With the start of the second half, the sixth starter system is declared war! It's hot in the summer, so I'm ready.

Jul 03, 2025

With the start of the second half, the sixth starter system is declared war! It's hot in the summer, so I'm ready.
Photo courtesy=KT 위즈



The scenario for a counterattack of 'steel magic' has been decided. It is a six-starter system that makes the most of the charm of the 'strongly selected team'.

KT manager Lee Kang-chul, who met at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 3rd, said, `After the All-Star game, we are going to go to the sixth starting pitcher system.'

"It's so hard to win every game. Since the bullpen is shaking, he is only looking at the number of starting pitches. The most important thing is whether the starting pitcher catches at least one more out count or not."




In the previous day's match against Kiwoom, Cho Hyung-joon won a difficult victory thanks to his good pitching with one run in six ⅓ innings. After the Lotte match (six runs in five innings) on the 12th of last month, So Hyung-joon has started quality (more than six innings and less than three earned runs) in three consecutive games, including KIA, LG, and Kiwoom.

However, coach Lee Kang-chul said, `It's been a long time since I started full-time, so I look tired. They have a hard time even though they take care of themselves. I want to let my heart rest, but I can't. At best, he sighed, "To the extent that he uses exclusion and lets him rest for another day."

With the start of the second half, the sixth starter system is declared war! It's hot in the summer, so I'm ready.
Photo courtesy=KT 위즈
Bae Je-sung, who was discharged from the Armed Forces Sports Unit (Sangmu), allowed two runs in three ⅓ innings after starting the game against KIA on June 19 and allowed no runs in three ⅓ after Ko Young-pyo, who was hit hard against Lotte on the 27th.




Head coach Lee Kang-chul said, `I'm going to go to the sixth starter with exclusion. Pitchers seem to be very tired, and after a month of spinning, we're going to use better players as they are, and we're going to take out the hard ones one by one. "August is so hot, so we use strong pitchers right away except for bad players, and it will vary depending on the team."

"Exclusion ball is good, and Cho Hyung-joon has to manage innings...Exclusion helps a lot. Son Dong-hyun is preparing to return."

Son Dong-hyun played 30 bullpen pitches on the day. There is no pain. After playing bullpen pitching one more time, he plans to clean up the game. Lim Joon-hyung, who was acquired through a trade, will also be used as a left-hander bullpen instead of Jeon Yong-joo, who is missing due to appendicitis.




With the start of the second half, the sixth starter system is declared war! It's hot in the summer, so I'm ready.
KIA-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 21st. Son Dong-hyun, who took the mound in the top of the eighth inning, is preparing to pitch. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.21/
"When I won KIA in 2009, I was the pitching coach. At that time, he was the sixth starter. The starter goes out once a week, and throws up to seven innings if possible. Even if a score is given in the beginning, the number of pitches will often be filled and come down. So the bullpen is relatively comfortable. On the day of winning, only the winning group is out. It may depend on the team phase, but I think the day of the week will also be almost as set."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.