Ahead of the upcoming season, the LG Twins is seeking a new closing pitcher. Ko Woo-suk (Miami Marlins), who had kept the back door until the last season, is now challenging himself in the Major League.메이저사이트
The choice of LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop was Yoo Young-chan. As the 43rd overall in the fifth round of the second and fifth round of the 2020 KBO Rookie Draft, Yoo Young-chan, who joined the LG Twins’ uniform, showed his potential by posting 67 games, 6 wins, 3 losses, 1 hold, 1 save, 68 innings, 47 pitches, 55 strikeouts, and an ERA of 3.44.
After establishing himself as a closing pitcher this season, Yoo Young-chan has improved from the previous season with 7 wins, 4 losses, 1 hold, 22 saves, 53 innings, 28 strikeouts, 64 strikeouts, and an ERA of 2.38.
However, he has shown weak performance against the Kia Tigers. He has shown sluggish performance in six games, including two losses, three saves and six ⅔ innings, with two walks and three strikeouts with an ERA of 8.10. At the match against KIA at Jamsil on Tuesday last week, he failed to keep his lead by allowing two hits (one homer) and one walk and three runs in one inning.
Ahead of the match against the SSG Landers in Jamsil on the 21st, manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said of Yoo Young-chan, “[Yoo] Young-chan is having a hard time on a day with a walk, and it is a clean day when he does not walk the first batter. It is a matter of balance. I told Young-chan to set a routine for the last time against KIA in the bullpen, as well as when he always catches every day before the game.”
In the match against SSG on Sunday, Yoo Young-chan pitched in his first game after re-establishing his routine, he pitched one inning without losing a point. He also recorded one strikeout. “I have to keep my arms wide open all the time. I need to keep that in mind to figure out how to practice,” the coach said. “My routine has changed now. Yesterday’s game was good. I need to keep an eye on it. I need to establish it properly.”
A closing pitcher is one of the most important roles in his team. If a closing pitcher collapses, he can allow a come-from-behind victory in an instant, even if he is leading the entire eighth inning.
“The closing pitcher is the most important thing. A closing pitcher is just as important as the first starting pitcher. When a closing pitcher is in the most important situation, it will not affect one game, but the next game, so we need to be careful and focused on training,” Yeom said. “Only when we make such a routine can we become a great closing pitcher.”
He also thanked Yoo Young-chan. “In his case, Young-chan is experiencing everything this year. This is his first year as a closing pitcher. Son and Yoo Young-chan are making the biggest incomes this year. It is all thanks to Son and Yoo Young-chan that are in this rankings. I think that raising one of the first starting pitchers and save pitchers in Korea is going in a good direction,” the head coach said.