In the second group, 80% of the breaking ball and 20% of the fast ball were thrown.”
He is having a particularly eventful season in his 5th year as a pro. From the schedule, it is different from the normal season. Prior to the regular season, he participated in the World Baseball Classic (WBC), an international competition in March, and will board the Hangzhou Asian Games (AG) team from the 22nd of next month.메이저놀이터
There were ups and downs in the unusual schedule of two international competitions during the season, and there were many changes. I recently digested an unfamiliar Futures League match, but from now on it is very important. LG Lightspeed sidearm pitcher Jung Woo-young (24) is facing the most important moment in his career so far.
The 2nd group adjustment period is over. On the 22nd, LG coach Yeom Gyeong-yeop said, “Wooyoung will return to the first team tomorrow. I will be enrolled in group 1. He threw in the second group, where he threw a lot of breaking balls. He threw at a rate of 80% breaking balls and 20% fast balls.”
It is Jung Woo-young, who is in his 5th year as a pro, and has only appeared in 4 games in the Futures League until last year. In all four games, he went down to the 2nd team due to injury or deterioration in condition, and started as a process of preparing to return to the 1st team. Last year, there was no appearance in the Futures League, and on the 19th, he stood on the stage of the Futures League for the first time in about two years. He had 1 perfect inning against Hanwha in the Futures League on the 19th, and 1 hit and 1 strikeout in 1 inning against Hanwha in the Futures League on the 20th.
According to Yeom, the breaking pitches Jung Woo-young threw in the 2nd team were curveballs and changeups. Jung Woo-young, who was in fact a one-pitch two-seam fastball, paid attention to installing a new pitch throughout the season. In the process, he also experienced confusion. As he threw a curveball and changeup, he seemed to go a three-pitch, then came back to a two-seam one-pitch.
As a result, with an ERA of 4.43, a WHIP (on-base percentage per inning) of 1.59, and a batting average of 0.307, he is leaving a masterpiece unlike Jung Woo-young. Considered one of the most difficult pitchers in the league, he is having a career-low season that is completely different from the past four years. Jung Woo-young’s career batting average is 0.225, WHIP is 1.21, and his ERA is 3.15. He had a batting average of 10% in both 2020 and 2021, and his batting average was 0.230 last year as well.
| Jung Woo-young breathes a sigh of relief after blocking the 2023 professional baseball LG Twins and Kiwoom Heroes game at Jamsil Stadium on the 3rd with a scoreless run in the top of the 12th inning with one out and bases loaded. 2023.08.03.Reporter Kang Young-jo kanjo@sportsseoul.com |
There are two problems, anxiety and familiarity. Now, hitters in the KBO League do not feel much fear from Jung Woo-young’s two-seam speed exceeding 150 km per hour. From the batter’s point of view, if the pitcher is not in control and preoccupies an advantageous count, he can create good results by aiming for the two-seam driven to the middle. Jung Woo-young is having a difficult season with a lot of hits due to insecurity in pitching, and he is familiar with hitters.
So he tries to find a breakthrough with a breaking ball. He hasn’t been consistent all season, but there are occasional moments where he gets hitters to stand still by catching counts with his curveball. He easily preempted the strike count, and hitters were confused when a slow ball came in. If a changeup that can be used as a deciding ball against left-handed batters is established here, completely different results can come out.
There is no time leeway. If it is sluggish again, I have to go to AG with a heavy heart. With about a month left until the AG convening date, you have to prove your Taegeuk mark qualification for the next month. If it is revived, it will be a winning card for winning the AG gold medal as well as reaching the top in LG.In many ways, it became the most important period for Jung Woo-young. In the future, each and every appearance in the first team will inevitably be a test bed.