It'll be enough for 4 people anyway...Failed to settle the starting line? PS, you have enough time to pay back. I hope you finish with confidence

Sep 13, 2025

It'll be enough for 4 people anyway...Failed to settle the starting line? PS, you have enough time to pay back. I hope you finish with confidence
The game between the Lotte Giants and the Hanwha Eagles at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 10th. Hanwha Um Sang-baek is catching his breath. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.10/



It'll be enough for 4 people anyway...Failed to settle the starting line? PS, you have enough time to pay back. I hope you finish with confidence
The Samsung-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Hwang Jun-seo, who took the mound as a starting pitcher for Hanwha. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.29/
"It would be better to win the starting game, but...."

The Hanwha Eagles entered the season with a clear starting plan this season.

Two foreign players, Cody Ponce and Ryan Weiss, Ryu Hyun-jin, and Um Sang-baek, who acquired FA for a total of 7.8 billion won over four years, were unsuspecting starting resources. On top of that was Moon Dong-joo, whose opening starting rotation was uncertain last year due to shoulder pain.




Ponce and Weiss definitely served as one-two punches. After Ryu Hyun-jin (18 wins) and Moon Dong-hwan (16 wins) in 2006, they became the duo with 15 wins in 19 years. Ryu Hyun-jin showed off his robustness even though his winning luck did not follow with 8-7 losses and an ERA of 3.30 in 24 games.

On top of that, Moon Dong-ju has firmly established himself as a starting pitcher. He went 11-3 with a 3.16 ERA in 21 games this season.

Four starters were firmly established, but the fifth starting position remained a concern throughout the season. Um Sang-baek, who won 13 games last year, showed some ups and downs.




It'll be enough for 4 people anyway...Failed to settle the starting line? PS, you have enough time to pay back. I hope you finish with confidence
The game between the Lotte Giants and the Hanwha Eagles at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 9th. Ryu Hyun-jin, Ponce and Moon Dong-ju are watching the game. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.09/
Um Sang-baek was 1-6 with a 6.33 ERA in 15 games in the first half.

In the second half, Hwang Joon-seo started. Hwang Jun-seo, who played an alternative starting role in the first half of the year, pitched more than five innings in four games in six games as a starter, showing the possibility of settling the starting lineup. However, Hwang Jun-seo, who came in as a starter in the second half, did not show as much as in the first half. He pitched six scoreless innings against SSG on the 23rd of last month, but he eventually moved back to a relief pitcher as he allowed five runs in two innings and two runs in three innings in two matches against Samsung. The next opportunity for selection will go to rookie Jung Woo-ju.

Um Sang-baek, who came down from the starting lineup, began to definitely help the bullpen in September. In the three games he took the mound in September, he allowed no runs in three ⅓ and began to become a new vitality in the bullpen.




It'll be enough for 4 people anyway...Failed to settle the starting line? PS, you have enough time to pay back. I hope you finish with confidence
The game between the Lotte Giants and the Hanwha Eagles at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 9th. Manager Kim Kyung-moon is watching the game. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.09/
Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon also welcomed the team's help, although he did not settle down to start. Coach Kim said, `It would be nice to win the starting game, but if that doesn't work, I can help the team in other ways. I think I'll continue as a middle pitcher for the rest of the game"Baseball is a difference in confidence. I hope he finishes the season with confidence because he has more speed in the bullpen."

Hwang Joon-seo will add strength to the left-hander bullpen along with Kim Bum-soo and Cho Dong-wook. Manager Kim said, "(Hwang) Jun-seo is thinking about how to fight left-handed hitters in the middle. The two pitchers (Kim Bum-soo and Cho Dong-wook) have been doing well, but I thought it would be nice if there was one more."

In the postseason, there are usually four starting pitchers. The failure of Um Sang-baek and Hwang Jun-seo to settle down as starters this season may remain a regret, but considering the postseason, a quick traffic arrangement may be better. It's not a bad thing in terms of being able to prepare for the autumn stage at the end of the season.

On the other hand, as for Jung Woo-joo, who was given the opportunity to start, he put weight on his experience, saying, `I don't want to throw 5 innings, but I want him to feel about the starter and finish the season.'

It'll be enough for 4 people anyway...Failed to settle the starting line? PS, you have enough time to pay back. I hope you finish with confidence
Hanwha Jung Woo-joo, who took the mound in the bottom of the fourth inning, is pitching hard at the match between Hanwha and Samsung held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 7th. Daegu= Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.07/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.