Hanwha recruited infielder Shim Woo-joon two days after the 20225 FA (Free Agent) market opened in November, and signed pitcher Um Sang-baek the next day. Um Sang-baek wore a Hanwha uniform for up to 7.8 billion won, including a four-year contract period, a down payment of 3.4 billion won, an annual salary of 3.25 billion won and an option of 1.15 billion won.스포츠토토
Um Sang-baek made his professional debut in 2015 as the first designated member of the KT Wiz, and played his first regular innings with 156 ⅔ innings this season, achieving his personal record of 13 wins (10 losses) and posting an ERA of 4.88. His overall record was 45 wins and 44 losses, 28 holds, 3 saves and an ERA of 4.82 in 764 ⅓ innings in 305 games.
How do you call baseball pitcher's play, or starting pitcher's play in particular? For Hanwha, which has struggled to cultivate foreign pitchers in recent years and has seen the growth of young pitchers slow down, joining the team as a starter who is capable of achieving the specified innings and experienced in the team is highly reliable.
Last season, Ryu was the only one who pitched 158 ⅓ innings in the Hanwha Eagles. After Ryu, Moon Dong-ju pitched 111 ⅓, the second-most innings in his team, while Jaime Barria and Ryan Weiss, who were substitutes for foreign players, pitched 92 ⅔ and 91 ⅔, respectively. Rookie Hwang Joon-seo (72 innings) and closing pitcher Joo Hyun-sang (71 ⅓ innings) are next. Just looking at his records clearly shows that Hanwha's starting lineup did not work properly.
He brought him with a large sum of money. In other words, Hanwha's investment means "money and money" when Um Sang-baek plays in a healthy rotation for a season. As such, expectations for Um are high. It is hard for one player to change teams, but when one player fails to meet expectations, the team falters.
Um Sang-baek also came this far as he grew up. He had ups and downs in the previous season, but he overcame them and set his personal record of winning the most. "I started with 1-6 losses. Still, it worked because I put it down and did what I had to do without being greedy. Since I did what I was doing, batters naturally hit me well and pitchers also blocked me well. I pitched well once or twice like that, and won 13 games like that."
When asked how much he would be satisfied with the upcoming season, Um said, "Full-time selection." "The whole pitcher's plan can be determined only when there is a full-time selection. Of course, it would be better if he does better," he said. "The first thing to do is to take care of your body. You should not get sick."
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