"Promised Future" Young Gun's one-two punch, head coach's eye → 'Brother Club' buff...Starting or bullpens
"Promised Future" Young Gun's one-two punch, head coach's eye → 'Brother Club' buff...Starting or bullpens
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He has already earned the impression of the head coach. In recognition of his talent, he was also coached by a "brother club."
All they have to do is spread their wings. Among the rookie pitchers of the Lotte Giants, Lee Min-seok (21) and Chung Hyeon-su (23), who are drawing the most attention, are the main characters.
Lee Min-seok and Chung were dispatched to the Chiba Lotte Marines' first-team wrap-up camp after the regular season ends this year. It took a whopping three weeks of training. Ahead of this season, Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin held a joint training and exchange war with Chiba Lotte under the leadership of the two teams during the Okinawa spring camp, as they promised to promote friendship and exchange between the two teams.
It is the first time in five years that a Lotte player has been dispatched to Chiba Lotte since Yoon Seong-bin in May 2019. "We look forward to learning upper-level league training programs and routines," Lotte said. Lee Min-seok and Chung expressed surprise and satisfaction with Chiba Lotte's training, which was different from the basics.
It is time to warm up before the Taiwanese spring camp on January 24th. It was a year full of regrets for Lee Min-seok and Chung Hyeon-soo in many ways.
Lee Min-seok joined Lotte with the first designation in 2022. The biggest strength is the monster fastball of up to 155km, which is emitted from a confident physique of 1m89, 95kg.
It was considered an advantage that his arms were healthy because he did not pitch much during Kaesong High School, but on April 1 last year, he suffered an elbow injury during the pitch of Jamsil's opening game against the Doosan Bears and underwent Tommy John surgery (reconstruction of internal ligaments in the elbow).
After overcoming long-term rehabilitation, Lee underwent a starting test in recognition of his pitching capability. There was a day when he pitched as well as the game against the NC Dinos (one run in five innings) on June 1, but he was disappointed in his next two appearances and moved to the bullpen.
He also failed to display impressive performance in the bullpen, and ended the season with two losses and one hold in 31 innings in 18 games (starting five) with a 7.26 ERA. Overall, he was disappointed compared to his debut season, when his ball control and speed caused a pleasant impact. He is still young and had to undergo surgery after joining the pro league. It is a good achievement that he made an impression to Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung that he is certain at least one fastball. 안전놀이터
After impressing baseball fans with his "strongest baseball league" in advance, Chung joined the Lotte Giants as the second round (13th overall) for this year's rookie of the year. Despite his small physique, Chung was praised for his good pitching and breaking balls.
In the beginning of the season, he got a chance to play the first-team bullpen on April 11, but he was replaced after giving up a straight walk without catching an out count. Since then, he has appeared in the first team from time to time, and has gradually adapted to the first-team mound since mid-August. In particular, he pitched his life against Kiwoom on August 18 (three ⅓ without allowing any runs) and against Kiwoom on August 30 (five innings without allowing any runs).
Since then, he has moved to the bullpen. Notably, he has shown his potential as a starter or bullpen long man, not as a one-point relief pitcher.