Kim Taek-yeon's 2nd year of the Redemption Rookie of the Year → Who will LG Jung Woo-young and Lotte Jung Cheol-won resemble
Feb 10, 2025
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Kim Taek-yeon stood tall as Doosan's main closing pitcher in his first year of debut. He pitched 65 innings in 60 games in the 2024 season, recording 3 wins, 2 losses, 4 holds, 19 saves, and an ERA of 2.08. Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop has already selected Kim Taek-yeon to finish in 2025 and has entered the spring camp.
Kim Taek-yeon has to overcome her second-year jinx. The fact that he played full-time professional with the physical condition of a high school graduate is very difficult. Physical limitations can come. Batters facing Kim Taek-yeon also take the batter's box with preparations because the data has been accumulated enough.
In fact, many rookie pitchers suffered ups and downs in their second year.
In 2020, So Hyung-joon (KT) received the Rookie of the Year award with 13 wins, 6 losses and a 3.86 ERA in 26 games and 133 innings. The following year, he slowed down to 7 wins, 7 losses and 4.16 ERA. Moon Dong-ju (Hanwha), the 2023 Rookie of the Year, was also sluggish with 7 wins, 7 losses and a 5.17 ERA in 2024.
Jung Woo-young (LG) and Jung Chul-won (Lotte), the Rookie of the Year in 2019, are relievers, so they can be directly compared to Kim Taek-yeon.
In particular, Jung Woo-young is in a very similar condition to Kim Taek-yeon.
Jung Woo-young pitched 56 games and 65 ⅓ innings in his first year as a pro. He had four wins, six losses, 16 holds, one save and a 3.72 ERA. Jung Woo-young has grown even more in 2020. He played 65 games and 75 innings, winning four games, losing four games, and making five saves with 20 holds. He also lowered his ERA to 3.12.
Rather, Jung Woo-young is an exemplary case in which he has taken the league and professional life to the next level.
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Jung Cheol-won was named the best rookie with a 3.10 ERA with 4 wins, 3 losses, 3 saves and 72 ⅔ innings in 58 games in 2022. In 2023, he recorded a 3.96 ERA with 7 wins, 6 losses, 11 holds, 13 saves in 72 ⅔ innings in 67 games. Although the data was compliant, the power dropped sharply toward the second half of the season. I also built nine blon saves.
Jung Cheol-won only left a regret after falling into a bigger slump in 2024. In the end, the season ended and they were traded to Lotte.
Kim Taek-yeon said "People around me said it's hard for middle pitchers to do well for three years. I want to try those things. I don't even think of the second year jinx. I'm in my first year of the camp with the mindset that I'm always in a competitive position"I'm determined.
Reporter Han Dong-hoon dhhan@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
