Choi Won-tae reverses course for LG
LG Twins and SSG Landers in the 2023 KBO Baseball game at SSG Landers Field in Incheon, 섯다 South Korea, on August 18. LG starting pitcher Choi Won-tae is pitching in relief.
LG Twins manager Yoon Kyung-yeop has revealed his concerns about homegrown starting pitcher Choi Won-tae.
"If he's not good in his next appearance, I'll either take him out of the lineup once or extend his time and look at the rotation," Yeom told reporters ahead of the KBO's KT Wiz game at Katie Wiz Park in Suwon on Saturday.
The previous day, Choi allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits (one home run) and one walk in three innings against KT.
When the game was delayed for 104 minutes due to heavy rain in the top of the fourth inning, Choi naturally turned the ball over to his bullpen.
His struggles are no laughing matter, as he was acquired by LG in a bold trade last July to help the team win its first Korean Series title in 29 years.
In exchange for Choi, LG gave the Kiwoom Heroes two pitching prospects, 온라인섯다 Lee Ju-hyung and Kim Dong-gyu, and a first-round pick in the 2024 MLB draft.
Choi threw six scoreless innings in his debut on July 30, but struggled in August, posting a 9.00 ERA in four games and 21 innings.
The bad luck continued in his last start on 10 days' rest.
Yoo Young-chan on the mound.
Reliever Yoo Young-chan, whose pace has slowed with five runs in three innings in the last three games, will also get a day or two off.
"I used to be a pitcher who was busy throwing strikes, but not anymore," 카지노사이트랭크 Yoon said. But if you want to go to the next level, you have to be able to see the corners of the (strike zone) and fight in favorable counts," he analyzed.
As for closer Go Woo-seok, who saved a one-run victory the previous day, Yeom said, "He showed the characteristics of a save king in an important game and situation," 고스톱 and thanked coaches Kim Kyung-tae and Kim Kwang-sam for preparing him quickly.