As kbo opened on the 5th, interest in 'Super Rookie' is also hot. Rookie was the part of Jin Woo-yong last season. Based on this, he made his name to the national team and predicted the birth of kbo star. Rookie competition, which is only once in his career, is attracting attention from many fans this season. I have picked the players who are noticed by team.
The Rookie candidate is considered to be the "0th place." KT coach Lee Kang-chul nailed him with a four-star lead without hesitation. He is also seeking 10 wins, and if he wins 10, he will be the birth of a new high school pitcher in 14 years. He had an average ERA of 2.00 in his own Cheongbaekjeon, and in the practice game against the Hanwha Eagles on the 21st of last month, he finished his professional adaptation with only 6 innings, 5 hits, 2 walks and 1 run.
LG Twins, which succeeded in releasing Rookie in 22 years with Jeong Woo-yeong last year, challenges Rookie for the second consecutive year. Lee Min-ho, Kim Yun-stock are highly anticipated; the team's own evaluation game has caught LG's Ryu Joong-il's radar. If the 5th selection Lim Chan-gyu is sluggish, it may be put into the 5th selection.
Lee Min-ho has a great advantage of 150km high speed. In the team's own evaluation match, Kim Hyun-soo, and Jin Keun-woo, who are playing a heavy game, showed a new figure. Kim Yun-stock is impressive in his move, which flows like water from a soft pitching form, and the impact of their performance on LG is quite large. If the team's performance improves according to their performance, LG's second consecutive year of Rookie emissions is not a dream.
Choi Jihun (SK Wyverns) also jumps into the Rookie competition, which has a painful past: He fell for a Rookie draft after graduating from high school. However, he was named to SK this season after he was selected to the UEFA Champions League by the university. In spring camp and team's own evaluation match, he made a strong impression with his fast feet and strong shoulders, and he is highly rated in defense with his batting ability and ability to play. It is also evaluated as a resource to replace SK's outfielders Noh Soo-kwang, Han Dong-min, Ko Jong-wook and Kim Kang-min.
Kim Ji-chan (Samsung Lions) has been performing very well, and he has been noted as the shortest player registered for the kbo UEFA Champions League this season. However, he broke his prejudices about the body during his amateur days. Last year, he won .531 and 10 points and 9 steals at the World Youth Baseball Championships, winning the Best Strike, the Most Stolen, and the Best Defensive Award.
With his fast feet and muscular play, he is looking forward to being called the second Jeong Keun-woo. Heo Gu-yeon praised Kim Ji-chan, saying, "I am tall, but I have all three balls and three balls and I have excellent baseball sense."