Why did Velazquez collapse? I think Kim Tae-hyung got the first step wrong and dried it.

Sep 06, 2025

Why did Velazquez collapse? I think Kim Tae-hyung got the first step wrong and dried it.
4회말 무사 1루. Lotte Velazquez who committed pitcher balk.



"The first button was sewn wrong, so I think it was dried."

How does Lotte Giants manager Kim Tae-hyung evaluate Velazquez, who has been an ambitious game-winner.

Lotte lost the match against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th and lost three consecutive games.




There may be many reasons for the loss, but it was big that starter Velazquez collapsed with six runs in four ⅓ innings after three home runs.

Lotte replaced Davison, who had been playing well with 10 wins, and made a strong move to bring Velazquez. Davison is not bad, but he decided to throw an autumn baseball game because he believes that if the number of pitches exceeds 70 to 80, the ball will drop rapidly. Velazquez is a pitcher with 38 wins in the Major League, and any team evaluated Lotte as not a bad choice.

Why did Velazquez collapse? I think Kim Tae-hyung got the first step wrong and dried it.
Lotte Velazquez, who made a pitcher balk error in the bottom of the fourth inning.
However, he has won and lost four games in five matches. He has never started pitching in quality. The only victory was against the NC Dinos on Aug. 24, which allowed four runs in six innings. Velazquez's winning move is a failure.




Coach Kim, who met ahead of the SSG match on the 6th, said "I think I'm in a situation where I stopped the first two games."It was regrettable. Manager Kim said, `Basically, I have good skills. However, he doesn't seem to have faith in his ball in the beginning. I wish the first button had worked well, but it's not that, so it's twisted. It's not enough to be overwhelmed with ball power. I liked the SSG conduction slider, but I don't know why I insisted on playing fastball. He explained, "I'm so embarrassed that there's balk."

Coach Kim said, `If you throw it with your heart set, you will get 150 kilometers. I brought him with the belief that he was better than Davison. So you have to trust and use it. We have to continue to be a starter" he said.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.