The season's 20 saves pitcher has also switched to a position, and SSG 4-5 starters are 'infinite competition.'

The season's 20 saves pitcher has also switched to a position, and SSG 4-5 starters are 'infinite competition.'

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SSG coach Lee Soo-yong has just confirmed three starting pitchers this 乙巳 year. Only Drew Anderson (31), a new foreign pitcher Mitch White (31), and a native ace Kim Kwang-hyun (37) will be assigned to the team just ahead of the second season of the KBO League. The competition between starting pitchers Oh Won-seok and Oh Won-seok, left-handed, who started 25 games, the second-most in his team last season, has intensified. Right-handed pitcher Kim Min, who has been paid for Oh, is highly likely to be used as a bullpen.먹튀검증

Moon Seung-won (36) is drawing attention. Moon was the starting pitcher who won 11 games in 2019, but has had a high proportion of bullpen session since Tommy John Surgery meant to link tendons in his elbow in June 2021. He played in all 62 games (20 saves and 4.50 ERA) he played last season as a bullpen session. However, he plans to switch to a starting pitcher again in the 2025 season. "Although Seung-won (with a lot of experience) is in an advantageous position, we will compete for the 4th and 5th starting pitchers," manager Lee Soo-yong told the newspaper over the phone. Moon's last start will be against the Daegu Samsung Lions on October 14, 2023.

Park Jong-hoon, an underhander who needs a rebound, and Song Young-jin, a promising player, are also potential starters. Park Jong-hoon is a veteran with 72 wins overall. However, his performance plummeted last year (1 win, 4 loss, 6.94 ERA) due to his jagged control of the ball. Song, who was selected as the 15th overall pick in the second round of the 2023 rookie draft, is a young blood that he is developing as a starter. He played 20 games last year, the third largest among Korean players selected in his team. If several players are added to the game, the competition rate is expected to rise further.

"Young players such as Jung Dong-yoon, Choi Hyun-suk, and Park Si-hoo are also potential contenders," Lee said. Chung Dong-yoon, who joined the Sangmu Baseball Organization through the first round of designation in 2016, and retired from military service, are also looking for an opportunity to catch on. When the starting lineup is finalized, the outline of the bullpen will also be revealed. "If the starting lineup is decided, we are considering the player who failed the competition as a long relief," Lee said.