LG manager Yeom Kyung-yup reflected on what went well and what went wrong this season with the finish line in sight. In terms of the mound operation, the planned development and bold choices led to good results, but he expressed disappointment in the outfield operation.
Before the game against Samsung on the 28th, Yeom said, "I prepared to a certain extent to not repeat the mistakes I made in the past. I looked back at all the seasons I played in the past two years and reflected on them, and based on that, I made a plan for this year. Usually, even if it's only 50%, it's a good season, a successful season. This year, I think 70% of it came true."
A big part of that 70 percent is on the mound. The team's plan to build a new pitching staff from camp was realized. Ham Deok-ju, Yoo Young-chan, Baek Seung-hyun, and Park Myung-geun were all in charge of the second half of the game. With seven pitchers recording saves, the bullpen was able to go beyond the bullpen and build a closer.
In the starting rotation, the team boldly rested Kim Yoon-sik and moved Lee Jung-yong, who had struggled in the middle, to the top of the lineup. In fact, at the end of the season, LG has been steadily racking up wins with its most stable rotation. 먹튀검증
The 30% unfilled spot is in the outfield. "In camp, we planned to give Son Ho-young, Lee Jae-won, and Song Chan-i roles, and we planned to rotate the outfield while they played consistently, but it didn't work out," says Yeom. "People say we have good team depth, but the outfield doesn't. We relied too much on our starters. This year, we played virtually every game with our best nine. We didn't have the substitutes we needed to win late in games. (Kim) Min-sung was really the only one who held on. It's a shame that we didn't have a full rotation."
"I'm grateful to the players who managed to survive without any major injuries. The training staff did a great job. They did a great job to keep the players injury-free and in good shape. All I could do was minimize the training time, so I tried to get them to train less," he said.
He also looked ahead to next season. "Next year, we need to develop young beasts again. (Kim) Bum-seok should be added to the rotation so that we can become a rotation again," he said as he watched the team fill in the disappointing 30 percent.
8.5 games behind second-place KT. No. 1 LG is the magic number 6 in the pennant race. On this day, LG's lineup was Hong Chang-ki (right fielder), Park Hae-min (center fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter), Kim Min-sung (first baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Park Dong-won (catcher), Lee Jae-won (left fielder), and Shin Min-jae (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Lee Jung-yong.