One more beast needs to be taken out...KIA will fail again. Who should I take out
Jul 16, 2025
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KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho had a complicated head to reorganize the entry after the first half. With the start of the second half, a large number of injured people, including left-hander Lee Eui-ri, outfielder Na Sung-bum and infielder Kim Sun-bin, will return.
Currently, there are only 10 pitchers in KIA's first-team entry. The only starting pitcher is James Nail. Yang Hyun-jong and Kim Do-hyun rested after being canceled from the first-team entry as soon as they finished their last appearance in the first half. Kim Do-hyun has already completed 10 days, and Yang Hyun-jong will join from the second series of the second half. Adam Oler and Yoon Young-chul will be away early in the second half due to injuries. Yoon Young-chul is expected to be able to determine whether he will return after August.
Coach Lee envisioned the starting rotation for the second half of the year as Nail-Lee Eui-ri-Kim Do-hyun-Kim Gun-guk-Yang Hyun-jong. In some cases, the positions of Yi Eui-ri and Kim Geon-guk can be changed. Kim Geon-guk is an alternate starter for Oler. If Lee Eui-ri, Kim Do-hyun, and Kim Geon-guk are registered in the first team entry in turn, there will be 13 pitchers.
The fielders are registered with five outfielders, six infielders and two catchers. Including pitchers, there are a total of 23 players, leaving five players to spare. Five players, including Lee Eui-ri, Kim Do-hyun, and Kim Geon-guk, Kim Sun-bin and Na Sung-beom, have been confirmed to join the team in the second half.
Manager Lee has sent outfielder Kim Seok-hwan and infielder Hong Jong-pyo to the second division to make room for Na Sung-bum and Kim Sun-bin.
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Manager Lee should start with "(B) Sung-bum and (Kim) Sun-bin. Both hurt their lower bodies, so we need friends to go into the logistical round of the seventh inning or so. Because we need defense rather than offense. He also put more weight on defense when changing the entry. (The late) Jong-wook can use it as a substitute when Sung-bum comes in, and the situation changes. The focus was on that point of entry adjustment. If you register the starting pitchers, you have to subtract one more fielder from Game 4. It was hard to get it right considering losing one more person" he said.
Without a clear starting player, he is likely to consider excluding Kim Kyu-sung, Park Min, Lee Chang-jin, Lee Woo-sung and Choi Won-jun. As coach Lee explained, if defense is the top priority, Park Min is the only player who has a great value in defense.
Regarding the situation in which the injured returned one after another, Lee said, `The young players did so well and showed their ability to the fullest. Even if existing players come in, they have shown their influence to be the main players. The entry adjustment was also carried out while thinking about a week off. The entry can be changed depending on how to play the four consecutive games against NC. When the main players are out, they usually go in and play in important situations, or they have to operate, so they have to prepare for that because they think there will be a lot of situations" he said.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
