Jang Hyun-sik, Kim Moo-shin, Choi Jun-yong...LG-Samsung-Lotte's 'Dong-Byeong-Ryeon' With Mound Hole
Jang Hyun-sik, Kim Moo-shin, Choi Jun-yong...LG-Samsung-Lotte's 'Dong-Byeong-Ryeon' With Mound Hole
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An injury warning has been issued to KBO League clubs undergoing spring camp. The LG Twins, Samsung Lions, and Lotte Giants have suffered a setback in their planned mound management plan due to injuries to key bullpen pitchers.먹튀검증
The most worrisome part in the spring camp is by far "injury." If a main player falls out due to an injury in the spring camp, where people are preparing for farming during the entire season, the loss will be considerable. If the injury is serious and leads to long-term flight, it will inevitably have an adverse effect on the early race.
Everyone does their best to prevent injuries, but it is also an injury that cannot be prevented 100%. There are already clubs whose main players have been injured.
Jang Hyun-sik, a bullpen pitcher recruited by signing a four-year free agent (FA) contract for a total of 5.2 billion won, was injured.
Jang Hyun-sik, who contributed to the combined championship as a member of the KIA Tigers last year, signed a large contract with LG after the end of the season and took on new challenges.
As Yoo Young-chan, who finished last season, went to the operating table due to injury, LG selected Jang Hyun-sik as the new closing pitcher, which caused unexpected injuries.
Jang Hyun-sik, who injured his ankle after tripping his right foot at a U.S. spring camp on the 17th, returned home early and was examined at a domestic hospital, and was found to have ruptured ligaments outside his right foot.
It will take about four weeks for him to return to the team. If recovery progresses smoothly, he will be able to return in time for the opening game, but he is cautious. For now, LG plans to use rookie right-hander Kim Young-woo as its temporary closing pitcher until Jang Hyun-sik returns.
Samsung also faced unfavorable factors such as core bullpen Kim Moo-shin (former Kim Yoon-soo) being injured.
Kim complained of elbow pain during bullpen pitching on the 12th, and as a result of the examination, he received a medical opinion that surgery such as internal ligament damage was necessary in addition to flexor muscle damage.
Kim will soon undergo Tommy John surgery to reconstruct the medial collateral ligament. It is safe to say that it is actually a season out because it generally takes at least a year to recover.
Kim Moo-shin's departure is fatal. Kim Yun-soo, who throws fastballs measuring more than 150 kilometers, is indispensable to Samsung's bullpen. Notably, Kim's sudden departure is all the more regrettable as he raised expectations through stellar pitching in the postseason last year.
After the end of last season, he even changed his name for a better future, but due to unexpected injuries, he couldn't even play and promised a year later. Rookie Bae Chan-seung, who stood out in the spring camp, is considered as a substitute to fill Kim Moo-shin's gap.
Lotte's core bullpen Choi Jun-yong was also out due to injury.
During the first spring camp in Tainan, Taiwan, Choi Jun-yong was found to have abnormal symptoms in his elbow during a team doctor's examination that visited the camp site.
He returned home early on the 18th, three days before the end of the camp, and was diagnosed with fine damage to the elbow ligament after undergoing a thorough examination on the 19th. The rehabilitation period is expected to take two to three weeks, and he is expected to return in April.
Choi, who underwent shoulder joint surgery in August last year, participated in this year's spring camp normally and was preparing for the opening of the season. This time, however, he has an elbow injury, not a shoulder injury. "The elbow injury has nothing to do with the shoulder surgery," Lotte said.
With Choi Jun-yong out, Lotte's bullpen concept was also out of line. Until Choi Jun-yong returns, his dependence on other must-win groups will inevitably increase. He is in trouble of finding another bullpen pitcher to fill Choi Jun-yong's vacancy before overloading the two.