The 'first issuance in Korea' trade is a huge hit, and the league is disgraced No. 1 in the league. How on earth?"I feel at ease"

The 'first issuance in Korea' trade is a huge hit, and the league is disgraced No. 1 in the league. How on earth?"I feel at ease"

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I think we're the ace. What's going to change? He's at ease."

KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul smiles naturally when talking about Oh Won-seok (24). KT is expected to make a huge hit in the trade. KT has already made a trade deal with SSG Landers ahead of this season. KT acquired left-hander Oh Won-seok, who was once called the "second Kim Kwang-hyun" from SSG, and gave up right-hander Kim Min (26). It was a huge trade in exchange for potential nominees for each team.스포츠토토

Oh failed to burst his potential in the SSG. He has good pitching, but his ball control has always been a problem. Since 2021, when he was in his second year as a professional player, he has constantly tried to become an ace in the starting rotation, but he only posted 27 wins and 34 losses and an ERA of 5.13 in 98 games he played in the SSG.

Cha wanted to remain a promising player who could not burst his potential on the professional stage. Oh Won-seok has faced a turning point in his baseball career through the trade. As a former famous pitcher, Lee had a reputation as a pitcher trainer since his coaching days, people are wondering whether Oh will be able to change.

So far, it has been a huge success. Oh is confidently competing with the first-choice teams in the league, with five wins and two losses, 50 innings and an ERA of 2.34 in nine games. The ERA ranks seventh overall in the league and second after LG Twins' Lim Chan-kyu (1.99), who ranks first among domestic pitchers.

Ahead of the game against the LG Twins in Jamsil on Wednesday, Lee said, "We are like ace pitchers. They say we are the fifth starting pitcher, but foreign pitchers are rather the fourth and fifth starting pitcher," smiling jokingly.

In fact, he has not completely overcome his anxiety over his ball control. Rather, he is ranking No. 1 in the league's disgraceful record. Oh had 4.32 walks per nine innings through Saturday. He is the No. 1 pitcher who finished the regular innings. The figure is very high considering that the league average is 2.87.

The record says Oh Won-seok is the starting pitcher with the worst control in the league, but how does he maintain the ERA in the two-point range? Manager Lee cited catcher Jang Sung-woo's ball mix and change-ups handed down by KT pitching coach Je Chun-mo as points.

Manager Lee said, "Now I have much better ball control than Cuevas (laughs). I'm also friends with (Small) Hyungjun, and I think I get a lot of help from him. You can learn a lot from Hyungjun. Because Hyungjun is so mentally strong. At first, (Oh Won-seok) had a new talent in his chest, but now he seems to have stabilized. The ball power itself was good originally. If there's one big thing, it's a combination of (long) Sungwoo's balls. Since the combination of balls in our team is so different from when I was at SSG, I think Oh Won-seok was like, 'Oh, what is it?' I think our team doesn't use a manned ball. Seongwoo seems to be big for Won-seok. I think the ball combination went up by more than 30% compared to last year's slider combination. Coach Je Chun-mo corrected the ball a little bit, and I think he's gotten a lot better. Originally, my coach pitched the changeup well. I learned something like grip and I think the changeup got better."

Jang Sung-woo said, "(Oh) Won-seok tends to have jagged control, so there is nothing else, and he leads in a way that makes him throw strikes unconditionally. He said, "I'm doing well in control that day, and I'm making sure to throw mainly pitches that can target the strike zone."

Even though his frequent walks do not differ significantly from his SSG days, Oh's attitude on the mound has changed 180 degrees. This is also an important point.

"He said he feels comfortable. Pitchers who throw walks usually fight against the bench. You can say that you won't let him fight against the bench. You would be like, 'He's not changing? He's really not changing.' He doesn't fight against the bench, but fights against the batter. That's how he feels comfortable. I said, 'Hey Bae Je-sung (a representative pitcher with many walks in the kt) also threw like that, but if it were you, I can stand it'. The pitching coach is changing his mind by sending him walks and telling him not to get a hit," he said with a smile.

Manager Lee explained that Oh is in good spirits this year. Oh Won-seok is the No. 1 starter among KT's starting pitchers with 3.89 points per game this season.

Coach Lee said, "Whether it's the first starter of the opposing team or whoever comes out, if Won-seok comes out, he bats a lot. He has good scoring support. If Hyeong-jun and (Ko) Young-pyo go out, they can't win if they give one or two points, which is interesting. And it's not a situation that's going to happen, but there are many cases where the game flows and it's unraveling," he said, seriously analyzing that the energy of space is gathering for Oh Won-seok this year.