"Even if Choi Won-tae is sent, he can't give up the bullpen." LG has 'sincere' in reinforcing the back door...FA, reward players, and release players
"Even if Choi Won-tae is sent, he can't give up the bullpen." LG has 'sincere' in reinforcing the back door...FA, reward players, and release players
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Having already suffered the bitter taste of the collapse of the bullpen once, the LG Twins are serious about reinforcing the back door. Even if Choi Won-tae, a starting member of the Stove League, is sent to the team, he is only focusing on recruiting the bullpen.
LG officially announced on the 18th that it has recruited right-hander Shim Chang-min.
Shim Chang-min, who once played as a must-win member of the Samsung Lions dynasty and was also selected for the national team, began to suffer from a sharp decline in his skills after solving military problems. After returning to Samsung after being discharged from the military in August 2020, he struggled with a 7.52 ERA in 23 games and had 16 holds (3-2) in 2021, but showed signs of anxiety with a 5.08 ERA.메이저사이트
Eventually, Shim Chang-min, who was traded to NC before the 2022 season, failed to rebound even after the transfer. He was put on the release list with poor performance of one win and three losses and an earned run average of 10.24 (11 earned runs in nine ⅔ innings) in 16 games during three seasons at NC.
LG reached out to Shim. "He has experience and know-how in must-win teams. I expect that he will be helpful to our team through competitive ball control and improved ball control," the LG team said.
LG is more sincere in reinforcing the bullpen than any other team in this Stove League. It recruited Jang Hyun-sik (four-year and 5.2 billion won) and Kim Kang-ryul (three plus one-year maximum of 1.4 billion won) from outside, and appointed left-hander Choi Chae-heung as compensation for Choi Won-tae, who moved to the Samsung Lions.
LG is working so hard to strengthen its back door because it had to prepare a new bullpen session this season. The secret of LG's overall victory last year was the bullpen session that was as solid as an iron wall. However, as bullpen session resources such as closing pitcher Ko Woo-suk's advance to the U.S., Ham Deok-joo's injury, and Lee Jung-yong's enlistment have been excluded, the team's average ERA, which was No. 1 in the league, has risen to 5.17 (sixth in the league) this year with 3.35. The bullpen session WAR (contributing to victory over substitute players) also fell from 10.67 (No. 1 in the league) last year to 3.18 (No. 9 in the league) this year.
To make matters worse, Yoo Young-chan, who replaced Ko Woo-seok as the closing pitcher this year and locked the back door of the team with 7 wins, 5 losses, 26 saves and 1 hold with an ERA of 2.97 in 62 games, was also put on the operating table. This is why LG, which did not actively engage in negotiations with Choi Won-tae, the "biggest fish," rushed to find bullpen resources.
Jang Hyun-sik is expected to fill the vacancy of Yoo Young-chan, who is uncertain to return to the team in the first half of next season. Choi Chae-heung is also an all-weather resource that can take the mound in the bullpen at any time if he is unable to take the starting position after participating in the competition for starting five starters before the season. It remains to be seen whether LG's backdoor, which has been newly re-arranged since last year, will be able to repay the club's desperation.