It is time to select new players who will carry the future of the 10 KBO league teams. The rookie draft will be held on Wednesday.안전놀이터
Each club is striving to distinguish between jade and stone until the very end. They are agonizing again to make a decision they will not regret.
Fans are bound to be interested in the top candidates. Kiwoom Heroes holds the first overall nomination right for the rookie draft this year.
It was an interesting move. Kiwoom initially showed interest in Jung Woo-joo (Jeonbuk High School), who is expected to be the No. 1 player. Ko Hyung-wook, the general manager who tours all over the country and selects amateur players, also made efforts early on. He is a natural fireballer who can throw fastballs in the mid-150km range with his soft form. Most baseball players expected Jung to be the top pick.
However, abnormal mood was detected for about a month. Rumors have begun within Kiwoom that the team has switched to Chung Hyeon-woo, Deoksu’s “completed left-hander” instead of Chung Woo-joo. Koh also did not deny the rumor. “Since Ryu Hyun-jin, Hanwha, Kim Kwang-hyun and Yang Hyeon-jong (KIA), no left-hander has been named as such. We are judging that Chung can become such a player,” Koh said.
Jung Woo-joo is a good player who attracts Major League teams with a large amount of money, but Kiwoom immediately considered Jung Hyun-woo, who also boasts breaking ball pitching and game management capabilities, as a more powerful player. The rarity of being a starting agent for left-handed fastballs was another attraction. Jung Woo-joo’s tremendous speed is lagging behind, but Jung Hyun-woo can also stably throw fastballs that are close to 150 kilometers away.
On top of that, Jung Woo-joo’s status and status inside and outside the baseball stadium were also reflected due to his increased awareness, including the interest of major league teams.
The national championships where players can be evaluated are over. And the 13th Asian Youth Baseball Championship, which was considered the final mock test, is over. Korea remained in third place. However, both of them pitched scoreless innings against Japan on the 7th. It was an impressive pitch. So, there was nothing special about the game to change the evaluation.
Then, was there any possibility that Kiwoom and Ko would change their minds with the opening of the rookie draft just around the corner? “So far, nothing has changed from the existing policy (nominated by Jung Hyun-woo). It is true that Jung Woo-ju’s performance is overwhelming, but we still put the value of left-handed selection first,” Koh said.
Kiwoom dispatched staff to Taiwan, where the Asian Youth Championship was held, to watch the two players pitch until the end. “The field evaluation of Jung Hyun-woo is good. I also saw it through the highlight video,” general manager Koh said. “There are a lot of good pitchers in this year’s rookie draft. No matter which player you select, there are a lot of resources that can help the team.”