SSG Landers ace Kim Gwang-hyeon (35) dreamed of a day when he would reunite in the first team with four junior left-handers who he had been with at the mini camp. 안전놀이터
Kim Gwang-hyun met with reporters at Incheon International Airport on the 25th before leaving for the Florida Spring Camp in the United States and said, “(Okinawa Camp) was fun.
On the 2nd, a mini camp was held in Okinawa, Japan, planned and hosted by Kim Gwang-hyun. Five SSGs, including Kim Gwang-hyun, Seung-Geon Baek (23rd, 2019 1st nomination), Oh Won-seok (22nd, 2020 1st nomination), Park Si-hoo (22, 2020 2nd 10R), Ki-Soon Lee (20, 2022 2nd 5R) Lefties gathered.
They were verified members through a number of club officials. Kim Gwang-hyun said, “I asked for advice from the club’s trainers, Futures League staff, and coaches to select the most diligent player in the second group, mainly left-handers.” I think he is a player who will excel in the field,” he said.
Among them, Oh Won-seok, who is already in the starting rotation in the first team, was not mentioned separately. Oh Won-seok, who celebrated his third year as a pro last year, recorded an average ERA of 4.50 with 6 wins, 8 losses and 112 strikeouts in 144 innings in 31 games. He went back and forth between the starter and the bullpen, breaking through regulation innings for the first time in his career, and contributing to SSG’s regular season wire-to-wire victory and Korean Series victory as an axis of selection. In recognition of his contribution, he marked his first billion-dollar annual salary season, recording a 115.4% increase from an annual salary of 65 million won in 2022 to 140 million won this year.
In response to the question of what the expectations for this season were for them, Kim Gwang-hyun said, “(Oh) Won-seok is going to be the base. Expected.
Baek Seung-gun, Park Si-hoo, and Lee Ki-soon are all promising players who have been included in the first team entry. Baek Seung-gun recorded 5 losses and an average ERA of 5.73 without a win in 25 games in the first team. His fast ball in the mid-to-late 140 km/h range is attractive, and he dreams of returning to the 1st Army this year after being discharged from the Armed Forces Sports Unit (Sangmu) last year.
Park Si-hoo’s ball is not fast at the early 140 km/h level, but he is good at dealing with batters because of his good deception (moving to hide the pitch). He came up as an extended entry in September of last year and recorded an ERA of 18.00 in two games. Gi-soon Lee is evaluated as a pitcher who knows how to throw a fast ball comfortably through a stable pitching mechanism. He came up to the first team last year, but did not have a chance to start.
Kim Gwang-hyun said, “I think (Park) Sihoo, (Lee) Ki-soon, and (Baek) Seung-gun are all great players who can grow further in the future. He said, “I will be able to throw well in the 1st team,” he said.