Kim Taek-yeon, a top high school graduate, is heavier next year → Doosan, 74 ⅓ innings have disappeared
Dec 17, 2024
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Kim Taek-yeon, a high school graduate in 2024, had her best debut season. Kim Taek-yeon pitched 65 innings in 60 games with 3 wins, 2 losses, 4 holds, 19 saves and an ERA of 2.08. Kim Taek-yeon was crowned KBO Rookie of the Year. The annual salary also rose vertically from 30 million won to 140 million won.
However, he has also been following controversy over abuse. He played quite a few games and many innings in his first season of his high school debut. Must-win teams who have gained enough experience and have fully established themselves in the first team will appear in more than 60 games and 60 innings. Kim threw 1,238 pitches this year. Of the 21 relief pitchers who pitched more than 60 innings in the 2024 season, only seven pitchers have pitched more than 1,200 pitches. Kim Taek-yeon is fifth among them. There were also 11 consecutive throws and three consecutive throws. Kim Taek-yeon also did not receive intensive management due to Doosan's increasing dependence on the bullpen as its starters struggled this year.
For a young pitcher, innings require 'gradual overload'. You have to slowly go through the first-team full-time adaptation period and learn know-how on your own. If you play full-time from the first season, you will have an upset stomach. In the past, Lim Tae-hoon (retired) threw 101 ⅓ innings in his debut season in 2007 and was injured, so he couldn't run for a long time. LG's Lim Chan-kyu pitched 82 ⅔ innings in 2011, fell into a long slump, and then changed his style to a technician and revived. As a close example, KT Cho Hyung-joon pitched 100 innings for three consecutive years since he was a rookie and eventually got on the operating table. LG Jung Woo-young also suffered from reduced speed after pitching more than 60 innings for three consecutive years.
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Doosan was ninth in the league in this category with its starting pitcher throwing 683 ⅓ innings in 2024. The starting pitcher did not throw an average of five innings. The bullpen overload was inevitable.
Of course, Doosan compensated sufficiently for this. In his second year as a high school graduate, he gave 140 million won, the highest annual salary tie. "I think I received an excessive amount of money than I did this year, but I think I received expectations and encouragement to work harder next year," Kim Taek-yeon said. I'll work harder," he said. However, in order for Kim Taek-yeon to maintain her skills for a long time and perform steadily, careful adjustment of innings and number of games is also essential.
dhhan@sportschosun.com
