“If failures increase, I think we need to look at it broadly.”
Doosan Bears coach Lee Seung-yeop said 메이저놀이터 ahead of the All-Star break on the 13th of last month, “Hong Geon-hee’s indicator is that there are no blown saves, but the indicator has been a little bad since last month.” was asked Hong Kun-hee took the mound in 11 games in April and recorded an ERA of 2.45 with 5 saves, and continued his good performance with 1 win and 6 saves with an ERA of 1.50 in 10 games in May. However, he recorded 2 wins and 5 saves in June, but his WHIP (on-base percentage per inning) soared to 2.61 and his earned run average to 3.52.
In response, the command tower said, “We are still talking. Hong Geon-hee has blocked it well. I was anxious, but I recorded 20 saves. First of all, it is the most ideal picture for Hong Kun-hee to be in charge of our team’s finishing touches.”
Director Lee Seung-yeop seemed to have a lot of worries. However, despite the uneasy pitching, he has been in charge of the team’s back door without a blown save since his first appearance in the regular season, so he revealed his intention to entrust Hong Kun-hee with a finishing role in the second half. In this way, Hong Kun-hee came to the mound as Doosan’s ‘closer’ in the second half. However, the anxiety at the end of the first half could not be clearly erased, and the command tower threw the number of wins.
On the 15th, director Lee Seung-yeop revealed his intention to swap positions between Hong Gun-hee and Jeong Cheol-won. Jeong Cheol-won, who appeared like a comet last year by harvesting 23 holds and won the title of ‘Rookie of the Year’, did not show the same performance as last year, but he revived with 1 win, 3 holds, 3 saves and an ERA of 1.17 in 8 games in July. I was showing it, and I had to prepare for the departure of Hong Geon-hee, who obtained FA (free agent) qualifications at the end of this season.
However, until now, the number of wins for changing the finish has been coldly leading to ‘failure’. After moving to the finish, Jeong Cheol-won is even worse than when Hong Gun-hee showed anxiety. After moving to the finish, Jeong Cheol-won left a disappointment with 1 run (1 ERA) in ⅔ innings against the KT Wiz in his first appearance, and then gave up 5 runs (5 ERA) in 4 ⅔ innings in 5 games with an average ERA of 9.64, which is very bad. .
In particular, the game on the 27th was very disappointing from Doosan’s point of view. On the 27th, Doosan created a close match that led to overtime, such as giving SSG Landers closer Jin-Yong Seo the first blown save of the season. However, in the 10th inning, Jeong Cheol-won, who was on the mound, got 1 out count, while recording 3 hits and 1 walk, giving up 2 runs (2 earned) and knelt down to 3-5.
It is a very important time to get a ticket to the postseason, but first, coach Lee Seung-yeop expressed his intention to trust Jeong Cheol-won a little more. Prior to the game against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 29th, the command tower said, “Since our pitchers have done so well so far, I think it would be a too easy decision to evaluate with 1 or 2 games. So it is a difficult time, but of course I believe it.”
What is the cause of Jung Cheol-won’s repeated sluggishness after changing his position? Manager Lee Seung-yeop laughed, “I don’t think it’s a mental problem in (Jeong) Cheol-won’s case. Isn’t it a mask because his mentality is too strong?” I found the problem while watching the video, so I will believe it again.”
Director Lee Seung-yeop answered “yes” to the question, “Is there any change in the current system?” But he had one condition. He said, “I decided to finish with Cheol-Won Jeong, but if I am not in good condition and my failures increase, I think I will have to look at it a little more broadly.” We need a game for them,” he emphasized.
In other words, there is no doubt that Jeong Cheol-won is the player in charge of Doosan’s ‘back door’, but if the current trend continues while the road to go is busy, he will inevitably fall out of the finishing position he has hoped for so far. First of all, the position of the command tower is “I will believe”.