"Kiyoung is a bit weak...”
The KIA bullpen ranks third in the league with an ERA of 3.91 based on Statistics, a baseball statistics site. It was ranked first in the league with 3.27 in the first half, but ranked sixth with 4.92 in the second half. It's a bit slower in the second half compared to the first. Baseball is an average sport, but it is widely believed that the most difficult part to keep the average is the bullpen.
There is a learning effect that it is difficult for Pil Seung-jo members to run for more than two to three years. This is because it is a position that requires a lot of physical load. So, the bullpen is a creature, and experts say that the team's bullpen can maintain its average only when it constantly discovers new faces and finds future engines. LG, which is leading the way, showed the case well.
The KIA bullpen is still at the top of the league this year because it discovered a new pace of Choi Ji-min and Lim Ki-young. At the end of the season, left-handed sidearm Kim Dae-yu also played well, and Jeon Sang-hyun, who had ups and downs over the past year or two, made a perfect comeback in the second half. Jang Hyun-sik, who returned from elbow bone fragment surgery, is slightly less productive, but there is little damage.
Nevertheless, the two powers shook or disappeared for a while in the second half. Lim has two losses and a 4.50 ERA in nine games in September. From May to August, the hit rate was around 10 percent, but it rose slightly to 0.211 this month. It is notable that four out of eight hits are home runs.
Head coach Kim Jong-guk also said ahead of the Changwon NC match on the 28th, "Ki-young has lost some strength." The change-up, which changed its grip this year and saw its drop increase, was untouchable. However, it is the largest number of pure bullpen innings with 77.2 innings in 58 games. If you lose your physical strength, you will inevitably lose your grip, and there may be subtle changes such as arm height.
Choi Ji-min, who survived in August and September after shaking a little in July, has joined the Hangzhou Asian Games national team. Instead, Jeon Sang-hyun is sharing his share little by little. Looking at the recent operation of KIA's bullpen, there is certainly a time when Choi Ji-min's absence is regrettable. However, the rest of the bullpen makes up for it.
Left-hander submarine duo Kim Dae-yu and Kwak Do-kyu are representative. Jang Hyun-sik is also put into various situations and shares the share of the existing must-win group. In particular, Kim Dae-yu is okay with a two-hold ERA of 2.84 in 12 games in September. The hit rate is high at 0.333, but it has the ability to suppress runs. The benefits of pitching form are obvious. Kwak Do-gyu and Jang Hyun-sik tend to give some points, but at this point, they have no choice but to find a breakthrough while writing.
Head coach Kim Jong-kook said, "The bullpen will be difficult because it's at the end of the season. Still, he's doing his part well. Ki-young is doing well even if she's out of strength, Dae-yu is doing well, and Sang-hyun is doing well this season without any pain in his arm. "I hope the on-base rate is a little low, but I'm still doing well," he said. 스포츠토토
I expected a turnaround from Jang Hyun-sik. He has two wins, two losses, three saves, five holds, and an ERA of 4.40 in 52 games this season. After surgery to remove bone fragments in his elbow last fall, he returned in late April and has not displayed as strong as he used to. Still, I'm spending the season healthy. He is the original player who throws in any situation. have extraordinary physical strength.
Director Kim said, "Hyunsik works out hard. Still, I hope you can do more in the future," he said. Since Jeon Sang-hyun survived, even Jang Hyun-sik will be revived if he fully recovers. Lim Ki-young slowed down and Choi Ji-min was missing, but it is time to make a new breakthrough.
Among the alternative starters, there is hope that Kim Gun-guk will be okay as a bullpen for one inning. He pitched well against Changwon NC on the 26th with five hits, two strikeouts and one run in four ⅔ innings. The cutter's movement was pretty good. SBS Sports commentator Lee Soon-cheol, who broadcasted the game on that day, praised the use of setup man. To say that a crisis is an opportunity, it is very true. Lim Ki-young falters and Choi Ji-min is absent, but there is also a new power.