SSG and KT made a one-on-one trade after the end of the 2024 season, drawing keen attention from the public. Instead of giving up Oh Won-seok (24), the left-hander that SSG has been striving to raise, it is seeking to beef up its power by recruiting Kim Min (26), a right-handed fireballer.토토사이트
Although Kim Min is two years older, it is attractive that he has solved the military problem, unlike Oh Won-seok. Another advantage is that it can be used in both the starter and the bullpen. One concern, however, is that he threw too much in 2024. That's a lot, too. Usually, a player who suddenly throws a lot of innings in a season usually has aftereffects afterwards. Kim Min is a former starter and has a history of throwing 150 ⅔ innings in 2019, but he cannot see the starter and the bullpen on the same basis.
Kim played in 71 games in the first division in 2024. He was a half-hearted player until the start of the season, but he continued his promotion by showing good performance. He became an indispensable player at the end of the season. However, he played many innings in the process. He also played multiple innings. As a result, he pitched a total of 77 ⅓ innings in the first division. It is not just this. Kim pitched in 13 ⅓ innings in the second division last year. He pitched in 90 ⅔ innings in both the first and second divisions. The second division had to play as a starter, but the first division was in the bullpen.
In fact, there was a tendency that performance deteriorated at the end of the season, and the aftereffects may have been revealed even at the end of the 2024 season. It is not that SSG cannot read numbers, but it was a trade that was conducted after clearly confirming the fact. However, SSG has its own confidence. It confirmed that there is no major abnormality in its physical condition, and that its tendency has changed a lot since completing military service at the military athletic unit. As it is seriously jumping into baseball and tasted the success of last year, it is expected that this will lead to more thorough self-management.
Kim Min made an attractive pitch, showing a fastball over 150 kilometers per hour. With his position drawing attention, SSG manager Lee Sung-yong's first choice is a bullpen. Along with Cho Byung-hyun and Noh Kyung-eun, we expect Kim Min to play a key role in the bullpen. On top of that, if Seo Jin-yong, who was somewhat sluggish in 2024, survives, the bullpen must-win team, which will keep the 6th to 9th innings, can be armed with a powerful ball. If the starting pitchers' innings are better than last year, it is calculated that baseball to keep will be possible.
In the long run, he is also a potential starter. He puts his team in the bullpen for now, but he has solved the military issue at a young age. When he joined KT, he had high expectations as a starter and had an experience looking back on the actual starting rotation. Currently, Kim Kwang-hyun, Moon Seung-won, and Park Jong-hoon, who are considered as native starters, are all in their mid-30s. We cannot guarantee the team's starting lineup four to five years from now. With the development of starting resources somewhat slow after producing Big Jong-hoon Moon Seung-won, Kim Min can be one of the good cards in the future.
Kim Min is also waiting for the 2025 season with renewed determination. After the trade, he trained at Ganghwa's team's second-tier facility. He originally considered joining the wrap-up camp in Kagoshima, but since he played many innings last year, he left it for Korea because he thought that recovery should be a priority over pitching. Since then, he has continued training in Incheon and is planning for a new season. If Kim Min's shoulder shows that his 2024 performance is not a fluke, SSG's 2025 bullpen operation plan could be significantly brighter.