[한스통 이슈] Kia Tigers 1st nomination great reversal … ‘Little Lee Jong-beom’ leans towards Kim Do-young

this paper Through the article, the ‘close atmosphere’ of Moon Dong-ju and Kim Do-young has been conveyed in advance.

Above all, this decision was strongly influenced by the will of the scout team members who play in the field. It is rumored that team leader Kwon Yun-min and other team members insisted on Kim Do-young’s first nomination. The biggest reason that the Kia scout team highly evaluates Kim Do-young is because of its rarity. Two or three pitchers over 150km/h come out every year, but the biggest reason is that it’s hard to come up with an infielder like Kim Do-young who is fast and has long hitting power.

An official from a certain club said, “Pitchers such as Seo Jun-won, Lee Min-ho, and So So-joon who throw the ball over 150 km/h are already located in each club. Last year, the three left-handed men threw the ball at nearly 150 km/h. Now the top pick pitcher throws nearly 150 km/h. However, it is not easy to come out with an infielder like Kim Do-young who is fast and has slugging and defensive power.”

An Auckland official who checked Kim Do-young’s identity also said, “I think Korea is Moon Dong-ju. But by American standards, he is Kim Do-young. In the United States, there are many players who have the same speed as Moon Dong-ju. But there are not many players as fast as Kim Do-young.” he said. Also, the fact that Kia has plenty of pitching resources, but there is no alternative other than Kim Do-young in the infield also played a big role.

Of course, Kia did not give up on Moon Dong-ju (188/92, Woo-woo, 3rd grader) easily. There was also an opinion that general manager Jo Gye-hyeon, who used to be a pitcher, would choose Moon Dong-ju. This is because choosing Dong-Joo Moon is the most conservative choice. He’s not just a pitcher who throws 150km/h. The pitching form is pretty, and the pitching balance is good and even flexible. Kidney is good too. There are many conditions that a pitcher must have.

An official from Team B said, “If it had been a different club, not Kia, the results would have already come out. Such a good resource.” An official from Club C also said, “It is a resource that can become an ace in the league.” In the KBO, each club puts the pitcher first for the first round of designation. This year, all the clubs in the metropolitan area, including the three Seoul clubs, selected pitchers. If Hanwha, SSG, and Samsung weighed Dong-Joo Moon and Do-Young Kim, it is highly likely that they leaned toward Dong-Ju Moon.

But Kia was different. He’s a top-notch infielder who has been out of the local farm for a really long time. And I can’t say when I’ll be able to catch a player like this. A generational change is also urgently needed. In the end, Kia chose ‘Little Lee Jong-beom’ over ‘Little Kim Jin-woo’.

Meanwhile, the choice is not bad for the Hanwha Eagles either. This is because Hanwha needs much more Moon Dong-ju than Kim Do-young in terms of team composition. Team leader Lee Sang-gun had already evaluated the possibility of Dong-ju Moon highly last year, and the new team leader Jeong Min-hyuk is the same. The Hanwha Eagles, which have not secured a lot of high-ranking pitching resources while securing a lot of relatively good fielder resources such as Noh Si-hwan, Jung Min-gyu, Jung Eun-won, and Song Ho-jeong, are expected to have the biggest high school graduate that can be the team’s ace in a long time.

By Jeon Sang-il (nintend99@naver.com)

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