A harness more powerful than a nail sweeper lands in GwangjuUFO trajectory, how to hit the all-rounder

Dec 17, 2024

A harness more powerful than a nail sweeper lands in GwangjuUFO trajectory, how to hit the all-rounder
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How can I hit this "magoo".

KIA Tigers don't seem to be successful in winning the 2024 season. The will to be at the top once again in the 2025 season is felt in the recruitment of foreign players. The scent of `Awesome' is already coming up.

KIA agreed to renew the contract by giving $1.8 million to Nail, the main player of the championship. Nail, who led the sweeper in his first season in the KBO League, performed tremendously. Despite the serious injury of fracturing his jaw after being hit by a hit during the season, he focused only on recovery thinking about the team and returned to the Korean Series to become the top contributor to the championship. Nail's 'annual salary bonanza' was natural, with the highest ratings for both skill and work-esque.



Even so, Lauer, who failed to show such a remarkable appearance, seemed to be with Socrates, the batter who took a career high. It took a repeated slump at the beginning of the season, but in the end, he won and achieved his performance at the end of the season. Kia, however, was cool-headed. Judging that a batter with solid long-range power was needed, he gave up renewing his contract with Socrates and turned to Wisdom. The contract with Wisdom called Home Run if You Get Caught will also be officially announced soon.

A harness more powerful than a nail sweeper lands in GwangjuUFO trajectory, how to hit the all-rounder
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The last one is a foreign pitcher. I filled it with heat, too. I brought in an active big league starter. The main character is Olleh. He made eight starts for the Miami Marlins this year. It is not a great performance, but it proves that he is a pitcher who has a good ability in itself that he got this opportunity as a starter on the major stage.



Aller played three major league seasons and four minor league seasons, mainly continuing his career as a starter. Foreign pitchers who usually come to Korea were bullpens in the United States, but they come to Korea to make big money. That's what happened to my nails. Therefore, the durability to play a season as a starter has always been a problem. Nails also endured well, but fitness issues followed throughout the season.

A harness more powerful than a nail sweeper lands in GwangjuUFO trajectory, how to hit the all-rounder
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But Oler doesn't have to worry about that. On top of that, the fastball speed steadily hits the early 150km range. The ball from the soft pitching foam is powerful enough to make you feel like you are rising in front of the batter.



The oppressive power is a breaking ball. If you look at the video of Oler's pitch, there is a ball that you can't hit. It's love. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the trajectory of UFOs flying. It flows from the right-handed batter's body to the outside of the home plate.

Slove is a pitch that feels like a half-and-half slider and curve, and it bends horizontally and drops at the same time. Peddy, who played for the NC Dinos last year, and this year's nail sweeper were the top hit products, and the ball bends at an angle that seems harder to hit than that. If the sweeper bends only horizontally, it is even more difficult for the batter as Oler's slove falls to the last bottom due to a horizontal movement like a sweeper. In particular, next season, KBO has decided to lower the ABS zone, which could further double the power of Aller's slove.

A harness more powerful than a nail sweeper lands in GwangjuUFO trajectory, how to hit the all-rounder
A match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st. KIA's nail is pitching hard. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.10.21/
Throw not only slobs, but also sliders, curves, and changeups. Just with the two slobs, which have a large angle, and sliders that bend faster than that, the batter will have a headache about what kind of ball to aim for. If the ball control is stabilized to some extent, it will inevitably be very advantageous in the fight against the other.



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