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| Captain Jeon Jun-woo encouraging Park Se-woong. Sports Chosun DB |
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| Lotte's captaincy'Jo Cap'Jo Sung-hwan Sports Chosun DB |
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| Koo Ja-wook, who was the Samsung captain this year. Sports Chosun DB |
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Will Lotte Giants' captain be Jeon Jun-woo next year as well.
The claim of professional baseball is not just an old man or an old man. They must have leadership that encompasses the entire team, a strong personality, and skills appropriate for the captain's position.
What is the qualification of 'assertion' in the general standard. There is a team where the team selects the captain, and there is a team named by the head coach. Each team may have a slightly different standard as a captain.
First of all, the weight is on the fielder's side rather than the pitcher. The captain of the professional baseball team is the No. 1 player in the locker room. It is required to examine the inner thoughts of players who are difficult to convey to the head coach, and to naturally encompass the role from star-class players with "big heads" to young rookie-class players. Basically, we need a player who has a wide foot in the team and has a good relationship due to his natural personality rather than sleeping alone.
Unlike the head coach who focuses on the game, he has to create an atmosphere in the dugout. This is why pitchers who spend a lot of time in the bullpen do not take on the captaincy well. Occasionally, if a pitcher is the captain, most of them are senior, superstar, and starting pitcher with an overwhelming position in the team. This is because he can stay in the dugout and communicate with players on days when he does not take the mound. KIA Yang Hyun-jong in 2020 and SSG Kim Kwang-hyun next year are representative.
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| Kim Kwang-hyun visited Choo Shin-soo's retirement press conference. He will be the captain of a pitcher who is rarely seen next season. Songdo = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2024.11.07/ |
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| The KIA captain in 2020 was pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong. Yang Hyun-jong participated in Park Yong-taek's farewell game in Gwangju. Next year's SSG will also be followed by Kim Kwang-hyun.Sports Chosun DB |
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Even if the captain is a fielder, of course, skills appropriate for that position are required. At least one of the main players in the first division is often a guaranteed player. After all, a professional speaks by skill. No matter how many players have the presence of locker room leaders and leading words and actions, it is difficult for players who go up and down the second division to show the weight suitable for their positions.
It's better if the position is not a catcher. Catchers are often the captain like Yang Eui-ji, Kang Min-ho, and KT Jang Sung-woo next year, but catchers have many roles to play and have a lot of time to communicate with pitchers.
Age above average is also important. In Kiwoom, there are cases where he is the captain at a young age like Kim Hye-sung, but it is common for middle and old players over 30 to be the captain. The same is true of the pitching team leader. The oldest or equivalent player usually takes a step back. Depending on the team, franchise stars, one-club men, and how long they belong to that team are also considered.
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| 2025 Doosan captain Yang Eui-ji. He served at NC for three years from 2020 to 2022, but it is his first time at Doosan. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.11.24/ |
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To sum up, the star-studded fielder, who is over 30, is the most appropriate. In this year's case, Samsung's Koo Ja-wook was the captain with the most ideal conditions. However, Koo Ja-wook "Originally, my personality does not match the argument. I even confessed that I've been in the dugout all season 'acting'
Although the age group may be a little higher, LG Kim Hyun-soo and Hanwha Chae Eun-sung immediately after the FA transfer are good examples of captains. Na Sung-beom of KIA is not old, but he is in a similar position because there is Choi Hyung-woo, the best member in the team.
Following Yoo Han-joon and Park Kyung-soo, there are of course teams where the oldest will be the captain like KT, where Jang Sung-woo will take over the armband next year. SSG's oldest player, Choo Shin-soo, is also the captain, and Kim Kwang-hyun, a leading star and starting pitcher, will take over next year. NC has been taken over by Son Ah-seop, the oldest player until this year, but Park Min-woo will take over next year. In LG, Park Hae-min will also wear the armband next year.
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| "captain"Kim Hyun-soo is praised as a player who changed LG's team culture. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.10.17/ |
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What about Lotte. For Busan baseball fans, there is a great presence of 'tank' Park Jung-tae and 'Jocap' Cho Sung-hwan.
Lee Dae-ho, who returned to the KBO League in 2017, served as captain for two years, and Son Ah-seop was the captain in 2019, and handed it over to Min Byung-hun due to the heartache caused by the sluggishness. Min Byung-hun also served as captain in 2020, but he also suffered from chronic illness.
Jeon Jun-woo served for two years from 2021 as if he was following Lee Dae-ho, and in 2023, he passed it on to An Chi-hong. However, An Chi-hong left, and Jeon Jun-woo, who remained as the second FA this year, took the armband again. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung's choice was also Jeon Jun-woo, who had a special sense of stability.
Lotte's inner atmosphere is that Jeon Jun-woo is likely to be the captain of the seagull next year. It is true that the weight of four claims in the past five years is burdensome.
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| A game between Doosan and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 26th. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Jeon Joon-woo is happy after hitting an RBI timely hit with one out and runners on the first and second bases. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.26/ |
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In terms of age, career, and annual salary, Yoo Kang-nam is the perfect fit, but his performance is disappointing after moving to the FA, and it is a season where he returns from injury. Neither Jung-hoon nor Roh Jin-hyuk are suitable players for the captain's position. Fielders who have grown rapidly this season, including Yoon Dong-hee, Ko Seung-min, Na Seung-yeop, and Hwang Sung-bin, are still young.
Son Ho-young's name is also mentioned by some, but this season is the first full-time season since his debut and the first season to become a main player, so it is difficult to captain next season.
In the end, it is highly likely that Jeon Jun-woo will once again take the heavy responsibility to get back on his feet after overcoming the pain of failing to advance to autumn baseball for seven consecutive years. Kim Won-joong, who remained in the FA for four years and 5.4 billion won, is also likely to be the head of the pitching team.
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