SSG’s rear door plan change “Seo Jin-yong reservation, experienced Kim Sang-soo temporarily closes” [엠스플 현장]

| SSG Landers transfer student Kim Sang-soo is expected to take on the role of finishing pitcher at the beginning of the opening. Director Kim Won-hyung chose Kim Sang-soo, who had rich experience with Pil Seung-jo and finishing during Kiwoom Heroes.

Director Kim Won-hyung ahead of his directorial debut (Photo = Msple News reporter Bae Bae Heon)

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One of the biggest concerns of SSG Landers ahead of the KBO League’s official landing operation is the bullpen. Director Kim Won-hyung made a final replacement before the opening game when Seo Jin-yong’s position, which had originally failed as a finisher, did not come up. Veteran bullpen Kim Sang-soo is planning to pack the back door at the beginning of the season.

Coach Kim met with reporters ahead of the opening game of the season against the Lotte Giants, which was scheduled to be held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on April 3, and announced plans to operate the bullpen at the beginning of the season. On this day, the rain was delayed at 11:37 due to heavy rain that fell from the morning.

Director Kim said, “Originally, from today, Kim Sang-soo was planning to finish.” Seo Jin-yong, who initially scored as a finisher, was sluggish with an average ERA of 10.13 with 2.2 innings, 4 hits, 3 walks, 1 strikeout, and 3 runs in 3 demonstration games. In the final match of the demonstration game, he couldn’t finish the 9th and was beaten during the innings.

Director Kim said, “Seo Jin-yong must first come up with the pitch. From the time of the camp, I ordered’You are a pitcher throwing in the ball, and don’t play baseball in the first ball’, but during the practice and demonstration games, the pitch was not good,” he said.

Director Kim said, “Even if it wasn’t the best constraint when it was the best, the average redemption when it was good should come out, but that part is not. As a result, it becomes a difficult situation on the mound.” I plan to put it in a comfortable situation until my condition improves.”

The replacement finish is the transfer student Kim Sang-soo. Kim Sang-soo, who joined SSG by signing and trading ahead of this season, played an active part as a pitcher in the victory group with a record of 38 saves and 95 hold in the last 5 seasons during the season of Kiwoom. In particular, in 2017 and 2018, it took charge of the replacement finish and achieved double-digit saves for the second consecutive year.

Director Kim said, “It does not mean that this season is completely entrusted to Kim Sang-soo. He said, “I will finish it on a monthly basis through interviews with the players.”

Director Kim listened to’Experience’ as the reason for choosing Kim Sang-soo. “I have the finishing experience (when I was raising). I don’t have a lot of finishing experience, but talking about it, I didn’t have a lot of pressure. When considering the importance of the 9th meeting, I chose it because I continued to play a leading role in the previous team.”

Meanwhile, Jaehoon Ha, who is in rehabilitation due to a shoulder injury, is preparing to return to the mound smoothly. Jae-Hoon Ha won the league save king with 36 saves in 2019, the debut season of the KBO League. Director Kim said, “The schedule from last year to the Jeju camp is going well.”

“Last year, in November, I gave a lot of time to say’I can return in June’, but Jaehoon Ha himself put a lot of effort into it. “I have about 2 games left on my desired schedule,” he explained. In the Ganghwa Futures game on the 31st, the condition rose to the point of recording a maximum of 147km/h with one strikeout and one strikeout in one inning.

Coach Kim said, “I will check the status after digesting the schedule for about 2 games in the 2nd team until next week, and if it is okay, I will proceed with the next plan.” He predicted the timing of Ha Jae-hoon’s return in mid-April. It may be a little faster or later, but April 15th is the baseline. Veteran Kim Sang-soo’s shoulders became heavy until Seo Jin-yong recovered and Ha Jae-hoon returned.

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