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The main weapon is a power pitcher with a maximum speed of 159km. However, there are surprisingly various pitches. In particular, it even has a sinker that will be powerful if it goes in properly.
Lotte Giants rookie Alec Gamboa (28) is rapidly melting into the team, playing a total of 20 bullpen pitching on the 18th, the second day of his entry into Korea. As soon as the process of issuing visas is completed in the future, he will play a test game in the Futures League and join the rotation of the first team selection.
Although he has no major league experience, he is in the top class when it comes to fastball speed. The average fastball speed is 151 kilometers and the maximum life speed is 159 kilometers. When I asked Yoo Kang-nam, the homeowner who watched the bullpen pitching, how he felt "Oh, the ball was really good."
Of course, there would have been no reason for him to come to Korea if this fearsome fastball was controlled. It's an adventure for Lotte as well.
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Lotte avoided a pitching pitcher after a major net loss of Glenn Sparkman (2022), who was left with a Children's Day nightmare of '0 out 6 runs'. He is a spark man who has eaten Major League Baseball's rice, but apart from his fastball speed of up to 156km, he often collapsed because he couldn't control himself. Thanks to Sparkman, Na Kyun-an, who has gained experience by playing many innings as a long man, has become an opportunity to quickly adapt to the starting lineup.
Since then, Lotte has recruited a series of pitchers whose fastballs are not very fast, including proven Dan Staley, Charlie Barnes, Aaron Wilkerson, and Tucker Davidson, but they have excellent game management ability, have clear pitching angles and clear breaking balls, have innings eating ability, and have more strengths than in the United States.
It's been quite a long time since a pitcher with a strong fastball like Gamboa. If successful, he can show a real first-choice side that overwhelms opponents with ball power like Raul Alcantara and Ariel Miranda. However, Alcantara and Miranda had a lot of protruding behavior, and there was a past when they left the team due to the drop in ball power.
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Fortunately, Gamboa's personality looks good. It was a short time in the U.S., but he was close to Kim Hye-sung, and Choi Hyun-il (Washington Nationals) was a close friend for a long time while eating with the Dodgers. Unlike Barnes, who was also sensitive after coming to Korea, a pleasant vibe surrounds his body all the time.
But I'm serious about baseball. Self "My talent was in wrestling rather than baseball. But I chose baseball because it was more fun."I didn't make it to the big leagues, but the Dodgers' training made me this far."He even has the personality to express his respect.
He pitched in 131 minor league games and 359 ⅔ innings with a 4.23 ERA. In particular, he played for the Dodgers Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets from 2023 to 2025. In the game against Colorado Rockies Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes on the 10th (Korea time), his last appearance before coming to Korea, he added a fastball of up to 153.7km and a sinker of 155.1km.
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During bullpen pitching in Korea, he also threw an average of 150km and a maximum of 153km fastballs. Considering that jet lag is not over, he is in good condition and full of motivation. "The sinker is mainly used to break the left-handed hitting balance," he said. "There is no big difference in movement from the fastball, and it seems that the difference between the official ball between the U.S. and Korea is not big when throwing the sinker."
There is certainly something to look forward to. The high point seems to be high. This is the point that head coach Kim Tae-hyung expects. Will I be able to repay you. As long as it explodes as expected, chasing the lead is not a dream.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
