SSG Future, Present, and New Central Pivot Led By World Cup Baby '02s' Set Up...Cho Byung-hyun, Kim Gun-woo, Cho Hyung-woo, and Ko Myung-jun
SSG Future, Present, and New Central Pivot Led By World Cup Baby '02s' Set Up...Cho Byung-hyun, Kim Gun-woo, Cho Hyung-woo, and Ko Myung-jun
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The new pivot of SSG Landers is made by people born in 2002.
SSG had been a veteran-focused team until 2022, when it became the first KBO player to win the title of "Wire to Wire." Choo Shin-soo (43), Choi Jung (38), Kim Kwang-hyun (37), and Han Yu-sum (36) all played a key role in the team's first division.스포츠토토
SSG started remodeling its team after the victory, with Jihoon Choi (28) and Park Sung-han (27) revealing their potential to take over the baton of key players. The rapid growth of players born in the 1990s was like a sign of a natural generational change.
SSG, which is gradually changing its team color to younger ones, has made new achievements this year as well. This is due to the stellar performance of those born in the 2000s as well as those born in the 1990s. Players born in 2002 including Cho Byung-hyun, Kim Gun-woo, Cho Hyung-woo, and Ko Myung-jun, who are dubbed "02's (z)" among fans, are outstanding.
Cho Byung-hyun, who settled down as the team's closing pitcher, had a good performance of 3 wins, 1 loss, 4 saves and an ERA of 0.69 in 12 games this year until the 28th. An SSG official said, "Cho Byung-hyun has become a pitcher with a completely different ball movement after being discharged from the military. The high RBI is the advantage, but the vertical movement is more than 60cm (No. 1 in the league). This is the result of 10cm increase compared to before serving in the military."
Kim Gun-woo, who is dealing with his thirst for the left-hander bullpen, showed a clean pitching with two strikeouts and no runs in two innings against the Kiwoom Heroes in Incheon on the 27th. Ahead of this season, he lowered his arm angle on the advice of pitching coach Kyung Heon-ho, and the power of the crystal ball improved as he began to use change-up, his main weapon, more comfortably than before.
Cho Hyung-woo, who immediately became an all-out catcher at the first team, is filling the gap of his main catcher Lee Ji-young's injury. "Cho's throwing has been top class since his high school days. His blocking is getting better as he has gained experience throughout the game," an SSG source said. He is also receiving favorable reviews for enabling sophisticated hitting by changing his batting form from leg kick to toe tap.
Ko Myung-joon, who settled down as a big guns first baseman, had a batting average of 0.292, two homers, 14 RBIs and six runs in 27 games until the 28th. His ability to put strength on batting this season has improved remarkably to the point that his batting speed is close to 180km/h. At the current pace, he is expected to be able to hit 20 home runs this season.
"02s," whose skills have begun to be in full bloom, is leading SSG's struggles this season with even performances in pitchers and fielders. Their performance, which broke the mold of prospects and immediately grew to full strength, makes them expect not only the present but also the future of the team.