Is there a center fielder or a pitcher? A huge trade that began in whining on a rainy day. It's so natural. I don't know who said it first

Jul 29, 2025

The opening match between NC and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 22nd, KIA manager Lee Bum-ho and NC manager Lee Ho-joon are greeting each other.. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.22/



NC Choi Won-joon and Lee Woo-sung are lecturing in NC training suits at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 29th. Photo courtesy =NC Dinos
Is there a center fielder or a pitcher? A huge trade that began in whining on a rainy day. It's so natural. I don't know who said it first
Lee Woo-sung and Choi Won-joon, who came to the NC Dinos, will start against the Lotte Giants on the 29th. Photo courtesy =NC Dinos
On the 17th, when it was canceled due to rain, the coaches' complaints that began at the manager's office at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju grew like a snowball, making it a 3-3 mega trade.

In the past, there were many trades made by coaches to match cards, but recently, there have been more trades made by general managers taking the lead.

However, the 3-3 trade between the NC Dinos and KIA Tigers on the 28th was a case in which NC manager Lee Ho-joon and KIA manager Lee Bum-ho talked to each other in a game canceled due to rain and developed into a trade.




NC received outfielders Choi Won-joon and Lee Woo-sung and infielder Hong Jong-pyo from KIA, while KIA received pitchers Kim Si-hoon, Han Jae-seung and infielder Chung Hyeon-chang from NC. NC strengthened the fielders, and KIA strengthened the pitchers. There was definitely a part that each other wanted. NC registered Choi Won-joon and Lee Woo-sung in the first team immediately after the trade, and showed signs of using the trade card right away by starting Choi Won-joon as a second-center fielder and Lee Woo-sung as a sixth-left fielder against the Lotte Giants in Busan on the 29th. KIA also called up pitchers Kim Si-hoon and Han Jae-seung to the first team on the 29th. It remains to be seen whether NC and KIA will be able to see the trade effect quickly.

Coach Lee Ho-joon explained why the trade took place before the match against Lotte in Busan on the 29th. Director Lee explained that it started simply from complaining.

Manager Lee said "I think I'm going to die because I don't have a center fielder, and manager Lee Bum-ho also said the pitcher was difficult." While talking about other teams, he said he envied each other. "At first, he didn't even talk about the trade. He said, "I didn't think about a trade and didn't openly talk about the players we wanted."




Is there a center fielder or a pitcher? A huge trade that began in whining on a rainy day. It's so natural. I don't know who said it first
Lee Woosung returns to NC Dinos. Busan=Kwon Inha Reporter
Is there a center fielder or a pitcher? A huge trade that began in whining on a rainy day. It's so natural. I don't know who said it first
Choi Won-jun, who played as the second batter as soon as he was traded to the NC Dinos. Busan = Reporter Kwon In-ha
Since both coaches need players, they naturally talk about players and have developed into trades. Manager Lee said, `I needed (Choi) Won-jun, but I needed center field, and manager Lee Bum-ho said bullpen pitcher, and we kept looking at each other carefully"Then, I think the player came out naturally. I keep asking who brought up the trade first, but I don't remember who said it first. I don't know if I talked about Wonjun first or whether I talked about Wonjun because manager Lee Bum-ho talked about the pitcher first"Laughing.

Director Lee explained, `I talked to head coach Lee Bum-ho about one-on-one, but as I matched the card afterwards, it increased to 3 to 3.'

Lee revealed that he will give Choi Won-joon and Lee Woo-sung ample opportunities. Manager Lee said, `Choi Won-jun is a player who had 174 hits before going to the army. No one can hit it. His shoulders are good and his legs are fast. FA there must have been a burden. I thought I could bounce back if I had been given the opportunity"I'm confident that if I give enough opportunities here and I'm psychologically stable, I can get a performance."




Regarding Lee Woo-sung, "I'm still hitting with my batting form when I was a hitting coach on this team. Woosung becomes a first baseman and an outfielder. He has a big body, but he is not a bad baserunner or defensive player. He is a player who has a good sense to the extent that he even went out as a pinch runner when he was at NC."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.