Jung Hyunwoo got hurtDong-Chi is the Rookie of the Year Pando, and the time for left and right fireballers? I don't know... There's a middle-aged man on the 9th round

Apr 21, 2025

In the game between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 27th, LG Song Seung-gi holds his fist after catching Hanwha Kim Tae-yeon with a strikeout, not out in the top of the third inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.27/

As the Kiwoom Heroes Jung Hyun-woo leaves, the rookie award is fluctuating.

Chung Hyun-woo was canceled on the 17th due to fine damage to his left shoulder muscle. I need a four-week break.

an unconventional rookie four-starter. As he secured the selection, he was one step ahead of his peers in the competition for the Rookie of the Year award. He seemed to make a soft landing as a starter, quickly securing two wins in three games.

It was a car that was gradually reducing the number of pitches while pitching aggressively. He played five innings in all three games, but quickly reduced it to 122 pitches → 101 pitches → 84 pitches.

In an exhibition game between Lotte and Kiwoom at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 18th, Kiwoom starter Chung Hyeon-woo is heading to the dugout after pitching in the top of the first inning. Gocheok = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.03.18/

In particular, he recorded his second win of the season with seven hits, one walk and two runs in five innings against Hanwha in Daejeon on the 12th. It was the most efficient game since debut. However, it was not easy to maintain condition on this day due to cold and rainy weather. Eventually, while preparing for his fourth appearance, he felt something wrong with his shoulder. It's a pity. If a high school graduate gets a brake due to an injury, it takes more time to return to normal. This is because you have to endure a recovery process that you have never experienced.

the departure of the strongest candidate for Rookie of the Year. The game is fluctuating.

Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 19th. Bae Chan-seung is pitching in the top of the seventh inning. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.19/

Attention is focusing on left and right fireballers Samsung's Bae Chan-seung and Hanwha's Jung Woo-joo, who received relatively less attention because they are bullpen pitchers. The two pitchers are accumulating experience on the boundary of their team's must-win group.

Bae Chan-seung is a left-hander, but he has an average speed of 150.9km. He recently shot 156km in the game, which was surprising. A 3.38 ERA with six hits, eight walks and three runs in 10 games and eight innings. He takes on the batter with a fastball and a slider-to-pitch. He is the best pitcher with strong ball power and development potential, but he still has homework in terms of stability. It is a problem that will be solved through experience.

Jung Woo-joo is a right-handed fireballer with an average speed of 151.8 km. A 3.72 ERA with five hits, three walks and four runs in 10 games and nine ⅔ innings. The number of strikeouts has reached 16 in the last six games without losing a point.

The four-seam fastball charm that gives the illusion of coming up in front of the batter is the strongest in the universe. I sometimes throw sliders and curves, but I have homework in terms of completeness. If the completeness of the breaking ball is increased, he can also be a starter or closing pitcher.

A game between the Doosan Bears and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 8th. Hanwha Jung Woo-joo is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.08/

However, there is a strong second-hand rookie who will change the game of the Rookie of the Year.

It is left-hander Song Seung-ki of LG's 5th starting pitcher. A player wearing an LG uniform with the 87th rank in the second 9th round, the lower order of 2021, after graduating from Yatapo.

The first team will only play in eight games and nine ⅓ in two seasons in 2022 and 2023. He is eligible for the Rookie of the Year award this season.

Song broke out in Sangmu, where he joined for military service. In the KBO Futures League last year, he achieved a triple crown with a 2.41 ERA in the southern league and the first place in multiple wins (11 wins) and strikeouts (121). He was selected as the fifth starter after being discharged from the military, and he is cruising with an ERA of 1 win, 1 loss and 3.18 in 22 ⅔ innings in four games. In three of the four games, he is stable with two runs or less in five innings or more. It is expected that LG will have a synergy effect of making the strongest team in the first place. It can be helped by the bullpen, which has good news in the future, such as the support of strong team batters and Yoo Young-chan's return.

LG starter Song Seung-ki is pitching hard in a game between LG and Samsung at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.17/

Summer fitness is the key because it is the first full-time selection in the first team, but he has experience in Sangmu, so he can expect better results in durability than high school rookies.

The starting pitcher is definitely advantageous for the pitcher's rookie of the year race. However, it is expected that the myth of the 87th Rookie of the Year in the 9th round will be possible only when overwhelming performances that differentiate the votes can be disadvantageous than the middle and new people.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.