Best chance of a lifetime PS Good pitching → A surprise selection of Kook University, the coach thinks of a second starter
Nov 30, 2025
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SSG Landers left-hander Kim Gun-woo is evaluated as the 'second Kim Kwang-hyun' within the team after Oh Won-seok left in a trade. He is a left-handed pitcher with a wild style. After being discharged from the military in July last year, he began receiving opportunities in the first division this year, starting in the bullpen and impressing as an alternative starter.
It is true that pitching with ups and downs is still a disadvantage, and although he has not been able to play a long inning as a starting pitcher, he is the most prominent pitcher among the team's starting resources because of his good pitching. Kim Gun-woo was also selected as a starting pitcher in the second round of the semi-playoff. The final score seems to be 'ordinary' with two runs in three ⅓ innings, but he set a new KBO postseason record of six consecutive strikeouts since the start of the game. Although his physical strength fell sharply in the fourth inning, his scoreless struggles in the first to third innings were enough to attract attention. The baseball team's selection of Kim Gun-woo as a substitute ahead of the warm-up matches against the Czech Republic and Japan held in November was also greatly helped by the proof of ball power shown in the semi-playoff.
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Manager Lee Sung-yong was the first among the prospects to give Kim a chance while envisioning a starting rotation for next season.
First of all, four digits are confirmed. Two foreign pitchers who have not yet signed and Shota Takeda, who was recruited in the Asian quarter, will receive an opportunity. There are not many seats left for domestic starters. Along with veteran Kim Kwang-hyun, Kim Gun-woo is expected to take the place.
Of course, there are variables. The foreign pitcher contract is unknown, and the question mark is whether Takeda will be able to perform well. However, what is certain from the plan so far is that Kim Gun-woo will be the first to receive the opportunity, and Kim Kwang-hyun will be the fifth starter in the rotation.
In the case of Moon Seung-won, who played a key role in this year's starting rotation, the probability of starting in the bullpen has increased with long relief. It can play a role when the starting pitchers quickly fall apart.
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With Song Young-jin likely to join the military in Sangmu, rookie Kim Min-joon, Yoon Tae-hyun, Cho Yo-han, Kim Do-hyun and Kim Sung-min, who are nominated in the first round as candidates for the sixth selection, can receive an opportunity through next year's spring camp.
Director Lee Soo-yong said, `Kim Gun-woo has settled down to some extent now. As long as you don't get hurt," he said, adding that there is a possibility of using Kim Gun-woo as the second starter.
It means the second starter in the rotation order. SSG's bullpen overload was so severe this season as foreign one-two punch Drew Anderson and Mitch White also failed to serve as innings players and the third and fifth starters were unstable. Choi Min-joon, Park Si-hoo, and Jeon Young-joon received the opportunity, but the bullpen was always at full capacity as the starter was replaced early.
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Kim Gun-woo has a chance of a lifetime. Since his debut, he has never received a full-time opportunity to plan for the season. It's always been a series of competitions.
It's time to prove it sexually. Next year, I'm only 24. If you perform well for the modifier, the calculation method of SSG mound operation can be different from the beginning.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
