Will the main character of the '3:2 Big Trade' become the 'Jamsil Idol'...Camp MVP! There's already a sign of a big hit
Will the main character of the '3:2 Big Trade' become the 'Jamsil Idol'...Camp MVP! There's already a sign of a big hit
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After the 2024 season, a pretty big trade was made in the KBO League. It was a 3-2 trade between the Lotte Giants and the Doosan Bears. Doosan has decided to acquire rookie draft outfielder Kim Min-seok, military-pil outfielder Choo Jae-hyun and pitcher Choi Woo-in in 2023 in exchange for Jeong Cheol-won from the "New In King" and infielder Jeon Min-jae.카지노
Last year, the KBO League was more prominent than ever in how important the existence of bullpen pitchers was, and it was somewhat surprising that Doosan said goodbye to the resource of Jung Chul-won, who received the Rookie of the Year award. Lee Byung-hun, Choi Ji-gang, and Kim Taek-yeon also played a part in discovering young and promising players, but they desperately wanted the resource of Kim Min-seok.
Kim Min-seok was evaluated as having excellent hitting ability to be called the "second Lee Jung-hoo" since his days at Hwimungo, and he played in 129 games in the 2023 season, recording a batting average of 0.255 OPS of 0.652 with 102 hits, three homers, 39 RBIs, 53 runs, and 16 steals. However, last year, he ended up with only 16 hits, six RBIs, 14 runs and three steals in 41 games, and his position was rapidly shaken at the same time as he was pushed out of the main competition.
He suffered from growing pains last year, but is said to have as much potential as he can. In response, Doosan embraced Kim Min-seok, who had been paying attention since he was an amateur. In the first spring camp, Doosan fixed Kim's lower body and made changes to pull his heating point forward, which led to actual matches.
Kim Min-seok did not show an impressive performance until his showdown with the Orix Buffaloes at Suken Baseball Stadium in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan on the 1st, and he exploded a three-run triple that swept all runners with the bases loaded against Orix on the 1st.
After the game, Kim Min-seok said, "I had a target because I thought the opponent would compete quickly, but it led to a good result. There was a weakness on the high course in the body when hitting, but coach Lee Seung-yeop and hitting coach Park Seok-min and Lee Young-soo focused on this part, and I think it led to a good change. I feel like I am back in the camp as a rookie. I will win the competition only when I win myself. I will show good performance as I do now."
And the good trend led to the game against the Lotte Giants on the 2nd. Kim Min-seok, who was listed in the starting lineup as No. 1 center fielder, hit a double from his first at-bat, and scored three hits, one RBI, and one run. He showed impressive performance with six hits, four RBIs, two runs and a 0.375 OPS 0.938 batting average in seven practice games in Miyazaki, including four games in this tournament, and tasted the joy of the camp MVP selected by coach Lee Seung-yeop and the coaching staff.
Kim Min-seok, who was named MVP, said, "I thought there was a player with a similar name to me. Choosing the MVP of the camp seems to be a big motivation. I will continue the current trend until the exhibition games."
If this continues to the exhibition game, Doosan's outfield competition is expected to become very fierce. If Kim Jae-hwan or Jake Cave plays the designated hitter role under the assumption that Jung Soo-bin plays the role of an unchanging center fielder and Yang Eui-ji protects the "home room," one outfield spot may be Kim Min-seok. Manager Lee Seung-yeop deserves high expectations, as he has often said, "Beyond your seniors with your skills" since the closing camp.
The time was too short for Lotte to blossom. Notably, Kim Min-seok, who took a step further after being eliminated from the main competition last year, is now aiming for Jamsil Idol instead of Sajik Idol.