Cheorwon is trying to hold out by himself... What if I hadn't traded a huge amount, I would have played 5 games in a week...Will the bull pen to win the gold medal be a helper?

Apr 10, 2025

The game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th, and Lotte Jung Chul-won, with one out and runners on the first and second bases, is regretful after giving up a timely RBI to KIA Kim Tae-gun in the top of the 8th inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.08/

The KBO League game between Lotte and Doosan held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 5th. Lotte won Doosan. Yoo Kang-nam shares a high-five with Jung Cheol-won after the game. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.05/

"It's hard because Jung Cheol-won is trying to hold out by himself. "

It's a close race every game. The fierce game calls 'attendance check' of the must-win bullpen. However, he is now fighting for the last place.

The Lotte Giants lost to the KIA Tigers on the 8th and 9th in a row, falling to ninth place among the 10 clubs. The flow of last week's Winning week is nowhere to be found.

The 8th was a 4-5 defeat and the 9th was a 1-3 defeat. Of the 15 games this season, there are 10 games within three points.

The trend is similar to that of the beginning of last season. Medium-sized and senior bullpens, such as Koo Seung-min, Han Hyun-hee, and Choi Jun-yong, who have to compete for a must-win group, are staying in the second division. Kim Sang-soo seems to be pushed out of the must-win group because his ball power did not meet expectations. 'Only when a direct purchase lives to buy a fork ball' is the explanation.

Jung Chul-won is the only survivor among the must-win groups that he envisioned before the season and will work with closer Kim Won-joong. In addition, relatively young and unfamiliar pitchers such as Park Jin, Chung Hyun-soo, and Kim Kang-hyun are playing roles equivalent to must-win groups.

The team's batting is also sluggish. The number of hits and batting average have increased a little in recent years, but there is little difference in scoring ability due to lack of cohesion.

On top of that, shortstop Park Seung-wook is sluggish due to a series of hitless errors, and Jeon Min-jae seems to be in the mood to take over the main shortstop. From Lotte's point of view, there is a reason why it would have been so obvious if it hadn't been traded.

KBO League match between Hanwha and Lotte at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 3rd. Lotte Jung Cheol-won pitches in the eighth inning. Daejeon =Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.03/

Even so, Jeong Cheol-won is not 'steel frame'. If you don't have a colleague to bear the burden with you, you're bound to collapse. He has already pitched in nine games this season. From the Daejeon Hanwha Eagles game on April 2 to the KIA Tigers game on April 8, he took the mound in five games in a week.

Even though the season record was 1 loss and 5 holds, the ERA soared to 7.71. Like the game against the Doosan Bears in Busan on the 6th, it collapsed greatly when it collapsed. This is because there is no player to support behind.

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung is also worried about Chung Cheol-won's fatigue every day. Meeting at Sajik Stadium on the 9th, he continued to look at the second division. Cheorwon is trying to hang in there alone, so it's hard. I need a player who catches one in front of me," he said, upset.

The players tested first are Park Jin, Park Jun-woo, and Kim Kang-hyun. Park Jin-jin is expected to be used for the time being because his pitching is alive and bold. Kim Kang-hyun is not bad either. On the other hand, Park Joon-woo showed a somewhat weak response and went down to the second division.

Manager Kim Tae-hyung sighed, saying, "Jung Hyun-soo is actually a pitcher who can go more than one inning or even two innings, but he takes the mound too often now." The new call-up veteran Park Si-young, rookie Park Se-hyun, and rookie Jin Seung-hyun in the second division are closely watching.

KBO League SSG and Lotte match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 27th. Lotte's Jung Chul-won cheers after overcoming the crisis of losing points in the sixth inning. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.27/

Park Si-young is a pitcher who made a decisive contribution to KT Wiz's victory in 2021. At that time, he played 45 innings in 48 games and pitched well with 3 wins, 3 losses, 12 holds, and an ERA of 2.40.

After being released by KT after last season, he returned to his hometown team Lotte. He calmly built himself in the second division and was registered in the first division for the first time since returning on the same day. Manager Kim Tae-hyung said "I want to see him because he's a pitcher who has thrown well in difficult situations", he explained.

Park Si-young, who took the mound in the seventh inning following starter Na Kyun-an (three runs in six innings), played his first successful game by striking out Park Chan-ho with a fly ball to right field and Wisdom. Although he was replaced after giving a walk to Na Sung-bum, he showed impressive pitching by mixing sliders and slow curves with a maximum of 144km of two-seam.

Jung Cheol-won was also the main player who led the team's atmosphere last week with a fierce ceremony as well as a sense of stability. Will Lotte be able to find Jeong Cheol-won's reliable helper.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.