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| Jun Min-jae at the interview. Reporter Kim Young-rok |
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[Taipei (Taiwan) = Sports Chosun Reporter Kim Young-rok] The position of the main shortstop is still solid. However, the resignation is preparing to be definitely different from last year.
Jeon Min-jae, 26, is the spearhead. It is a new wind for Lotte Infield, which was acquired through a trade with the Doosan Bears.
At the time of the trade, the spotlight was on Chung Chul-won and Kim Min-seok, who are the same age as each other. However, following last year's Son Ho-young, Jeon Min-jae's presence in Taiwan's spring camp, dreaming of this year's trade 'buckoo', is filling up Taiwan's spring camp.
He was also known as an all-round infield utility during his days at Doosan. For Lotte, which had a lot of regrets about its infield defense, Jeon Min-jae's addition is expected to be a big boost.
Third base Son Ho-young, second base Ko Seung-min, and first base Na Seung-yeop are key resources of the batting lineup. All three of them had a career high in common last year. It should be viewed as a variable, not a constant yet.
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Park Seung-wook, the main shortstop who watched from Taiwan, has a solid position. There is also sharpness in offense, and in defense, he is showing a more upgraded defensive range and throws than last year.
However, it is difficult to deny that Jeon Min-jae is the No. 1 player to dig into when there is a power vacuum. It is time to reaffirm that it is in a position to overcome the promotion to the main player at any time.
It was evident in the match against Taiwan's World Baseball Classic (WBC) national team. Jeon Min-jae played as the main second baseman in both games in place of Ko Seung-min, who was out of rehabilitation. Coach Kim Tae-hyung drew a line with excessive expectations, saying, `Han Tae-yang or Lee Ho-joon are still young and lack practical experience, so I thought Jeon Min-jae, who has a lot of experience in the first division, would be better to play in front of such a large stadium and many fans.'
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However, Jeon smiled broadly, saying, `I feel good because it seems to be the first step to be recognized in the first team.' And he proved his value in practice. In defense, he showed off his wide and stable defense with shrewd footwork, and he recorded two hits in seven at-bats in attack, showing his potential in batting, which was pointed out as a weakness.
Jung Cheol-won, who came over from Doosan together, is close to home, so the commute to Busan is not new. On top of that, I also got close to Jang Doo-sung, who was born in 1999 and received a lot of help in adapting to the new team. Born in Cheonan and playing for Doosan since his professional debut, he trembled, saying, `It feels like Busan is my new home.' "I'm confident in defense as well as in attack."I held myself together
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"Defence is originally my strength. Shortstop is the most convenient, but all infield positions can be done without anyone being jealous. He is full of confidence even in attack. I went through a lot of preparations with Im Hoon and coach Lee Sung-gon this winter. Any seat in the infield is fine. I'm going to try to compete for the starting lineup.".
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
