Kim Jin-wook, who couldn't catch him, was excited about 149km...The winning team test ended with one ball in vain
Kim Jin-wook, who couldn't catch him, was excited about 149km...The winning team test ended with one ball in vain
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Kim Jin-wook of the Lotte Giants started his season as a starting pitcher this year, but is now wandering around. He started the season as a fourth starting pitcher, and displayed good pitching in all three games. He continued his strides with an ERA of 3.18 (17 innings and nine earned runs) in three games. After joining the team as the No. 1 overall pick in the first round of the rookie draft in 2021, he seemed to be settling down in his fourth year.안전놀이터
However, Kim suffered from poor ball control and was shaken up in two consecutive games. Kim had three hits (two homers) with four walks and two strikeouts during the first ⅓ inning against NC on April 13, and seven runs on eight hits (two homers) with two walks and one out in the first ⅓ against Samsung on April 19. Kim eventually moved down to the second tier.
It was not a brief slump. The situation has been prolonged and the team has failed to display performance in the second division at all. His performance in the second division was one win and three losses with an earned run average of 11.12 (21 earned runs in 17 innings) in six games. Despite this, Kim Tae-hyung called Kim Jin-wook back to the first division. This meant that we cannot keep Kim Jin-wook in the second division. "We can't keep him in the second division just because he is in a bad position. I will try to use him as a left-hander in the first division," Kim said while calling on Kim Jin-wook again on Tuesday.
At the same time as the call-up, Kim had three hits (one homer) with two strikeouts and three runs in one inning against the Daegu Samsung Blue Jays on Wednesday. Kim Jin-wook was in bad shape again just from the results. However, manager Kim Tae-hyung focused on the process in which Kim Jin-wook staged bold matches. The homer on the day was hit by Lewin Diaz, the league's No. 1 home run. He also had bad luck, as all of his hits were missed. His ball count was very good. His maximum speed was 149 km/h.
"I threw the best ball yesterday (27th). Good job. I don't know why I didn't throw it when I knew how to throw it," Kim said with a hearty laugh. In the meantime, Kim plans to use Kim Jin-wook as a left-handed must-winner.
The test stage has come. In the match against Sajik SSG on Sunday, Kim Jin-wook took the mound in a section where a left-handed specialist had to step up. After starting pitcher Davidson allowed three runs (two earned runs) in five innings, Choi treated three batters simply in the sixth inning. However, the team caused a crisis in the seventh inning with one out and runners on the first and third bases. The team is leading by one point, 4-3. SSG was preparing as substitute for left-handed hitter Han Yu-sum to bat as the third designated hitter. It was Kim Jin-wook who was already warming up, and when Lotte Bench confirmed that Han Yu-sum appeared as a pinch hitter, Kim Jin-wook was put in.
Normally, Chung Hyun-soo or Song Jae-young had to play, but coach Kim Tae-hyung put Kim Jin-wook on the test stage based on his ball power. However, the test ended in vain. Kim threw a 135-km slider at the first pitch. It was a hit that was easily caught by Han Yu-sum's bat. Han Yu-sum's determination to turn the bat on the first pitch resulted in an RBI double that exceeded the height of the center field. The score was tied 4-4.
In the end, Kim Jin-wook's one-point must-win role ended with one ball. Jung Cheol-won took the mound after Kim Jin-wook with runners on the second and third bases with one out, and allowed one run on a sacrifice fly, but managed to minimize his loss. As Kim succeeded in upsetting again in the bottom of the seventh inning, his team won the game 6-5, minimizing Kim Jin-wook's chances of getting caught. Kim also lost no point.
Coach Kim Tae-hyung tried to carefully and positively consider ways to utilize Kim Jin-wook from now on through the match. However, Kim lost the opportunity that he found himself again. He has no choice but to raise question marks over how to utilize Kim Jin-wook.