The only weakness is filled by a 10-win pitcher. Who will beat LG, which will strengthen the bullpen if it goes straight to KS
Sep 09, 2025
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LG, who is heading for the championship, still has concerns. It's the bullpen.
At this time, the pitchers who had been throwing should have been strong as they found stability. But there are still a lot of anxious pitchers. Jang Hyun-sik, who spent 5.2 billion won for four years, pitched well in July with a 3-1 record, one save and one hold with a 2.13 ERA. However, he was sluggish with a 5.91 ERA with one loss and three holds in August, and this slump has not improved in September.
Lee Jung-yong, who was expected to be a big plus-alpha for his team after being discharged from Sangmu in June, has been on the ups and downs as his ball speed has dropped. Ham Deok-ju, who returned from injury, is also so different from when he was in a bad situation.
Park Myung-geun, who was very active at the beginning of the season with "Mr. Zero", seems to lose strength as he plays the season, and Baek Seung-hyun is still anxious to play as a must-win group.
However, closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan and veteran Kim Jin-sung are firmly protecting them, and high school graduate rookie Kim Young-woo's steady growth and settlement as a must-win group became the biggest income.
However, it is true that it is unstable to face the playoff winning team with this kind of bullpen in a big game called the Korean Series.
Still, there is a Redemption Army. One person from the starting lineup comes to the bullpen. If LG wins the regular league and goes straight to the Korean Series, manager Yeom Kyung-yeop plans to use the starting team as the fourth starter. In fact, it is true that all five players are good enough to have a five-person rotation. Yoni Chirinos, who was stable in the second half with 12 wins over Anders Tollhurst, who showed overwhelming pitching, and domestic pitchers such as Lim Chan-kyu, Son Joo-young and Song Seung-ki are also stable.
Sending one of the five starters to the bullpen can certainly help the bullpen greatly. LG was able to advance to the playoffs last year as it was a stroke of God to strengthen the bullpen by changing the starting positions of Elijah Hernandez and Son Joo-young, who were starting pitchers in the semi-playoff.
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Son Joo-young was the main character who quenched LG's thirst for left-handed starters by winning nine games as a fifth starter last year. With an ERA of 3.79, he ranked eighth overall and second in domestic pitchers. He has 9 wins and 6 losses with a 3.45 ERA this season. Song Seung-ki is the second left-handed starter discovered by LG this year. After achieving a triple crown at Sangmu last year, he got an opportunity to start as a fifth starter this year, surprising everyone. He has 10 wins and 5 losses and an earned run average of 3.51. Chances are high that he will pitch 128 ⅓ innings to meet the required innings.
Coach Yeom has not confirmed it yet. However, after the ranking is confirmed, we will choose a pitcher to go to the bullpen and put him in the bullpen at the end of the regular season to have an adaptation period.
Usually, the fifth starter often goes to the middle. In that sense, Song Seung-ki is likely to go to the bullpen. Son Joo-young played in the postseason last year and showed strong performance in big games, so he may be selected as a starter for the Korean Series. However, Song Seung-ki can also be a starter based on his performance this season. Since his first appearance this year, he has pitched himself in heavy-handed games. It is still difficult to determine who to choose.
No matter who comes to the bullpen, Son Joo-young or Song Seung-ki, it can be a great help to the bullpen. Since he pitched as a starter, he can throw more than two innings, so he can play as a long relief when the starter is replaced early, or when other bullpen pitchers are anxious, he can block more than two innings. Rather than being eliminated from the starting lineup, it is more correct to see it as a decision to help the bullpen.
First of all, LG's first thing to do is to confirm the regular league championship. Coach Yeom said, `I will never let my guard down because I am five games ahead of the second-place Hanwha Eagles with 16 games left, but I will never let my guard down"He made it clear that he would not relax until he confirmed his victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
