It turns out that King Hold, who left to retrieve 157km, will find the perfect combination of restraint + quick motion in the same place as Cho Sang-woo and Lim Ki-young
Jan 07, 2025
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It turns out that Jung Woo-young is training at the Charlotte Tread Athletic Center in North Carolina, the United States. This is where KIA Tigers Cho Sang-woo and Lim Ki-young and Hanwha Eagles Lee Sang-kyu left to train.
There is also a famous Driveline Baseball Center due to its arrest, but it is one of several training facilities in the United States.
The Charlotte Tread Athletic Center is also known to find the best exercise for the player, including improving restraint, pitching mechanisms, understanding data, muscle size, and nutritional approach to diet. KIA sent young players such as Yoo Seung-cheol, Kim Ki-hoon, Kim Hyun-soo, Kim Min-jae, and Cho Dae-hyun for a month in June last year, and among them, Yoo Seung-cheol and Kim Ki-hoon showed changes in a short period of time.
Even for Jung Woo-young, finding a pitching form that suits him is an urgent priority. Jung Woo-young, who became the hold king in 2022 with a fast drive of up to 157 kilometers and recorded 35 holds, lost his speed as he fixed Quick Motion, which was considered a weakness in 2023, and has been in a slump since then. He had only 5 wins, 6 losses and 11 holds with an ERA of 4.70 in 2023, and remained at 2-1 and 3 holds with an ERA of 4.76 last year. Quick motion improved in the second half of last year, but the speed still did not exceed 150km.
It was a bad season last year, but the fourth game of the semi-playoff against KT Wiz was an impressive game for him. Jung Woo-young, who took the mound in the bottom of the 11th inning with no outs and a full base, hit Bae Jeong-dae with a ground ball in front of the second base with a grounder at the first pitch, caught third baseman Kang Baek-ho with a force-out at home, and struck out pinch-hitter lefty Chun Sung-ho with a 147km pitch. Shim Woo-joon also induced a ground ball by two-seam after the 2S, but he couldn't catch the ball that came to his side, and the shortstop and the second baseman collided with each other while trying to catch the ball that fell behind, resulting in an infield hit and ending it. It was a disappointing end, but Jung Woo-young's ability to manage the crisis is highly appreciated by his concentration and stable pitching in a desperate situation.
Unfortunately, he failed to throw a fastball over 150 kilometers in 2022. Jung Woo-young's departure to the U.S. seems to have tried to regain the ball. The maximum speed was 147 kilometers during the semi-PO against KT.
Like Ko Woo-seok, Jung Woo-young, who dreams of challenging to the major leagues, needs a ball of more than 150km. However, I think we should postpone our advance to the Major League beyond next year, not this year. At the end of this season, which is originally in its seventh year, it is possible to apply for posting and leave, but it did not meet the number of registration days last year. Last year, the number of registration days for the first team was 137 days, and even if 10 days were added to the WBC participation in 2023, it was 147 days, so it did not meet 150 days of recognition for one year. There are no international competitions this year, so you can't even get a bonus day. Inevitably, he will play until next season and must obtain permission from the LG club to advance overseas through posting after 2026 season. Or you can throw it until the 2027 season and try to go overseas as an FA.
First of all, it is important to regain the appearance of hold king Jung Woo-young. Jung Woo-young will train at ShotRot Tread Athletic Center and join Arizona, where spring camp will be held immediately without coming to Korea.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
