Appearing like a comet, why did KIA high school graduate rookie go down to the second division?
Jul 08, 2025
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KIA Tigers registered pitchers Lee Joon-young and Kim Hyun-soo and canceled Lee Ho-min and Kim Geon-guk ahead of the Hanwha Eagles match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 8th.
It is encouraging that left-hander must-win group Lee Joon-young came up ahead of the important three consecutive games. On the contrary, the question is why Lee Ho-min, who played an altogether good role as a high school graduate rookie, went down to the second division.
Lee Ho-min graduated from Jeonju High School and received Kia's nomination as the 15th overall pick in the second round of the rookie draft. The ball is not fast, but he has been evaluated as an outstanding player in game management and control since his high school days.
Lee Ho-min made his first call-up on the 15th of last month and his debut as a relief against KT Wiz on June 17. Since then, he has played well with one win and a 2.61 ERA in nine games. He played 10 ⅓ innings.
Coach Lee Bum-ho, who met ahead of the Hanwha match, said "Lee Ho-min started late because his arms were not good at the beginning of the season. He also pitched 24 ⅔ innings in the Futures League. Including the record in the first team, it is well over 30 innings." Considering that he started late, he threw more than he thought. There are many pitchers we will come up after the first half. Before resetting, I got off early to give myself enough rest"
Manager Lee continued "As the three consecutive games in Hanwha are important, I think it will be tight." I also considered the situation where I don't think Homin would throw that much," he added. As a rookie pitcher, Lee thought that there must be something lacking to trust and release him in a still urgent situation.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
