Hanwha will complete for the first time in KBO history, but four starters will throw 156km? Why did you decide
Sep 10, 2025
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Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon met with reporters ahead of the away game against the Lotte Giants in Busan on the 9th and said, `I'm going to start Jung Woo-joo in the rest of the game. Hwang Jun-seo will enter the starting position. Junseo prepares with a left-handed bullpenYou can't expect a long inning. I'm thinking about two or three innings. I'm going to adjust it and write it."
The decision was made with 15 games left until the end of the regular season. Hanwha currently has one of the five starters empty. Originally, it was the place that Um Sang-baek should have filled. Um Sang-baek, who was recruited on the condition of up to 7.8 billion won for four years ahead of this season, played the rotation until the first half, but is currently being used as a bullpen after a slump.
The second pitcher to receive the opportunity after Um Sang-baek was Hwang Jun-seo in his second year. However, Hwang Jun-su also showed hope and continues to throw sluggish ups and downs again. From Hanwha's point of view, it is difficult to decide on a definite five starters at this point.
Jung Woo-joo is a rookie who joined this year. He received the second overall pick of the rookie draft last year and was also considered the strongest pitcher in high school in the draft, which was lined with high school graduates.
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Jung Woo-joo, who has outstanding ball power, is stabilizing as innings accumulate in control. After August, there will be a march of ERA 'Zero'.
However, it is not an easy choice to switch to a starter right away because we have prepared for the season with a bullpen. As manager Kim Kyung-moon explained, Jung Woo-joo, who will make his first professional debut against the Kiwoom Heroes in Daejeon on the 14th, is forced to limit the number of pitches to two to three innings. A build-up process is needed to create a body that can throw up to 100 pitches according to the starting pitcher, but it is difficult to give that much time in reality. It's already the end of the regular season. Since the postseason is sufficient only with three to four clear starters, Jung Woo-joo does not have to overdo it and increase the number of pitches to 100.
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If Jung Woo-joo's conversion to the starting lineup receives a passing point, Hanwha will have four starting pitchers who can throw up to 156 kilometers or more. Two foreign pitchers (Ponce and Weiss), Moon Dong-ju and Jung Woo-ju. Including Ryu Hyun-jin, who is less than them in restraints, but still shows class' in experience, records, and control, the strongest starting lineup in KBO history will be born.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
