Before the game against Doosan at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Tuesday, Yeom mentioned switching the starting pitchers to the bullpen in the fall baseball league. For LG, foreign pitchers Hernandez and Ence, as well as Korean starters Choi Won-tae, Lim Chan-kyu and Son Joo-young, are in the rotation. For the short-term postseason games, he plans to have three starting pitchers.스포츠토토
Hernandez, who threw five pitches in the first inning and was sent off with a head shot in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday, took the mound as a bullpen pitcher in the eighth inning in the second game and secured two scoreless innings. There is also a possibility that Hernandez will throw to the bullpen in the postseason.
“Wontae and Joo Young cannot throw to the middle due to their tendencies, so we have two starting pitchers. We don’t know what will happen to the three (Hernandez, Ence, and Lim Chan-kyu),” Yeom said, referring to the destruction of starting pitchers’ positions.
In particular, Son Joo-young, who took the mound as a starter in Game 2 of the doubleheader the previous day and pitched seven innings with four hits, one out, and nine strikeouts, confirmed his postseason selection, saying, “I use it as a starter unconditionally.”
“Ans can also go to the middle or start. You can go to the middle in the semi-playoff, but you can throw as a starter in the playoffs. If the series gets longer, we don’t know how the three players will change. Depending on the opponent’s record and the situation, the three players have no choice but to strategically maximize the performance. This is because our bullpen is weak right now,” Yeom said.
In the postseason, closer Yoo Young-chan can throw in the middle, and Hernandez can make a save. “I can play (Hernandez, Ence, Lim Chan-kyu) long relief, play two innings, just save, and have no position. In the series, Yoo Young-chan can make a save or throw in the middle. Hernandez can make a save, and no one knows,” Yeom said, revealing his ever-changing pitching management plan.
Coach Yeom said, “I have a lot of thoughts in my head, but once the season is over, I will have a meeting with the coaching staff to analyze my power and make a final decision by combining my thoughts and opinions.”