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| LG Twins Jang Hyun-sik is pitching a bullpen at the Arizona camp. LG Twins SNS Capture |
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| LG Twins' Hur Young-joo is pitching a bullpen at Arizona camp. LG Twins SNS Capture |
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| LG Jung Woo-young is training at Arizona camp. Photo courtesy = LG Twins |
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LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop once lamented watching the bullpen during last season. There is no pitcher who can beat the opponent with fastballs. Manager Yeom said "Our team has no pitchers who throw more than 150 kilometers in the first team as well as the second team." Therefore, when Kim Young-woo, who recorded a maximum of 156km in the first round of the 2025 rookie draft, was selected, he showed brightness and showed expectations.
Coach Yeom may also take the mound this season, agonizing over collecting pitchers who throw more than 150 kilometers. The fast-paced pitchers are throwing the ball vigorously in Arizona.
FA Jang Hyun-sik sprinkles more than 150km of balls, and Kim Kang-ryul is also a fastball pitcher who reaches 150km. Jang Hyun-sik will finish, and Kim Kang-ryul will play as a must-win group to protect LG's victory.
On top of that, Jung Woo-young, who previously sprayed up to 157km, tried to fix the quick motion, but his speed was reduced for two years. It was hard to see the ball over 150km. This year, he visited the Charlotte Tread Athletic Center in North Carolina, the U.S., and conducted six weeks of personal training to regain his old ball. He left to find the right form for himself, where he was arrested up to 148km. This season, expectations are high for the powerful fighting spirit of the past, which is more than 150 kilometers, if not 157 kilometers.
There is also a pitcher from shortstop who recorded a maximum of 154km. It's Baek Seung-hyun. He turned to a pitcher in 2021 and seemed to solidify his position as a pitcher with a 1.58 ERA with 2 wins, 3 saves and 11 holds in 2023, and challenged for a must-win group last year, but only had a 9.11 ERA with 2 wins, 1 loss, 2 saves and 1 hold. The restraint was not stable and the deviation of high and low was severe. Of course, there were ups and downs in the speed of the most confident official fastball. How long will the fast speed of 150km be maintained this season. Even if it changes depending on the condition, he has the ball power to be included in the must-win group if he can maintain it.
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| LG Twins Park Myung-geun is pitching a bullpen at the Arizona camp. LG Twins SNS Capture |
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| LG Twins first-round rookie Kim Young-woo is throwing a bullpen session at the Arizona spring camp. Photo courtesy = LG Twins |
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| LG Twins' Hyun Jin-hyun is pitching at Arizona Spring Camp. Photo courtesy = LG Twins |
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Sidearm Park Myung-geun also has expectations for 150km. Last year, his speed did not rise as expected due to injuries, but he has a fast motion of around a second and a fast ball of nearly 150 kilometers, so he is expected to do his part if there is no injury this season, which is in its third year.
Kang Sok-gu, a prospect who has been taught directly by coach Yeom since last year, is also preparing to make his first-team debut this season. This is the third-year right-handed pitcher. At last year's home game, he strengthened his basics by pitching the bullpen in front of manager Yeom in Jamsil. In the fall league, he shot up to 154km, and his ball control improved a lot. After the season, he moved to Japan and participated in the Chunichi Dragons' closing camp and received the same training as the Chunichi players. Manager Yeom hopes to gain experience this season and grow into a must-win group next year and the year after next, but if the fastball works, he can expect a good role in the bullpen this season.
There are rookies, too. Kim Young-woo, who recorded 156km in the first round, already shot 151km in the Arizona camp, and also recorded 148km in the second round. Hyun Ki-hyun is a player who only trained fielders in high school and is expected to develop his arrest and skills further as he comes to the professional league and trains as a pitcher.
If LG grows as expected, fastball pitchers will be full of fastball pitchers in LG's bullpen. That's how strong the bullpen can be.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
