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[LA=스포츠서울 문상열전문기자] In order. The Texas Rangers team gave Yang Hyeon-jong, 33, a starting opportunity in the final appearance of the demonstration game. The club announced via e-mail on the 24th (Korean time) that Yang Hyun-jong will be selected for the Cincinnati Reds expedition. After 3 games, it is the nighttime game for the first start.
Texas will finish the Arizona Cactus League on the 29th. On the 30th and 31st, he moved to Globe Lifefield in Arlington, Texas home stadium, and finished his last two demonstration matches against the Milwaukee Brewers, and the 2021 season begins. Therefore, it is the last appearance in the Cactus League for Yang Hyeon-jong.
The fact that the club gave Yang Hyeon-jong the opportunity to start a demonstration game makes it possible to forecast that there is a very high possibility of entering 26 entries in the opening game. He was confident to some extent through the 3 game rescue, and the intention is to keep the 5th selection in mind as a starting point check. This is because I already know the career and grades of Hyunjong Yang’s KBO League. Last season, Kim Gwang-hyun also took a chance at the bullpen position and made a strong fight beyond expectations.
Texas Rangers General Manager is tall Chris Young, 41, who played a major league pitcher. He is from Princeton University in the prestigious Ivy League. In the offseason, New York Mets also invited a new manager, but he wanted to stay in his hometown, so he chose Texas. The pitcher’s eyes are inevitably excellent.
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The major league is a 162 long-term race. The pitcher is the key to power. Injury management determines the success or failure of the season. The more pitchers, the better. You should also listen for insurance. This is why there are more than half of the non-roster invitees. Yang Hyun-jong is joining the spring training camp as an invited player with a minor league contract. There is an advantage of the left arm. Every time he started in the Cactus League, he had a good pitching.
The first appearance against the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1 strikeout and 1 run, 1 strikeout against the second Milwaukee Brewers, 2 innings, 1 hit, 3 strikeouts, and the third Dodgers 3 innings 3 hits and 4 strikeouts 1 run. It has 6 hits and 8 strikeouts and 2 runs in 6 innings. One thing to note is that there is no allowed walking. If it is included in the 26 entries, the bullpen position is strong. The bullpen pitcher needs more control than the starting pitcher.
Texas ranked 24th overall with a team average of 5.02 last year. Ace Lance Lynn with an ERA of 3.32 was traded to the Chicago White Sox, making it more vulnerable than in the 2020 season. Kyle Gibson, who has an average ERA of 5.35 among the starters last year, is predicted to be the starting pitcher for the opening game. A feature of spring training for vulnerable teams is that they have a lot of competitors to start with. Texas does. Among the starting candidates, the pitcher who clearly pitched in the demonstration game was left-hander Colby Allard, 23. He struck out 13 in 9 innings. The starting candidate, Arihara Kohei, has an average ERA of 3.00 in nine innings, but has only five strikeouts. Strikeout is one of the most important criteria for pitching. In MLB, a guess-and-take pitch is not permitted.
It has become clear that Yang Hyun-jong will be included in the 26 players in the Texas Rangers opening game in 2021 if he takes advantage of the opportunity to start.
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