Three consecutive multi-strikeouts, he can't get it rightEndless Fall of 2.5 Billion Legends Foreigners, Cuevas Is Not the End?
Jul 21, 2025
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KT Wiz made a difficult decision ahead of the second half. After seven years together, he chose to part ways with ace Cuevas, who gave his team its first championship. KT, which dreams of a clear drop in ball power and more than fall baseball this year, had to take on new challenges. That's how he brought in fastball pitcher Patrick. KT invited the Cuevas family and held a grand farewell event ahead of the Hanwha Eagles match on the 20th.
But in fact, KT's foreign player has another concern. This is also a problem that has been going on since the first half of the year. It's Rojas. 2020 KBO League MVP. If not as much as Cuevas, this year is a long-lived alien, his sixth season in KT. After going through Japanese professional baseball, he returned last year and showed off his robustness by batting .329 with 32 home runs and 112 RBIs. On the 19th, he even held the KBO League's most home run award ceremony. 177 home runs. No foreign player has hit more home runs than Rojas.
However, he has been sluggish this season to the extent that he wondered, `Can this happen?' He has a batting average of 253 home runs and 42 RBIs. Both on-base percentage and slugging percentage fell sharply. I also went to the second team in the first half of the year. First of all, Rojas has not been able to pose a threat to his opponent at all recently. If you look at the first three consecutive games in the second half against the Hanwha Eagles, you can't hit the ball at all. I can't stand the breaking ball and the bat often goes out. I wonder how he hit a double in the game on the 19th.
If you look at Hanwha's record of three games, all three games are 'multi strikeouts'. He struck out two. He has only one hit from 11 times at bat. And one walk. There was no double play. This is sadder. The contact itself is difficult. KT disappeared in the second half of the year due to Jang Sung-woo's back injury. A situation where Rojas has no choice but to go into No. 4. As all chances are cut off at the center, head coach Lee Kang-chul is bound to be troubled. Not all of them are responsible for Rojas, but they have lost three consecutive games anyway, so it will remain regrettable.
Rojas was born in 1990. He is thirty-five years old. He is in his twilight years as a baseball player. However, since he did so well last year, no KT member expected that he would suddenly be beaten like this.
There is a growing atmosphere that it needs to be replaced in order to see the game. However, KT has already given up Cuevas, which is worth $1.5 million, and invested $277,000 in new pitcher Patrick. However, it can be a big burden to say goodbye to Rojas, who signed a contract on the tremendous condition of a full $1.8 million guarantee, and bring another foreign hitter. It is a large amount of money, 1.8 million dollars, about 2.5 billion won in Korean won.
Coincidentally, Floral, who played for Hanwha, was recently announced on waivers. Short-term substitute Liberato has become an official player. Some even say that KT should bring in Floral.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
