'New In King' Kim Taek-yeon becomes stronger..."Staminer, left-handed batter, and development of 3 pitches"
'New In King' Kim Taek-yeon becomes stronger..."Staminer, left-handed batter, and development of 3 pitches"
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"My score this year is 70."
Kim Taek-yeon (20, Doosan Bears), who beat his competitors to become the overwhelming rookie of the year, replied to the question of scoring his performance this year.
At the KBO Awards held on the 26th, Kim Taek-yeon was honored with 92.08% of the vote (93 out of 101 votes).
It was natural for Kim Taek-yeon to become the Rookie of the Year, who has been active in the must-win group since his debut season, making 10 saves (19 years, 1 month and 20 days) and setting a new record for the most saves in a single season as a high school graduate.
However, Kim was wary of "laziness" rather than joy about winning the award. "I will prepare well during the off-season and get the remaining 30 points," he said.
There are a total of three complementary factors revealed by Kim Taek-yeon: stamina, targeting left-handed hitters, and developing three pitches.
Kim pitched in 60 games and played 65 innings this year. This is a fairly high number among bullpen pitchers. In addition, he also played in the Premier 12 after the end of the season under the Korean national flag. Some said that the schedule would be too much for rookies who are not good at managing their physical condition yet.
"I felt that I lost my strength at the end of the season, and I was not in normal condition during the Premier 12 (as a result)," Kim Taek-yeon said. "I felt that I had to prepare well for the physical part."
Complementing the weaknesses of left-handed hitters is also a task.
Kim Taek-yeon has been weaker than right-handed hitters during the regular season. The batting average against right-handed hitters was 0.177, while that against left-handed hitters was 0.259. He also gave up far more walks to left-handed hitters (21), compared to right-handed hitters (10).
The development of the third game type is a countermeasure to efficiently deal with left-handed hitters.
Kim Taek-yeon is a "two-pitch" pitcher who mainly uses fastballs and sliders. His fastball pitching doubled the effectiveness of sliders, but as he experienced the season, he strongly felt the need for another crystal ball.
"I thought there was no effective way to make a pitch against a left-handed hitter. My goal is to develop a third pitch while further enhancing the completeness of the second pitch (slider) and making the opponent team pay attention," said Kim Taek-yeon.
Kim Taek-yeon, who ranked eighth in the category with 19 saves this year, is looking forward to next season's save king. 메이저사이트
Kim Taek-yeon said, "I set the goal of being the save king and enter the season, but I will prepare well so that I don't experience the 'second-year jinx' by studying physical strength or how to deal with the opponent."