The time to choose has come. The 2025 KBO Rookie Draft will be held at the World Crystal Ballroom at Lotte Hotel in Seoul at 2 p.m. on the 11th. With left-hander Chung Hyeon-woo and right-hander Jung Woo-joo of Deoksu High School likely to be selected as the first and second picks overall, attention is focusing on the choice of the third-ranked Samsung Lions.메이저놀이터
Candidates include Daegu High School left-hander Bae Chan-seung, Gwangju Il High School left-hander Kim Tae-hyun, and Deoksu High School right-hander Kim Tae-hyung. Samsung fans want Bae Chan-seung, a former local boy, to wear a blue uniform.
Bae Chan-seung, who was selected as a member of the youth national team for two consecutive years since last year, was expected to be nominated in the mid-to-late first round as his performance has slowed down a bit this year. However, his stock price rose vertically at the 13th Asian Youth Baseball Championship.
Bae Chan-seung made a strong impression by pitching three hits, one walk and seven strikeouts in three ⅔ innings in the third inning of relief against Taiwan on the 2nd. He started against Japan in the Super Round on the 7th and set the stage for victory with two hits, one walk and five strikeouts in three innings.
He is by far the best in crisis management. He pitched in the third inning with the bases loaded with one out, struck out swinging and a ground ball to the first base, and successfully overcame the crisis by striking out swinging and hitting the first and third bases with two outs in the third inning in the match against Japan. His pitches, which were the maximum speed of 151 kilometers per hour, and his ball control that penetrated the right-handed batter’s body low, stood out.
Bae did not stand out when he was a middle school student, but his skills rapidly improved after entering Daegu High School. This is due to the harmony between the coaching staff’s enthusiastic guidance and continuous efforts. Amateur officials in the Daegu area unanimously say that Bae is a player with both outstanding skills and great personality.
Samsung has yet to make a final decision. It is known that there are conflicting opinions internally. We can see who will be picked at the draft site on Wednesday. The draft strategy of Lotte, which ranks fourth, and Kia, which ranks fifth, may change depending on which Samsung chooses.
“They say that the first and second teams are almost certain, and they say what our team will do depending on Samsung,” Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said before the match against LG Twins at Jamsil on Tuesday. “I heard someone popped up. Depending on how Samsung plays, it will decide whether to go left or right. What we need right now is more important than what we expect from future prospects.”