The Keibio (KBO) Rookie award is a prize that professional baseball players receive only once in their lifetime. It is a glorious award for individual players, and it is a sign that baseball fans will be born a new star. Hyun-jin Ryu, who plays in the US major leagues, Oh Seung-hwan, who set the Asian save record, and Choi Hyung-woo, Seo Gun-chang and Lee Jung-hoo, who are in charge of Keibio, are all from Rookie awards.
With professional baseball in the middle of this season, there is a controversy over the Rookie award.
First, Keiti (kt)'s high school diploma Mini standard (19) takes a step ahead. Mini standard, who has seven wins (5 losses) as of Tuesday, is on the verge of entering 10 wins. The last time a high school graduate has won more than 10 wins in his first year of joining is the last time Hyun-jin Ryu (Toronto Blue Jays) has won 18 games in 2006. If Mini standard wins three more wins, it will be the birth of a high school graduate, a 10-win Pitcher, in 14 years.
He is a starter in 14 Kyonggi and has six quality starts (less than three earned runs in six innings) and is faithful in content. Recently, 3Kyonggi has been winning consecutive wins and his condition is good, so he is expected to win 10 wins. Lee Kang-chul, coach of Keiti, said, "Despine and Mini standard are the most reliable Pitchers on our team."
“Mini standard Pitcher is doing so well than expected, so it feels like there is no competitor,” said Ahn Chi-yong, a commentator. If he wins 10, the Rookie award is likely to be won. "
The player closely chasing behind Mini standard is Changwon LG Sakers (LG)'s Pitcher Lee Min-ho (19), who is the same age as Mini standard, and is the same height at 1m89cm. Lee Min-ho, who has won four games (two losses) in 11 Kyonggi, seems to be pushed by the Mini standard when looking at the odds. However, Earned run average (2.97), winning percentage (0.667) and hit percentage (0.229) are all ahead of Mini standard.
Lee Min-ho also showed a remarkable pitching from Samsung on June 2 to Doosan on July 26 to prevent more than 5 innings in 6Kyonggi consecutive times. Changwon LG Sakers started rotation once every 10 days and did not fill the regulation innings, but it does not matter when you go to the end of the league.
Ryu Jung-il says, "It is a pity to go on a pitch once a day," on a pitch that takes the timing of the batter by mixing a fast fastball with a speed of 150 km / h, a slider with a speed of 140 km / h, and a sharp curve.
“Lee Min-ho is losing money because he starts the game once every ten days,” said Jang Sung-ho, a commentator. “I think it’s undervalued,” he said.
Lorraine's high school graduate, Pitcher Jung Hae-young (19), is also mentioned as a candidate for the Rookie award, playing a role as a winner of Lorraine, which recently missed Moon Kyung-chan. Earned run average 1.53 points in four wins and two holds, but it seems difficult to fill a regular innings because it is a bullpen.
There are no clear candidates on the other side. Choi Ji-hoon (23) of SK, who has a .27 batting average, is mentioned.
Mini standard, 7th win...two-digit win front Lee Min-ho, Earned run average and no clear candidate for the hitter.