He even gave up the 'Legend successor' and brought him... Why? SSG, which has formed the strongest must-win group in the league by joining 'Lee Pitcher', is 'very satisfied' with pitching in the first bullpen
He even gave up the 'Legend successor' and brought him... Why? SSG, which has formed the strongest must-win group in the league by joining 'Lee Pitcher', is 'very satisfied' with pitching in the first bullpen
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"Trade transfer" SSG Landers Kim Min (26) pitched his first bullpen in the spring camp.
SSG officially announced in November last year that it gave up pitcher Oh Won-seok to KT Wiz and made a one-on-one trade to receive pitcher Kim Min (25). SSG explained the background of the trade, saying, "We were looking for an immediate power pitcher with experience in starting and bullpen to strengthen the competitiveness of the team's pitchers, and we had a good interest with KT, so we made a trade."메이저사이트
It was a shocking announcement. Oh Won-seok, who was given by SSG in return, has been a promising starting player in his team for years to the extent that he has been called the "second Kim Kwang-hyun." Oh started his starting rotation in earnest in 2021, the second year after his debut, and posted an ERA of seven wins, six losses and two holds in 33 games (21 starts).
The future was a promising resource as he accumulated his experience as a starting player with 6 wins and 8 losses and an ERA of 4.50 in 31 games (24 starts) in the 2022 season, and 8 wins and 10 losses and an ERA of 5.23 in 28 games (27 starts) in the 2023 Asian Professional Baseball Championship in November 2023.
Still, the mound was not in good condition at SSG. Kim Kwang-hyun was the only pitcher who finished the regular innings at SSG last year. Even that pitcher showed an unusual performance as his earned run average (ERA) remained at the bottom of the list among pitchers who finished the regular innings. With foreign pitchers being replaced multiple times, chances are high that the SSG mound would have virtually collapsed if not for Oh Won-seok, who played 121 ⅔ innings in 25 games.
Then, why did SSG choose to send Oh Won-seok and bring Kim Min? Non-FA multi-year contract duo Moon Seung-won and Park Jong-hoon are scheduled to return to the starting mound of SSG this year. With the 2022 season to go, SSG awarded non-FA multi-year contracts worth 5.5 billion won (4.47 million U.S. dollars) to Moon and Park Jong-hoon for five years and 6.5 billion won (6.37 million dollars), respectively. Their calculation was that they would be able to achieve double-digit wins by continuously performing in the starting rotation.
However, they failed to meet the expectations of the team. Moon was excluded from the starting pitcher competition after signing the contract, and only started 12 times in three years. He made 20 saves last year as a closing pitcher, recovering from his disappointment. Park Jong-hoon also had an ERA of six points out of 36 starts during the three seasons since his signing, failing to recover from a severe slump.
Oh Won-seok's absence may not be felt so much if those who have entered the current spring camp settle down in the starting rotation again. There is also Song Young-jin, a third-year pitcher who showed his potential by starting 26 games (20 starts) last season and recording 5-10 losses and a 5.80 ERA.
SSG has established the league's top-class must-win group in exchange for the risk of leaking starting resources. Seo Jin-yong, the save king of the 2023 season, and Kim Min, a transfer player, joined the existing must-win group, which has Noh Kyung-eun, the "oldest hold king" of the KBO League who won the hold king title last year, and Cho Byung-hyun, a rookie closer who showed off his extreme form in the second half. Kim Min played 76 ⅓ innings in 70 games of relief for KT last year, recording 8 wins, 3 losses and 21 holds with an ERA of 3.66.
SSG's official YouTube channel uploaded a video of Kim Min, a transfer player, pitching in the first bullpen session. After pitching in the bullpen session on the day, Kim said, "I'm very satisfied. I have strength and pain in my balls on the first day. I think I will be more perfect after just one turn. I'm in that good shape."
"I checked my condition today. I thought I should try harder later, but it was okay. I don't think there is anything wrong with my body," he said. "I am confident in my pitching. I had good tailings and a lot of strikes, so I was satisfied with my pitching. In the next pitching, I will check the breaking balls more," he said.