The reason why KT was nervous about the 154km rice cake table for Kim Young-woo, who was ranked 10th. The 193 centimeter prospect, who was picked first, faced off against a senior and lost no points. The release point is very high

Mar 08, 2025

The reason why KT was nervous about the 154km rice cake table for Kim Young-woo, who was ranked 10th. The 193 centimeter prospect, who was picked first, faced off against a senior and lost no points. The release point is very high
KT starter Kim Dong-hyun is pitching hard in a practice game between KT and Hanwha at Kochinda Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 26th. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.26/



The reason why KT was nervous about the 154km rice cake table for Kim Young-woo, who was ranked 10th. The 193 centimeter prospect, who was picked first, faced off against a senior and lost no points. The release point is very high
KT starter Kim Dong-hyun is pitching hard in a practice game between KT and Hanwha at Kochinda Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 26th. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.26/
Pitchers from Seoul High School were ranked 9th and 10th in this year's rookie nomination.

KT Wiz first selected Kim Dong-hyun as the ninth, followed by LG, the 10th, who selected Kim Young-woo. KT officials were a little nervous as LG's Kim Young-woo recently emerged as a temporary closing candidate due to Jang Hyun-sik's injury.

Of course, KT could also choose Kim Young-woo. However, KT chose Kim Dong-hyun after discussing the possibility of the future.




Kim Dong-hyun is still said to have a lot to learn. He started pitching late, and even last year, when he was a senior in high school, he threw only 14 ⅓ innings, which may not be easy to play full-time this season physically. In the case of Kim Young-woo, the ball was very fast, but his control was not very good, and the choice was Kim Dong-hyun.

Kim Dong-hyun faced Ryu Hyun-jin, his senior, in a practice game against Hanwha on the 26th of last month and pitched well with two hits and one walk in three innings. They sprayed 27 fastballs of up to 145km, 5 fork balls of 130km, and 1 curve and slider of 120km to prevent scoreless.

Kim Dong-hyun was doing well, but KT had no choice but to be nervous as Kim Young-woo emerged from the spring camp. Kim Young-woo threw a 151km fastball in Arizona's bullpen pitching, and when he came to Okinawa, he took the mound in the ninth inning with a 154km fastball against KIA to show off his strong heart by taking three outs.




The reason why KT was nervous about the 154km rice cake table for Kim Young-woo, who was ranked 10th. The 193 centimeter prospect, who was picked first, faced off against a senior and lost no points. The release point is very high
LG Kim Young-woo, who took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning, is pitching hard in a practice game between LG and KIA at Kin Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 27th. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.27/
The reason why KT was nervous about the 154km rice cake table for Kim Young-woo, who was ranked 10th. The 193 centimeter prospect, who was picked first, faced off against a senior and lost no points. The release point is very high
LG Kim Young-woo, who took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning, is pitching hard in a practice game between LG and KIA at Kin Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 27th. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.27/
And KT and Kim Young-woo met on the 2nd. Kim Young-woo took the mound in the top of the ninth inning in a tight race that was 0-0. KT laughed. Kim Min-hyuk hit Kim Young-woo's fastball and hit the final two-run shot.

Kim Dong-hyun is a starting candidate, but he is likely to play as a bullpen for physical reasons. In the practice game against Hanwha, it was good until the second inning, but the ball seemed to have lost its power by allowing two in-bats in the third inning.

Kim Dong-hyun's advantage is that he is tall at 1m93 and has a high release point. It is not easy for batters to target because the ball falls from a high place. KT manager Lee Kang-chul said, `The relief point is very high. Even during practice games, Hanwha batters raised their arms in the dugout, which seemed to say that Kim Dong-hyun's release point was high"He said "He also has a fork ball, so there are a lot of ground balls. If he can control his ball, he can spend enough innings. It hasn't been long since I pitched, so I think I'll get better and better."




What kind of pitching will Kim Dong-hyun and Kim Young-woo show this season. It is interesting to see the competition in good faith in Seoul High School's first place.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.