"Kim Young-woong and Lee Jae-hyun are able to GG enough" Captain's wish, go beyond Samsung's 'one-hit wonder' precondition for 'presidential challenge'
"Kim Young-woong and Lee Jae-hyun are able to GG enough" Captain's wish, go beyond Samsung's 'one-hit wonder' precondition for 'presidential challenge'
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"As Kim Do-young first received this year, we have (Kim) Hero or (Lee) Jae-hyun."
Since 2015, Samsung Lions has been at the bottom of the list. Unfortunately, the team finished second after the tiebreaker in 2021, but it lacked continuity. This made Samsung's performance this season all the more surprising.
Although it was a year of even performance overall, including foreign players, we cannot forget the surprising rebound of players who recorded career high.
Among them, Kim Young-woong and Lee Jae-hyun, mentioned by Captain Koo Ja-wook (31), played the most important roles. The two were Samsung's main third baseman and shortstop, respectively, who were active throughout the season.
Kim Young-woong was Samsung's biggest hit this season. He wore the uniform as the third-ranked team in the first round of the second round in 2022, but continued sluggish performance in the previous two seasons. However, he showed off his presence in 126 games this season with a batting average of 0.252, 28 homers, 79 RBIs, 65 runs and nine steals, an on-base percentage of 0.321, an on-base plus slugging percentage of 0.486, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.806. He also played a role of troubleshooter for Samsung with a batting average of 0.310.
His luck followed. Lee Jae-hyun couldn't play due to injury early in the season, and Kim Young-woong filled the spot, showing a possibility and later secured Samsung's third base. Kim suggested holding the bat short due to poor batting performance, but Kim did not give up, and this belief eventually made him a flagship player of Samsung.
Despite his poor performance, he had so much potential that he wanted a trade card from another team, but he grew into one of Samsung's symbols by making good use of long-range tools with steady opportunities.
Lee Jae-hyun also stood out. After joining Samsung through the first round of designation in 2022, Lee showed potential from the first season and took over as Samsung's shortstop position by playing in 143 games last year. However, his performance this season was even more surprising. Due to injury, he played in 109 games, but spent the career-high season with a batting average of 0.260 with 14 homers, 66 RBIs and 71 runs scored, an on-base percentage of 0.365 and a slugging percentage of 0.419 and an OPS of 0.784 . He also had 11 errors, which was much lower than the Golden Glove contenders. If not for the injury, the Golden Glove would have been a challenge for shortstop as well.
At the Golden Glove Awards on the 13th, Samsung captain Koo Ja-wook wore golden gloves alongside Kang Min-ho. He couldn't hide his joy, but on the other hand, he hoped to be on stage with the players who will carry the future of the team.
Koo Ja-wook told reporters after the ceremony, "Didn't Kim Do-young do a great job again this season? We have players of her age like Kim Do-young. Kim Young-woong and Lee Jae-hyun," adding, "Just as Kim Do-young received the award for the first time this year, I hope she will do better than Kim Do-young next year and Jae-hyun will have the ability to receive the award. I hope she will train hard and stand here together and feel the emotional moment." 안전놀이터
Lee Jae-hyun is sweating profusely in other countries even when others are taking a break after the end of the season. He is giving special training to pitcher Hwang Dong-jae at the Cressey Sports Performance (CSP), a baseball program facility located in West Palm Beach, Florida.