The KBO Rookie Draft will be held on September 11. As the draft schedule approaches, the interest in the first main character in the entire list is getting hotter. Attention is focusing on the choice of the Kiwoom Heroes, who have the first opportunity to select a player. With “156km right-hander fireballer” Jung Woo-joo (18, Jeonju High School) and “152km left-hander fireballer” Jung Hyun-woo (18, Deoksu High School) competing for the first place overall, Kiwoom is expected to continue its happy thoughts until the draft day.토토사이트
Jung Woo-joo and Jung Hyun-woo are both fastball pitchers, but they have different charms. Jung throws lightly over 150 km away. If he joins the professional league and receives systematic training, he is expected to be able to throw faster balls than he does now. “Jung Woo-joo has excellent flexible pitching form. If he continues to grow in the professional league, there is a high expectation that he will be able to throw faster balls,” a scout for Team A said, predicting Jung’s growth potential.
He will throw fastballs with speeds of up to 152 km per hour. Moreover, he has control of his ball, enabling stable management of games. Being a left-handed pitcher is one of his biggest attractions. A scout for Team B said the reason why Chung is highly regarded is because he is a left-handed pitcher. “While there are many right-handed fireballers who throw 150 km fastballs every year, it is not common for left-handed fastball pitchers like Chung to throw. There are few pitchers who can control the ball well even in professional baseball,” he said.
Kiwoom will also likely not be able to overlook “left-handed” Chung Hyeon-woo. There are already a lot of right-handed pitchers who throw fastballs up to 150 kilometers. If Kiwoom chooses Chung as the No. 1 overall pick, it will add left-handed fireballers to the starting lineup. Korean starters for this season are all right-handed. Examples include Ha Young-min, Kim Yoon-ha and Kim In-beom. Ahn Woo-jin, who is serving in the military, is also a right-handed pitcher. Most of the pitchers who played as starting pitchers or would join the starting lineup were right-handed. For this reason, Kiwoom has no choice but to be attracted to Chung.
Already, Jung Woo-ju and Jung Hyun-woo have not taken the mound since the Presidential Cup. This is because coach Joo Chang-hoon of Jeon High School and coach Jung Yoon-jin of Deok High School decided to take a break to protect the players. Their last showcase is expected to be the “13th Asian Youth Baseball Championship,” which will be held in Taipei, Taiwan from September 2-8.
Depending on Kiwoom’s choice, the main character who will wear the Hanwha uniform is also expected to change. The expectation that Jung Woo-joo and Jung Hyun-woo will join the professional team as the first and second overall rankings remains unchanged throughout this year.
Meanwhile, Jung played 45 ⅔ innings in 16 games this year, with a 4-1 record with a 1.57 ERA. He gave up 27 walks, but struck out 80. Jung posted an ERA of 0.75 with eight wins and no losses in 48 ⅓ innings in 16 games. He had 70 strikeouts with 13 pitches.