Do you forget about Yeom Kyung-yeop's idea, the epitome of Korean baseball... The name of the tax bill has been changed
Do you forget about Yeom Kyung-yeop's idea, the epitome of Korean baseball... The name of the tax bill has been changed
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LG's fielders are made up of veterans anyway. Every year, LG discovers new faces and tries hard to put them behind this veteran, but not many players have exceeded that stronghold. Not necessarily, but as LG grows older, physical ability declines, and the possibility of injury increases. This is why LG is wary of such areas.
Key players among them are catcher Park Dong-won and shortstop Oh Ji-hwan. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, who focuses on injury management for veteran players, selects two players, catcher Park Dong-won and shortstop Oh Ji-hwan, as players who should not be injured the most. It's not that the rest of the players' bodies are not precious, but because they are the most difficult to replace. In particular, Park Dong-won is a catcher who consumes a lot of physical strength. That's why he is excluded from the starting lineup one day a week. It is to arrange physical strength and to prevent injury.
Park has posted a batting average of 0.322, six homers, 21 RBIs and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.988 in 29 games this season. This is the most outstanding performance among catchers in the league this year. The backup catcher is very important for Park to maintain his freshness until the end of the season. If the backup catcher shows stable performance, he can take care of Park more time to rest.
LG's current backup catcher is rookie Lee Ju-hun (22). After graduating from Seongnam High School, he was drafted by LG in the second third round (27th overall) in 2022. Since joining the team, he has been selected as one of the players who will lead the long-term replacement of the generation of catchers for LG. This year, he is included in the opening entry, and is playing the role of backup catcher to support Park Dong-won. Since his debut in the first division last year, he played in only three games, but this year he has played in 14 games. When Song Seung-ki, who starts at the fifth round, he usually wears a mask as the starting player. On that day, Park Dong-won has a day off.
To be honest, he doesn't have much experience in the first team, and as a catcher still young, his skills have yet to be improved. However, Yeom said, "(At least one game a week) should be entrusted to the defense." "We need to improve our batting now, but we talked about it anyway. We need to pay taxes to grow. The same goes for Park when he grows up. Players grow up only when they pay taxes. In fact, Dong-won said, "I did more when I was young. I think I did it. I was criticized a lot." Compared to those in the same age group, Lee is as young as Park Dong-won.
Lee has gradually adapted to the first team by hitting his first home run since his debut at the match against KIA in Gwangju on Wednesday. LG has been operating the entry list as two catchers throughout the season. In fact, when LG recruited Park Dong-won, its plan was simple. When the proven catcher Park Dong-won holds out, the team would add young players to gain experience and replace him in the long term. In fact, Park has been a strong ally to him. A system has been created where Lee can learn many things to ease the burden.
The player that comes to mind is Kim Beom-seok (21). Kim, who joined the team a year later than Lee, had higher expectations than Lee when he joined the team. Since his days at Kyungnam High School, he has been known as a catcher who can hit long balls. He was named the seventh player in the first round by LG in 2023. When Cha Myung-seok, LG's general manager, said, "Kim Bum-seok's name will become synonymous with Korean baseball," drawing attention. His remarks raised expectations that he will grow into a catcher who represents Korean baseball.
He also got a chance before Lee Joo-heon. He played in 10 games for the first team in 2023. In 2024, he had a clear idea of a backup catcher. The plan was designed to enable him to gain experience as a catcher and demonstrate his batting skills. However, as he got injured just ahead of the 2024 season, his plan started to get twisted little by little. He suffered from weight loss controversy and played in 70 games last year, but failed to properly play in camp again ahead of this season due to his injury.
The entry limit for the first team is tight to pay taxes to multiple catchers. He is the catcher who backed up after all in a situation where Park Dong-won, the main player, holds out. LG's tax bill originally had the name Kim Bum-seok written on it, but now it has changed to Lee Ju-heon. It has been a while since Kim Bum-seok was excluded from manager Yeom's explanation of his plan. As high expectations were expected, the disappointment is also great.
He seemed to be waiting for a call-up in the Futures League (minority league), but he has not displayed strong batting performance, which is his strength, with a batting average of 0.214 with two homers, five RBIs and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.732 in 12 games this season 먹튀검증. He has no record of playing in the second division games since April 9. LG seems to be shifting to a substitute. As he still has a long way to play, it is dangerous to say for sure something at this stage, but it seems clear that regrettable time is passing.