Still, LG is the No. 1 player to stop KIA. Weakness The main player to fill the mound is coming in June
Feb 14, 2025
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In June, a certain Redemption Army is coming. Thankfully, both the starter and the bullpen are great resources available. It is about Lee Jung-yong of the LG Twins, who is currently serving in the military at Sangmu.
Lee Jung-yong contributed to LG's victory in 2023 and joined Sangmu in December of that year. Lee Jung-yong, who was a mid-term pitcher, started in mid-2023 and recorded 4 wins, 2 losses and a 4.01 ERA in 13 games, filling the void of foreign pitcher Adam Plutko, who was out due to injury in the second half of the year. I also did one thing in the Korean Series. Oh Ji-hwan's dramatic come-from-behind three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning of the important third game, and Lee Jung-yong caught Kim Sang-soo's ball and ended it with a double play leading to the catcher-1st baseman in the bottom of the ninth inning with one out and the bases loaded.
Lee Jung-yong, who promised to meet a year and a half later with a bright face after winning the championship, was also buzzing when he joined the military. About 10 fellow players, including then captain Oh Ji-hwan and Lim Chan-gyu, Ko Woo-seok, Kim Yoon-sik, Lee Woo-chan, Kim Young-joon, and Park Myung-geun, were present when they entered the Nonsan training center.
Lee Jung-yong was a prospect who graduated from Seongnam High School and Dong-A University and joined LG in 2019 as the first nomination. He recorded 15 holds in 2021 and played as a setup man with Jung Woo-young with 22 holds in 2022. He succeeded in switching to a starting player in 2023 and was reborn as an all-weather player capable of both starting and bullpen.
LG dropped to third place last year and won against KT in the semi-playoff, but lost to second-place Samsung in the playoffs. I definitely felt the difference between waiting straight to the Korean Series and going up to the playoffs. LG's goal this season is to regain the championship title.
However, Kia, the winner of last year, has little loss of power, so this season is also considered the No. 1 winner. As a whole, LG and Samsung are considered to be able to compete against KIA.
However, LG has been criticized for its weak bullpen, and the club also acknowledged it, making efforts to strengthen the bullpen in the offseason. However, Yoo Young-chan, who recorded 25 saves last year, is said to be in even more crisis. If closer Jang Hyun-sik and veteran Kim Jin-sung and Kim Kang-ryul build the pillars of the must-win group and Jung Woo-young, Baek Seung-hyun, Park Myung-geun, Lee Woo-chan, Kim Yoo-young, Choi Chae-heung, and Shim Chang-min help, the revival of the bee bullpen in 2023 can be expected.
The starting team is said to be strong because of Lim Chan-kyu and Son Joo-young as foreign pitchers, but the fifth starting position without Choi Won-tae is still a question mark.
Lee Jung-yong will return to LG in mid-June. By then, the season was about halfway through.
Even if both LG's starter and bullpen have stabilized at that time, it is a time of physical exhaustion, so Lee Jung-yong can put it in a place that can be more helpful to the team to make the mound harder.
If one of the starters or bullpens is in a difficult situation, Lee Jung-yong can go fill it.
If Ham Deok-ju and Yoo Young-chan, who are out due to surgery, return in the second half, LG's mound is expected to become more solid.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
