Bulk-up Choi Won-tae's transformation, heavy 145km+S ratio of 73% Good start~

Feb 14, 2025

Bulk-up Choi Won-tae's transformation, heavy 145kmS ratio of 73% Good start
Choi Won-tae, who starts against Yoon Jung-bin on the 14th. Okinawa = Sports Chosun Reporter Jung Hyun-seok hschung@sportschosun.com



Choi Won-tae (28) completed his first real game since moving to the Samsung Lions.

Choi Won-tae took the mound as a starting pitcher for the white team in the first Cheongbaek match held at Onnason Ball Park in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on the 14th.

I only played one inning. Dimension of balance and sensory check. It was an opportunity to check the mechanisms that changed when bulking up throughout the winter.




One hit and no run against four batters in one inning. Four four-seam, three two-seam, one curve, and three change-ups were mixed and thrown in a total of 11 pitches. There were eight strikes, which reached 73%. The maximum speed was 145 km.

Coincidentally, all four batters faced left-handed hitters.

Choi Won-tae, who faced the first Kim Ji-chan in the first inning, induced a ground ball to the third base at the first pitch. He allowed a double to left-center while pitching aggressively in the 1B2S advantage count to No. 2 Kim Sung-yoon. However, the follow-up left-handed hitter Yoon Jung-bin grounded out in front of the shortstop on the third pitch, and Diaz also caught a straight hit to right field on the third pitch to finish the inning. He showed confidence in his pitching with his relentless aggressive pitching.




It's a bit early, but I built my body so fast that it's not too difficult to pitch in practice.
Bulk-up Choi Won-tae's transformation, heavy 145kmS ratio of 73% Good start
Choi Won-tae, who starts against Yoon Jung-bin on the 14th. Okinawa = Sports Chosun Reporter Jung Hyun-seok hschung@sportschosun.com
Bulk-up Choi Won-tae's transformation, heavy 145kmS ratio of 73% Good start
Choi Won-tae, who starts against Yoon Jung-bin on the 14th. Okinawa = Sports Chosun Reporter Jung Hyun-seok hschung@sportschosun.com
During the inactive period, he completed the pitching mechanism at the Cressey Sports Performance (CSP), a baseball program facility located in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, and even pitched locally. It's already in real mode.

Apart from speed, the ball itself had power. In particular, I felt the power of subordination that seemed to rise strongly in front of the other. The bulk-up effect, the slight change in the angle of the arm, and the mechanism of throwing the ball are being settled.

You don't have to speed up too fast. Therefore, he pitched only one inning. He plans to gradually increase the number of innings and balls.




Choi Won-tae was not very good at the beginning of the inning game when he was with the LG Twins. It's important how to get through the first inning and the first inning. It has already moved to Lions Park, the most batter-friendly in the league. Early concentration became more important. A season of farming on a new team can be divided at the beginning of the season. For Choi Won-tae, a solid build-up is important during the training period leading to 'CSP→Guam→Okinawa'.

Management at the beginning of the season early in the game is inevitably important. As such, the appearance of the Blue and White match was important on the day, the first appearance since moving to Samsung. The starting point of the build-up to the season. It was also added that he showed a reliable performance while playing his first game in front of his teammates.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.