The 39-year-old hyung and the 19-year-old youngest on the mound...Samsung's Tuta Pillar
The 39-year-old hyung and the 19-year-old youngest on the mound...Samsung's Tuta Pillar
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The oldest player in the team and the youngest member of the pitching team lead the team. The Samsung Lions are at the top of the season amid the performance of pitching and hitting.스포츠토토
As of Tuesday, Samsung ranked fourth in the league with 10 wins and eight losses. The team has a half-game gap with the second-ranked SSG Landers, and the third-ranked KT Wiz has the same winning rate gap and is lagging behind the third-ranked KT Wiz. As teams are concentrated in the early days of the season, the rankings are reversed depending on the outcome of games every day. Samsung continued to remain in the top ranks before moving down to fourth place for the first time.
Kang Min-ho, who was born in 1985, has been playing hard to forget his age. He played in 17 games and recorded 23 hits, seven runs, 13 RBIs and a batting average of 0.371 OPS of 0.919. He shares the top spot in most batting indicators with Victor Reyes of the Lotte Giants and Choi Hyung-woo of the Kia Tigers and Choi Joo-hwan of the Kium Heroes. He also ranked third in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage, eighth in RBIs and 11th in OPS.
The fourth FA, which is unprecedented, is also in sight. Kang Min-ho earned his first FA qualification after the end of the 2013 season, and signed a four-year, 7.5 billion won contract with Lotte. After the 2017 season, he earned his second FA qualification, and signed a four-year, 8 billion won contract with Samsung. After finishing the 2021 season, he exercised his third FA qualification and signed a four-year, 3.6 billion won contract with Samsung. After this season, Kang Min-ho can become a FA again.
What is the secret of Kang's performance? "He has the speed that he used to possess," coach Park Jin-man said. "When you get older, you get faster, but because you are preparing well, (speed) comes out during the game." He also said that he was the first to prepare for the practice game since the camp.
He is playing as the "No. 4 hitter" at an early age. Kang Min-ho also played as the No. 4 hitter in the opening game. "I told (Park Jin-man) that the (batting) order came out wrong because I felt a bit overwhelmed," Kang said with a smile. "It's okay. It's temporary." Kang, who has been a multi-hitter since the opening game, has become a built-in No. 4 hitter instead of temporary.
If Kang Min-ho is in the lineup, Bae Chan-seung is in the lineup. Bae has an ERA of 1.35 with two holds without losing or losing in eight games. His batting average is only 0.136. The figure is seventh among bullpen pitchers who played more than five innings. When it comes to left-handed pitchers, it is the second best performance after Baek Jeong-hyun (0.067·1st place) and Kim Sung-min (Kium, 0.133·6th place).
He boasts "strong heart," which is not like a rookie. With six situations wherein he was allowed to score runs, he allowed three walks but had no hit. With the bases loaded four times, he allowed one walk, and grounded out the other three times.
Bae showed his true value at the game against KT on Wednesday. When his team was losing 4-6, Bae took the mound at the bottom of the seventh inning with runners on the first and second bases with no outs. He gave up five walks to pinch hitter Oh Yoon-seok, who is on the verge of loading the bases with no outs. Bae grounded out to Jang Joon-won, who boasts the best batting performance these days, and induced Kim Sang-soo to make a double play, leading to shortstop, second baseman, and first baseman, and did not lose a point.
He boasts the best speed in the league. He posted a maximum speed of 155 km/h, and throws fastballs with speeds of 150 km/h or more every game. According to Statistics Korea, he has an average speed of 150.4 km/h. He ranks ninth among pitchers who threw for more than five innings. When it comes to native players, he is second only to Moon Dong-ju (151.9 km/h·3rd) and Jung Woo-joo (151.8 km/h·4th).
It quenched Samsung's thirst for left-handed bullpen. Samsung's performance in the bullpen last season was disastrous with an ERA of 6.60. The figure is eighth in the league. The team also ranked ninth with a batting average of 0.326. With Bae's addition, the team can now shoot the opponent team's center-left hitter. Bae's batting average against left-handed hitters is 0.100.
Bae's goal is to hold 10 holes and win the Rookie of the Year award. If he continues his current pace, he will likely achieve the 10 holds fast. The Rookie of the Year award will likely stage fierce competition with Chung Hyeon-woo (Kium).