and they remain, NC will end the most important point of power planning.
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His eight-game performance in NC was 3-4 with a 5.72 ERA. Due to various factors such as ABS adaptation problems, delayed games due to weather problems, and a sense of practice, he has certainly been showing better performance as he has taken the mound. He also won three consecutive games.
The NC club also believed that it would have had a hard time managing its condition as there were many external variables, such as rain and delayed games every time Yokishi took the mound. He also bought the fact that he is a pitcher who played for five seasons in the KBO League, so he is faster than anyone else to grasp domestic batters.
However, it remains to be seen whether Yokishi's fastball speed, who is now in his mid-to-late 30s, and his fastball speed, which has fallen to the early 140km range, will rebound.
Lim Sun-nam, NC's general manager, said on whether to renew the contract in Yoki City "We're going to make a final decision after watching the major league market conditions first. Major League clubs are now organizing their entries, so we will carefully decide whether or not a better player can come out."
Although the prospects for renewal do not seem bright, the possibility of re-employment has not disappeared at all, considering that not only NC but also several clubs had to recruit replacement players for injuries during the season this year.
youll@sportschosun.com
