"The six-win pitcher's transformation"...Park Sewoong's magic to win the most
"The six-win pitcher's transformation"...Park Sewoong's magic to win the most
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Lotte Giants 'Glasses Ace' Park Se-woong suffered severe ups and downs last season.
He started 30 games, the second largest number since his debut as a pro player, but won only six games (11 losses). He also had a high ERA of 4.78 while his earned runs (103) and earned run (92 earned runs) were the most since his debut.스포츠토토
This year, however, Park Se-woong became a completely different pitcher from last year.
He has garnered six wins (one loss) in seven games, and has thus reached the winning capacity of the previous season. He is the lone top scorer with multiple wins. He has also achieved quality starts (more than six innings as a starter and three earned runs or less) four times, displaying stable pitching with an ERA of 2.95.
He also broke the tired eagle jinx. He pitched six innings and three runs against the Hanwha Eagles on April 24, becoming the winning pitcher. He won the starting pitcher's first win in 1,100 days against the Hanwha Eagles.
The match highlighted Park's sense of responsibility. It was okay to replace him due to the high number of pitches he pitched until the fifth inning, but Park expressed his intention to throw another inning on the bench, and Kim Tae-hyung accepted the offer, completing a quality start.
Park Se-woong said, "At a good pace, you have to throw six or seven innings, but it's too bad and it's a burden to the bullpen if you throw five innings," adding, "The coach watched the season for a long time and managed the mound, but I was really grateful that he trusted me and entrusted me with one more inning at that time."
The club believes that Park Se-woong's key to rebound is that the difference between release points and vertical movements is much better than before. As a result, his ball speed has increased from the previous one and his ball power has improved. This means that he throws tricky pitches that are difficult for batters to target.
Park Se-woong said, "It's something I've been thinking about since last year, so I've tried to improve the offseason, but I'm satisfied because the results seem to come out as I want now."
His strikeout ability has also improved significantly. While playing 42 ⅔ innings, he struck out 53 times. He struck out 11.18 times per nine innings. He is also one of the top-ranked teams in the league in this category.
In response, Park Se-woong said, "I think the power of the direct purchase itself has improved." Park Se-woong explained that as the fastball got better, the power of the breaking ball doubled, and it became difficult for batters to determine which ball to throw.
Park Se-woong emphasized that he will make a "pitch that can last a long time in the mound" this year.
"Since I was young, I was told that starting pitchers should stand on the mound longer than starting pitchers of the opposing team. It's the same now. I want to pitch like that all the time," he said.
"The team is in a good mood right now. The biggest goal is to continue this momentum and help the team advance back to autumn baseball this year," he added.