New Three Musketeers up to 155km, less intense than Hyunjin and Kwanghyun...Need to nurture and manage
New Three Musketeers up to 155km, less intense than Hyunjin and Kwanghyun...Need to nurture and manage
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The 2025 KBO League "The Three New Musketeers" made their regular season debut with strong impressions. At the 2025 Rookie Draft held last year, Chung Hyeon-woo (Kium Heroes), Jung Woo-joo (Hanwha Eagles) and Bae Chan-seung (Samsung Lions) were picked as the first to third overall picks. The three pitchers joined the opening entry of this season and pitched well in their first appearance.
Chung Hyeon-woo had a starting win (six runs and four earned runs in five innings) against the Kia Tigers on April 26. Jung Woo-joo and Bae Chan-seung each pitched in relief, allowing no runs in one inning and throwing fastballs with a maximum speed of 155 km/h.
Some compare their performances to those of rookie Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha Eagles) in 2006 and rookie Kim Kwang-hyun (SSG Landers) in 2007. However, I think this year's rookies did not match the impressions that Ryu Hyun-jin and Kim Kwang-hyun showed during their debut season.
Ryu Hyun-jin won 18-6 with a 2.23 ERA and 206 strikeouts during the rookie season, achieving the MVP of the regular season with pitcher Cripple Troun. Kim Kwang-hyun posted a 3-7 record and 3.62 ERA during the regular season, and showed good pitching leading the SK Wyverns to come from behind to win the Korean Series. 먹튀검증
Ryu Hyun-jin and Kim Kwang-hyun's maximum speed as rookies was about 151 kilometers. The command to throw the ball wherever you want and the corner walk to the corner of the strike zone stood out.
This year, the three rookie pitchers are faster than their seniors. However, there is a high possibility that the speed will decrease if they keep pitching. His ball control and command seemed to be inferior to his seniors. It would be nice to throw strikes while throwing fast balls, but if his ball control is not supported, the number of pitches will increase and he will only use more strength.
After all, the roles of coaches and coaches are important. The three players' teams should pay more attention to fostering them. How many pitchers have disappeared silently due to poor ball control even if the ball is fast? Jung Woo-joo was the simplest among the three rookies this year.
It is also necessary to manage the number of pitches and the interval between pitches. Chung Hyeon-woo was listed as the 12th high school graduate rookie in his debut game on April 26, but the Kiwoom bench's choice to throw 122 pitches also left room for controversy. Kiwoom kept putting Chung on the mound to make a winning pitcher with more than 100 pitches after one out in the fifth inning.
I wonder if he really needed to create a winning pitcher. Even if he is not a rookie, he should not pitch more than 100 pitches until the second game after the opening of the regular season. The Major League in the U.S. is also increasing the number of pitches it takes as many pitches as it does in the KBO.
In contrast, starting pitchers throw more than 130 pitches in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) since their first appearance in the season. In Japanese baseball, it is possible to throw 150 to 200 pitches a day in the spring camp. Don't we throw as many pitches in the camp as in Japan? Pitchers have muscles to throw balls. It doesn't matter if the build-up is carried out step by step, but when the number of pitches is insufficient, throwing as many pitches at once can cause shoulder problems. It remains to be seen whether Chung's "debut win" will serve as a plus or minus factor.