I think my body is really good. The exciting start of 7 billion FA. The meaning of 150 innings is consistent.
Jan 23, 2025
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FA Choi Won-tae, who changed his uniform to the Samsung Lions, left for Guam, the first spring camp site, via Incheon International Airport on the 22nd.
Choi Won-tae, who graduated from Seoul High School and joined the Nexen Heroes as the first nominee in 2015, has been a starting pitcher in the first team since 2016. Choi Won-tae, who transferred to the LG Twins in a one-on-three trade in the middle of the 2023 season, became the first FA last year with 9 wins, 7 losses and a 4.26 ERA, and became a Samsung man by signing a four-year contract with Samsung for a total of 7 billion won (2.4 billion won in down payment, 3.4 billion won in salary, and 1.2 billion won in incentives).
Choi signed with Samsung and will do his best to win the team. Personally, I want to play a lot of innings. I want to throw more than 150 innings every seasonrevealed the goal of "
Choi Won-tae has only thrown more than 150 innings once. He recorded 157 ⅓ innings in 2019 as his most innings in a season. There were also three seasons in which more than 140 innings were thrown in 2017 (149 ⅓), 2021 (143 ⅓), and 2023 (146 ⅔). It's mainly because there was a break time due to injuries during the season. Last year, he was injured for a month between June and July and played only 24 games.
Choi Won-tae met with reporters at Incheon International Airport and expressed his detailed thoughts on 150 innings, saying he would change his style to play the innings.
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When asked if he had any other specific goals other than innings, 150 innings is almost a full-time throw. I think it's important to do it consistently." This means that if you throw about 150 innings, you will be able to catch up with other performances.
As Choi Won-tae, who has to throw a lot at Samsung Lions Park, where there are many home runs, is also considering increasing the ratio of two-seam to induce ground balls. It was also ordered by Samsung's general manager Lee Jong-yeol.
Choi Won-tae said "It is important to have a low level of determination. I think we should focus on training that part." Then "I didn't do well in Jamsil either. I think it's more important that the mound fits me than the stadium." Choi Won-tae pitched in one game in Daegu last year when he was at LG, and he pitched two hits and no runs in six innings. However, in the first round of the playoffs, he showed sluggish performance of seven hits (two home runs) and five runs in three innings.
Choi Won-tae said, `Even though I'm a new team, I'm comfortable because I know a lot of players"I think my body is doing really well," he said, showing confidence.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
