How do you feel about playing against Hanwha, manager Kim Tae-hyung also won all five of the starting pitchers, and the bullpen was 150km (Busan site)

Mar 15, 2025

The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and Hanwha at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 13th. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon and Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung are greeting each other. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.13/

"All 5 starters are winning cards."

How did Lotte Giants manager Kim Tae-hyung feel after facing the changed Hanwha Eagles and this team in an exhibition game.

Lotte held an exhibition game against Hanwha at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 13th and 14th. The first game was a 3-3 draw, and the second game was a 0-2 loss. Starting with starting Ryu Hyun-jin, Kwon Min-gyu, Kim Seo-hyun, Park Sang-won, Han Seung-hyuk, Jung Woo-joo and Lee Tae-yang, all players who can play as must-win groups were dispatched in the first game.

In the second game, Moon Dong-ju, Kim Bum-soo, Kim Jong-soo, and Joo Hyun-sang came out following starter Um Sang-baek. It was no exaggeration to say that except for two foreign players, I met all Hanwha's strongest pitchers.

The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and Hanwha at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 14th. Hanwha's Moon Dong-ju pitching. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.14/

This season, Hanwha is aiming for more than just fall baseball with its powerful pitching staff. He was a strong starter, but he paid 7.8 billion won to bring Um Sang-baek, and foreign ace Ponce is also hopeful so far. Ryu Hyun-jin, Ponce, TWICE, Um Sang-baek and Moon Dong-ju are the dream starters. If it takes Moon Dong-ju a little while to improve his condition as a starter, there are also many alternative resources. Currently, left-hander Cho Dong-wook is mentioned as a temporary fifth starter.

If you have a bullpen, it's 150 kilometers. Rookie Jung Woo-joo throws well over 150km of balls to Joo Hyun-sang, Kim Seo-hyun, Park Sang-won and Han Seung-hyuk fire bowlers. The speed is not everything. Rookie left-hander Kwon Min-gyu is making a sensation with the aesthetics of slowness.

The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and Hanwha at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 14th. Hanwha Um Sang-baek, who is pitching as a starter. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.14/

Coach Kim laughed, saying, `No, all five starters are winning cards.' Usually, when teams form a starting rotation, two foreign players and a native ace are considered to have a high probability of winning. Certainly, the fourth and fifth starters often lose their weight. Even among foreign players, two-option players may not be able to say a certain 'victory card'.

However, Hanwha's words such as Um Sang-baek and Moon Dong-ju, who are considered 4-5 starters, can play the role of native ace of other teams considering their ransom and ability are not a pretense.

Coach Kim said, `If the fifth starter is organized like that, every game is calculated. If all the middle pitchers throw 150km on top of this, the same goes for the second half of the game. In other words, if the first starters fight, the second starters fight for one point, the second starters fight for two points, the third starters fight for three to four points, and the fourth and fifth starters fight for five points, it is impossible to calculate how many points the third starter will fight against Hanwha", he explained.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.