Last year's Son Ho-young Rice Cake Award This year, it swings and swings like Kim Byung-hyun's breaking ball that fits his body when it swings and misses 150km of Woo Kang-hoon's turn.
Feb 27, 2025
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LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop is in happy trouble. Manager Yeom is working hard to rebuild the bullpen this season, but there are too many side-arm pitchers, so I'm worried.
Jung Woo-young, who has been sluggish for the past two years, is showing signs of a rebound by taking private lessons from the U.S. As he found the right form for him, his speed increased and his breaking ball became sharp. After the end of last season, he recruited veteran Shim Chang-min, who was released from the NC Dinos, and is looking forward to it as he is regaining his good form from his former Samsung Lions days. There are three side-arm pitchers up to Park Myung-geun, a third-year player with a quick motion of around a second.
But one more person has been added to this. It is Woo Kang-hoon, a fastball sidearm from the Lotte Giants in a one-on-one trade with Son Ho-young last year. Woo Kang-hoon, who had a fastball of 150 kilometers, was brought in by LG when he gave up Son Ho-young. He did not immediately feel powerful. The pitcher brought in the future because he has a lot of things to refine, such as ball control.
Son Ho-young went to Lotte and became the main third baseman, hitting a batting average of 317 (126 hits in 398 at-bats) with 18 home runs and 78 RBIs, making headlines. This year's renewal also rose a whopping 80 million won and 177.8% to 125 million won, making it a successful trade case. On the other hand, Woo Kang-hoon had one win and a 3.09 ERA in 14 games, and renewed his contract for 36 million won, up 5 million won.
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Coach Yeom said "Woo Kang-hoon has improved considerably in camp" and "His ball control has also improved, especially his breaking ball is quite good" Coach Yeom said, `In the past, when Kim Byung-hyun threw a breaking ball in the Major League, the batter swung and missed, but didn't the ball hit his body. Woo Kang-hoon's breaking ball bends to that extent," he said, praising Woo Kang-hoon.
There are already four sidearm pitchers in the bullpen. It's not easy to throw them all in the first team. Coach Yeom has to make a decision. It's bound to be a concern.
Yeom said the basic principle that `we will eventually put the players in the best condition into the first team through practice and exhibition games.' It is definitely a happy concern to be able to use a good player among many players rather than having to use it because there are no players.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
