Why Doosan gave 100 million won to a 42-year-old released student...22 hold left-hander shock cancellation → 4 consecutive throws controversy, hit SOS on left-hander muscle
Why Doosan gave 100 million won to a 42-year-old released student...22 hold left-hander shock cancellation → 4 consecutive throws controversy, hit SOS on left-hander muscle
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Who would have predicted that the Doosan Bears, which possesses the league's top left-hander Lee Byung-hun, would suffer from left-hander famine. Doosan, which had to use a desperate measure to force Kim Ho-joon to throw four consecutive games, requested a 42-year-old student to make an emergency SOS with a contract of 100 million won written on it.안전놀이터
Doosan Bears officially announced on the 17th, "We signed a total of 100 million won (80 million annual salary, 20 million incentives) with pitcher Ko Hyo-joon (42) to strengthen the left-handed bullpen."
Doosan recruited a 42-year-old veteran pitcher who is unemployed because the era of left-handedness has come. Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop originally set up a plan to form a left-handed bullpen pitcher consisting of Lee Byung-hun, who became the youngest left-handed pitcher to hold 20 holds (22 holds) last year, followed by Kim Ho-joon and Park Ji-ho. However, after Park Ji-ho left the team due to back injury, Lee Byung-hun also encountered negative factors such as enteritis, which resulted in poor pitching balance, and the plan fell through. Lee had an ERA of 5.79 in eight games.
Lee Byung-hun's unexpected slump naturally added to the burden of another left-hander, Kim Ho-joon. Kim Ho-joon joined the Doosan Bears as a pro-baseball player in 2018 and gained recognition as the head coach with his fighting spirit in this year's spring camp, which is his eighth year, but he was embroiled in controversy over his fourth consecutive game after silently playing the role of a left-hander must-win team. From the game against the Hanwha Eagles in Jamsil on the 9th to the game against the LG Twins on the 12th, he pitched to the mound for four consecutive days. As a result, the front desk turned to the market where he was released, and came to offer Ko Hyo-joon, an unemployed person, a tryout.
According to Doosan officials, Doosan first contacted Ko Hyo-joon, who is undergoing personal training at a training center, and checked his physical condition late last month. Since then, the team has held trials in Icheon for six days from April 11-16, and Ko Hyo-joon showed off his robustness by throwing a 147-kilometer fastball, a maximum speed limit, overshadowing his 42-year-old age.
"I made my own body, but I kept my speed in the mid-140km/h range. I also followed the breaking ball control and tracking data. We confirmed the improvement of various data such as vertical movement compared to last year and proceeded with the contract today (17th)," Doosan said in the back story of the contract.
"Ko is a veteran with 23 years of experience. He will likely be used a lot in the bullpen. As an experienced veteran, I also expect him to serve as a mentor for Doosan's bullpen, which has many young players," he said.
Ko Hyo-joon signed a contract with Doosan as he was released from SSG Landers after the end of last season. The first-team registration will be available from May 1, and Ko is expected to be called by coach Lee Seung-yeop after elevating his sense of play in the Futures team until then.
"I sincerely thank the Doosan Bears for giving me the opportunity to extend my active duty. I will do my best to burn the last flame in the Doosan Bears uniform," said Ko Hyo-joon, who has extended his active duty after overcoming the crisis of retirement.
Ko Hyo-joon, who joined the Lotte Giants as the sixth-ranked player in the second round of the 2002 Lotte Giants, went through the SK Wyverns, KIA Tigers, Lotte, LG, and SSG, recording an ERA of 5.27 in 890 innings with 47 wins, 54 losses, four saves and 56 holds in 601 games over 23 years. Last year, he was notified of the release of SSG with 2 wins, 1 loss and 5 holds with an 8.18 ERA in 26 games.