Why did SSG trade the hard-earned first place name
Oct 31, 2024
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SSG Landers and KT Wiz made a surprise trade. On the 31st, the two clubs officially announced a one-on-one trade in exchange for left-hander Oh Won-seok and right-hander Kim Min.
It's an unexpected trade. In particular, it is also true that the fact that SSG released Oh Won-seok as a trade card has a greater 'shock' than 'surprise'. Oh Won-seok, who was born in 2001 and is 23 this year, received the first nomination from SK Wyverns (current SSG) in 2020 after graduating from Yatap High School.
Since he was the first designated rookie, expectations were high from the time he joined the team. He threw fastballs at left-handers and received fans' expectations with his good hardware 2 Kim Kwang-hyun. Kim Kwang-hyun, a senior, also made great efforts to pass on his know-how, such as training in the offseason with Oh Won-seok.
The club also gave a lot of chances. Oh Won-seok, who took the mound in 33 games in his second year as a professional, and recorded 7 wins, 6 losses and 2 holds with an ERA of 5.89 in 110 innings, filled the regular innings for the second consecutive year in the 2022-2023 season. In the 2022 season, when the team won the integrated championship, he recorded 6-8 losses with a 4.50 ERA while issuing four to five lines, and reaffirmed his presence by playing well in the Korean Series.
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Although the finish was unfortunate due to injuries this season, it was never an easy decision to use the first-team full-time agent, which accumulated experience as a starting pitcher for more than three seasons, as a trade card.
SSG also considered a number of things. Kim Jae-hyun, general manager of SSG, said, `It was never an easy decision to trade Oh Won-seok. The final trade was made in consideration of many aspects that could be thought of as a team. Won-seok said, "I thought we could go to KT and do much better, and as we received Kim Min, we could reinforce the mound sufficiently."
Oh Won-seok, who has yet to solve the military service problem, and Kim Min, a military writer. And the difference between the pitcher, who clearly exploded the possibility in the first team, and the still incomplete waiting was the decisive moment of the trade.
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SSG will get Kim Min, who posted an 8-4 record with 21 holds and an ERA of 4.31 in 71 games with an all-weather performance in the core bullpen of the first team this season.
SSG needs to clean up the entire mound ahead of next season. The starting rotation competition should be resumed, and how to manage the bullpen operation calculation will be reorganized after camp.
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