Instead of FA, will the 25-year-old national must-win team recover after laughing and falling?
Nov 25, 2024
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Jung Chul-won, who was a must-win group with the Doosan Bears, wore a Lotte uniform. Jeon Min-jae was reinforced at a time when shortstop, who would support Park Seung-wook, had no choice but to be a rookie.
Kim Min-seok was the first top-class prospect in the team, but he sent two players (Kim Min-seok and Choo Jae-hyun) from the relatively saturated outfield and succeeded in filling the weakness with pinpoints.
In particular, the weight of the young fire bowler reinforced by the bullpen, which was full of old players and injuries, is great. Lotte succeeded in signing a contract to stay in the FA with Kim Won-joong and Koo Seung-min, a must-win group, this was only to maintain the power and not to reinforce it.
The biggest reason why Lotte failed to play fall baseball this year even after succeeding in rebuilding its solid starting lineup, which led to two foreigners and Park Se-woong, and its powerful lineup (OPS) (on-base plus slugging percentage) is the bullpen. The bullpen's ninth ERA (5.26) and Blon (save + hold) 36 were No. 1 overall.
Veteran players such as Kim Sang-soo, Han Hyun-hee and Koo Seung-min are the main players, while young blood such as former Mir Choi Joon-yong, Lee Min-seok and Chung Hyun-soo failed to play many games due to injuries and sluggishness. Lee Min-seok and Chung Hyun-soo are also players classified as the next generation of starting resources.
However, if Jung Chul-won regains his sensational 2022 skills, Lotte's bullpen can be solid at once. Synergy effects with the depth accumulated by discovering young pitchers such as Song Jae-young, Park Jin and Kim Kang-hyun last year can be exploded.
The turning point effect of changing uniforms has already been sufficiently proven throughout history. It means a lot for a professional player to play for a new team. The achievements he has made in the past are now those of other teams. He will be evaluated coolly only by his future appearance. As a player, he has no choice but to change his mind.
The synergy effect of meeting with a director who already knows 'how to use' is not small. Jung Cheol-won showed a severe slump with an ERA of 6.40 this year, but the problem was that his control was shaken. There was no injury or lack of restraint. With manager Kim Tae-hyung, we can look forward to a revival next year.
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On the other hand, shortstop Park Seung-wook struggled throughout the season, but there was a little regret in the offense and defense. Through the reinforcement of Jeon Min-jae and the competition of newcomers such as Lee Ho-joon and Kim Se-min, he will raise the level even further.
Lotte's team will enter the inactive phase after completing additional customized training camps (defensive reinforcement, pitching design, injury prevention, etc.) that were urgently prepared this winter. Now, it is up to each player to build his or her body up to the spring camp.
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