If it was a friend who was in the middle, I wouldn't change it. I've been preparing since April, but I'm replacing it in August. Why am I late. Clear standards and plans for extortion

Aug 04, 2025

LG-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 24th. Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop is watching the game. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.24/

LG Twins new foreign pitcher Anders Tolhurst. Photo courtesy = LG Twins

"If I was in the middle, I wouldn't change it."

At a time when the LG Twins are in the midst of a battle for No. 1, they have made a super-strong move to change foreign pitchers. On the 3rd, he requested to announce waivers to Elijah Hernandez and recruited new foreign pitcher Anders Tolhurst.

The fact that Hernandez pitched six innings of one run against Samsung on the 2nd, the day before, and was replaced despite his improvement in quality starts in three of the last four games shows that the replacement has already been decided and the player to be recruited has not been decided.

LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, `I thought about replacing Hernandez since he was hurt. Some pitchers had been preparing since then and were on the verge of replacement, but it was canceled because of a call-up to the Major League before the contract. If the contract went well, it would have been decided before the end of the first half."

As the second half of the year progressed, the fact that the starting pitcher was able to throw only about eight times can be seen as a better pitcher than Hernandez. Manager Yeom said, `If it was a similar pitcher, there was no need to replace it. Bringing a better pitcher is a good one."

LG Twins new foreign pitcher Anders Tolhurst. Photo courtesy = LG Twins

In Game 3 of the playoffs held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, LG won 1-0. Director Yeom Kyung-yeop and Hernandez share the joy of victory. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.10.17/

If he couldn't find a better pitcher, he would have had no choice but to keep dragging Hernandez. Coach Yeom thought of continuing to lead Hernandez to the fifth starting type if he couldn't bring him, but using him as a middle in the postseason. In the postseason, if Hernandez goes to the middle, the bullpen will also strengthen. He said, "I'm good at blocking three or four innings, so I can put it after the starter."

The most important thing in the replacement of foreigners was the position in the United States. Coach Yeom changed it because he was throwing as a starter right now, so he can start right away. If you were a pitcher who threw in the middle, you wouldn't have changed it at this time," he said firmly. "Now, the starting pitcher can throw about eight times, but he can't throw about two times when he comes, and if he is an intermediate pitcher, he should build up the number of pitches two to three times to throw as a starter. Then it's only 3 to 4 games to throw properly. Then it's better to just block Hernandez for about five innings and put him in the middle of the postseason."

Tolhurst was a pitcher who met Yeom's standards. He was throwing as a starting pitcher in the U.S. this year and is a type of pitcher who throws a curve and change-up that hits ABS on a fastball over 150km that recently fits the KBO League.

Manager Yeom said, `Now it's important how to fill the hole until a new pitcher comes. This is a very important time for our team,' he said, focusing more on the current No. 1 fight than on the new foreign pitcher. For now, Choi Chae-heung is likely to be the replacement starter.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.