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Evolution of Samsung’s Bullpen… Coach Park Jin-man: “I have Faith that I will Win if I Fight Closely”
One of the driving forces behind the rise of the professional baseball Samsung Lions, who are ranked 3rd in the league with 16 wins, 12 losses, 1 draw, and a winning percentage of 0.571, is their solid bullpen.
Samsung, which was last among the 10 teams with a bullpen team ERA of 5.16 until last year, is second in the league with a bullpen team ERA of 4.26 this season.
Although it is still early in the season, the team is seeing the benefits of recruiting the league's top bullpen pitchers, such as Kim Jae-yoon and Lim Chang-min, from the free agent market. 바카라사이트
Thanks to a solid bullpen, Samsung shows the essence of 'protective baseball' by having the fewest upset losses in the league (2 losses) and leading the league in winning percentage (10 wins, 1 draw, 100% win rate) in games leading up to the 5th inning.
Samsung coach Park Jin-man said ahead of the Kiwoom Heroes game held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 27th, "Last year, I was extremely stressed and worried after the selection went down.
This year, we had reliable players, so I thought we would win if we get the first score early on and get ahead.
“It’s much easier than last year,” he said.
Coach Park’s diagnosis is that the batting has recovered thanks to the stability of the bullpen.
Manager Park said, "Because the bullpen is stable, if the game is close, the fielders have faith that they will win if (the hitters) score thanks to the bullpen.
Last year, if the game came from behind, the fielders had a hard time, but this year, I have faith that even if it is a close game, we can win." He said.
As coach Park said, Samsung, which has had eight come-from-behind wins this season, is tied for second place in the league in come-from-behind wins following the KIA Tigers (9 come-from-behind wins).
At the center is closer Oh Seung-hwan.
Oh Seung-hwan, who fell into a slump early last season and took the mound as a starting pitcher, is active with 1 win, 2 losses, 8 saves, and an ERA of 1.80 in 14 games this season.
In the match against Gocheok Kiwoom on the 26th, he recorded his 408th save in the KBO League, breaking the record for most saves in Asia in a single league by Hitoki Iwase (407 saves) in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Manager Park predicted, “It is an honor to play and watch baseball with Oh Seung-hwan.
The bullpen is now stable, so more conditions for saves will be created.
The Asian record (that he broke) will continue to be maintained in the future.”
Coach Park, who had a great time at Samsung in 2005 when Oh Seung-hwan joined, recalled, "At the time, it was unusual for a rookie to immediately take over as the closing pitcher.