As soon as the contract was signed, it was up to the 157-kilometer duo to root out the atrocities of fast delivery of official balls
Feb 11, 2025
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SSG Landers foreign pitchers are quickly improving their condition at the Florida spring camp in the U.S. Drew Anderson and Mitch White pitched the bullpen on the 10th (Korea time). Anderson is already pitching in the fourth bullpen. He threw a total of 40 pitches, including 18 fastballs, 6 sliders, 10 curves, 2 changeups and 3 cutters. The maximum speed was 150.2 kilometers.
Anderson has been improving his physical condition 100% since he joined the camp, and is progressing smoothly without injury, he said. "Recently, he has been modifying his slider grip, and he and White are talking a lot about the atmosphere of cheering at the baseball stadium and the characteristics of KBO league hitters. I'm looking forward to the season with him" he said.
In fact, Anderson is already 'experienced', so he does not doubt the league's performance itself. Since joining Robert Duggar as a substitute for him last year, he has already completed verification with his fastballs, high-quality breaking balls and outstanding strikeouts. SSG also decided on a contract renewal plan with Anderson early on and moved on.
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White also finished pitching his third bullpen session on the day. He checked various pitches evenly, including 14 fastballs, 3 two-seam fastballs, 3 curves, 4 changeups, 6 cutters and 4 sweepers, and recorded a maximum speed of 149.1km. The SSG club sent White's contracted fastball and KBO League official ball to the U.S. so that he could quickly adapt to the ball. It is no exaggeration to say that foreign pitchers' adaptability to official balls determines their early performance because there is a clear difference between Major League Baseball's official balls and touch and thread.
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SSG has been brutalized by foreign first-choice players in recent years. Ivan Nova, Eni Romero to Duggar last year. Pitchers, who expected to play the first starting role, struggled throughout the season as they left early due to injuries or sluggishness every year. Fortunately, the team's performance has consistently remained above the upper-middle level as it quickly found alternative resources, but this year, the results should be as good as the expectations of both White and Anderson.
White and Anderson duo throwing super fastballs up to 157km. It is no exaggeration to say that SSG's performance this season is determined by their performance.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
