"Is this the effect of bringing set-up man to 5.2 billion won..." Jang Hyun-sik's declaration of reconstruction of the "winning bullpen" by Yum Liang was the starting point. "There are a lot of resources to grow next year."

"Is this the effect of bringing set-up man to 5.2 billion won..." Jang Hyun-sik's declaration of reconstruction of the "winning bullpen" by Yum Liang was the starting point. "There are a lot of resources to grow next year."

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LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop declared the reconstruction of the "strongest bullpen" that made him the first championship in 29 years.스포츠토토

Manager Yeom took over as LG manager in 2023 and focused on strengthening the bullpen from the off-season training, and as a result, he achieved the strongest bullpen of the "all must-win group" that is unrivalled by the other team in quantity and quality, and that became a foothold to overcome the weaknesses of the weak starters. In the second game of the Korean Series against KT Wiz, starter Choi Won-tae allowed four runs with only one out count, but after that, starting with Lee Jung-yong, seven must-win groups, including Jung Woo-young, Kim Jin-sung, Baek Seung-hyun, Yoo Young-chan, Ham Deok-ju and Ko Woo-seok, blocked KT's batters without losing a point, and Park Dong-won's come-from-behind two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth inning made a dramatic come-from-behind victory of 5-4. As the game became a turning point, LG won games down to Game 3, 4, and 5, winning the first championship in 29 years.

This year, however, was different. LG's bull pen prop disappeared due to closing pitcher Ko Woo-seok's advance to the U.S., Lee Jung-yong's enlistment in the military, and Ham Deok-ju's surgery. Yoo Young-chan was chosen as the closing pitcher, and a new must-win group was sought after by veteran Kim Jin-sung, but it was not easy. There were many ups and downs, and in fact, the must-win group had to finish the season with only Yoo Young-chan and Kim Jin-sung. The result was disastrous. He was eliminated in the playoffs, and ended up in the third place without achieving his goal of advancing to the Korean Series for two consecutive years.

In the next season, LG needs to solve its homework to generate a must-win group to regain the championship trophy. LG then made a decision. Jang Hyun-sik, one of the biggest bull pen pitchers in the FA market, entered the scramble for the position and bet a total of 5.2 billion won (approx. He took the lead by guaranteeing the entire amount of money without incentives, and added a Seoul premium to win the hearts of Jang Hyun-sik, a Seoul High School graduate.

Manager Yeom is smiling brightly at the unexpected gift. "When we had a meeting before the FA, I thought we needed to strengthen the bullpen, but how about we do it so that our promising players are not taken away? I didn't want to put pressure on the team," Yeom said. "A few days later, General Manager Cha Myung-seok asked Jang Hyun-sik whether it would be better to bring him as a good player to bring anyway, and I said it would be good for him. And things went well after that, so we can bring him back," he said.

With Jang Hyun-sik, LG will be able to build a pillar of the must-win group with Yoo Young-chan and Kim Jin-sung. If the starting pitcher throws up to the sixth inning, Kim Jin-sung and Jang Hyun-sik will block the seventh and eighth innings, and Yoo Young-chan will be able to finish the game in the ninth inning. There will be no need to worry about the seventh inning like this year, or Yoo Young-chan will come out from the eighth inning to throw multiple innings. As he has more leeway in the must-win group, he can build the must-win group even more solidly.

In particular, there will be more candidates for the must-win group next season. This year, there were many pitchers who were running away, but there were few pitchers who were added, so it was difficult to raise only those players in the end. Next year, we can raise and use many candidates to grow them.
Manager Yeom said, "(Jung) Woo-young has improved, and Baek Seung-hyun and Park Myung-geun are also showing good performances in the closing camp," adding, "Lee Jong-joon and Heo Jun-hyuk and Lim Jun-hyung are in the closing camp, and these guys are also okay. If I take the spring camp and raise it, I don't know who will come out, but wouldn't it be a success if only two people are big?"

"We have more resources to grow next year than this year," Yeom said. "We took a lot of pitchers and raised them during the spring camp last year (2023), and we got good results. I will take a lot of them this time as well and make a good team like last year," Yeom said. "If we grow up as young players come up one by one and gain experience, we will be able to make a bullpen session when we won the championship."

The anticipated effect of bringing in Jang is enormous. "Since the club gave us a present with great strength, we have to repay you with our performance," Yeom said, expressing his determination to regain the championship title.