Ahn Hyun-min, Kim Hyun-soo, Hilliard, Wow. Pitchers are suffocating. What matters is the success of the 4.8 billion won investment

Ahn Hyun-min, Kim Hyun-soo, Hilliard, Wow. Pitchers are suffocating. What matters is the success of the 4.8 billion won investment
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Wow, it's breathtaking. Only if this player explodes...

The KT Wiz was the busiest team this offseason. I was shocked by the fall baseball failure for the sixth consecutive year. He made desperate efforts in the FA market to reinforce his power, and had Kim Hyun-soo and Choi Won-joon. Kim Hyun-soo made an unprecedented offer to guarantee a full three-year guarantee of 5 billion won. It also gave Choi Won-joon a four-year total of 4.8 billion won.

Compared to the strong pitching staff, he had to compensate for his weak batting power. Kang Baek-ho left for Hanwha Eagles for 10 billion won, but the shock could be minimized because a new superstar named Ahn Hyun-min was born.




Ahn Hyun-min, Kim Hyun-soo, Hilliard, Wow. Pitchers are suffocating. What matters is the success of the 4.8 billion won investment
Kim Hyun-soo signed a three-year, 5 billion won jackpot contract with KT. Photo courtesy of KT Wiz
The top batting order does not drop at all compared to any club. The batting order will be confirmed through spring camps and exhibition games, but the big frame of the five players Choi Won-joon, Heo Kyung-min, Ahn Hyun-min, Kim Hyun-soo and Hilliard is not expected to change.

Choi Won-joon is a player who can hit .300 and steal .30. Heo Kyung-min is good at performing operations and contacting, so he is eligible for No. 2. Ahn Hyun-min and Kim Hyun-soo do not need to be explained separately. Hilliard, chosen ambitiously by KT, was also recognized as a big shot prospect in the U.S. In the 2021 season, he played 81 games for the Colorado Rockies and hit 14 home runs. Last year, he also hit 10 home runs in 58 limited games. This means that he is a certain slugger.

Ahn Hyun-min, Kim Hyun-soo, Hilliard, Wow. Pitchers are suffocating. What matters is the success of the 4.8 billion won investment
The 2025 KBO Award Ceremony was held at Lotte Hotel in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 24th. Ahn Hyun-min, who won the Rookie of the Year award, is holding the trophy. Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.11.24/
If these five players are united, it would be suffocating for opposing pitchers. However, there is a precondition. It's Choi Won-jun. While playing as a national outfielder, he failed to overcome the burden of preliminary FA this season and fell to a batting average of 242.




However, Choi Won-joon admitted himself that he had been sluggish due to the burden, signaling a rebound next year. There are many experts who think it is possible enough. KT gave coach Lee Kang-chul a hard time with 's Slower Corps', but if Choi Won-joon hits .300 and steals more than 30 bases, the team's color can be completely different.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.