It's not even April, but another FA has been added to Lotte's second division...Koo Seung-min is not getting arrested. He's going to Futures in 4G.
Mar 27, 2025
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Lotte club announced the change of entry into the first division on the 27th, saying "Koo Seung-min went down to the second division." (Today's selection) Na Kyun-an has been registered in the first team.
Koo Seung-min took the mound only once this season, against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 23rd. Koo Seung-min, who took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning, struck out Song Chan-eui, the first batter, but since then, he has suffered the humiliation of allowing three hits and four runs in ⅔ innings, allowing a timely RBI hit to Park Dong-won, a walk to Park Hae-min, a two-run triple to Koo Bon-hyuk, and a two-run home run to pinch-hitter Moon Jung-bin.
According to the pre-season plan, he should be in charge of the bullpen's must-win group with Kim Sang-soo, Choi Jun-yong and Jung Cheol-won. Despite the somewhat sluggish performance last year, Lotte signed an FA contract for KRW 2.1 billion for 2+2 years without hesitation because he did not believe in his revival as a one-club man and guaranteed sincerity.
Last season, he suffered from a severe slump at the beginning of the season. He took the mound in six games at the beginning of the season, but played only two ⅔ innings. He faced a whopping 30.38 and 23 batters with an ERA of 11 hits, 5 walks, and 9 runs, including 2 homers.
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However, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung made a quick decision as he showed poor performance in the early stages of this season. "If the fastball speed of a bullpen pitcher is less than 145 kilometers, it is difficult to reach a match." is his theory. Earlier, he expressed regret, saying, `I gave it to LG once, and last year, and Koo Seung-min's arrest is not coming up well this year.'
The result is this second leg. Another FA has already been added to the second division, where Roh Jin-hyuk, Han Hyun-hee, and Kim Min-sung are already staying at '4 years and KRW'4 billion'4 years and KRW'900 million'.
On this day, Lotte will play as a lineup of Yoon Dong-hee (center fielder), Jung Hoon (designated hitter), Na Seung-yeop (first base), Reyes (right wing), Jeon Joon-woo (left wing), Son Ho-young (third base), Park Seung-wook (striker), Jeon Min-jae (second base), and Information-geun (catcher). As Hwang Sung-bin is sluggish and Ko Seung-min is out due to injury, both table setters have changed. The outfield was also converted to center fielder Yoon Dong-hee.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
