"I thought about it until the morning, and I thought about it again when I came to the ballpark."

KIA Tigers coach Lee Beom-ho made a difficult decision. He sent Yoon Do-hyun, who was his rival in middle and high school and decided to make sure he could join the team as a backup for all weather conditions in the first team this year, to the second team ahead of the match against the Kiwoom Heroes in Gwangju on Sunday.메이저사이트

Yoon Do-hyun spent the past day with injuries when Kim Do-young was on a roll. After joining the team in 2022, there were many days to rest due to major and minor injuries or play rehabilitation games in the second division. Yoon Do-hyun, like that, had no major injuries ahead of this season.

Therefore, Lee led the spring camp and exhibition games with the intention that he would raise Yoon as a backup for the first team at least this season. He has been evaluated as a "Kim Do-young-class" in batting ability. In fact, he hit a double at the match against Kiwoom in Gwangju on Wednesday, showing off his formidable skills.

The reality, however, is that Kia's lineup is very solid because it is an infield all-weather, super backup, and a starting player. He is a player who grows batting by looking at his team's batting performance, but defense is inevitably important in the role given to him by his team. Yoon is not a bad defense player, but he is not at a very outstanding level.

Eventually, coach Lee Bum-ho drew a picture of bringing Yoon Do-hyun with him in the first team, gradually elevating his defense capability by gaining experience. In any case, he decided that it would be meaningless to strike in the second team any longer. He is certainly a player who should be the starting member of the first team someday.

However, Kim Do-young was defeated in the opening game and Park Chan-ho was injured one after another in the match against Kiwoom in Gwangju on Saturday. Park Chan-ho will return after 10 days, but it is unclear whether Kim will be able to return in April. Eventually, Yoon had to play as the main player as he moved between third baseman and shortstop.

Yoon started as third baseman and shortstop in the match against the Gwangju NC Dinos on Sunday and the match against the Kiwoom in Gwangju on Wednesday, respectively. However, he seemed somewhat unstable in defense. Notably, he had to donate his big innings due to a catch error in the game on Wednesday. It is true that the game trend has been overrun.

Coach Lee Bum-ho said, "After watching Yoon Do-hyun at the game on Wednesday, I was troubled again. Finally, he removed Yoon from the first team ahead of the game on Wednesday after a long hiatus. It turns out that Yoon had stress in defense. He didn't send his team to the second team because he made a mistake, but rather made a decision to thoroughly help Yoon. Given the team's situation, it is important to have at least one more infielder.

Manager Lee Bum-ho said, "I think there is a press in throwing the ball. Other players are filling up the offensive power, and Do-hyun has to start now. I discussed with the coaches because I think there is a press in the defense. Since one pitcher (starter Kim Do-hyun on the 27th) has to come up and drop one anyway, I thought there is a high probability that Do-hyun can make a mistake if he plays because he has a lot of press. I thought it would be better to play at Futures."

Lee Bum-ho recalls that he saw such performance last year. "He showed such performance last year as well. He has not played in many games in the first division yet. I thought that I could make mistakes when I was playing defense, but I thought that I should not let my psychological difficulties get longer. I purposely let him go and let him go, but now I have to make the least number of goals lost in defense rather than offense. We need to reduce mistakes that we should make. I think the chances of winning will increase only when we use Woo-hyuk more at third base and keep stable defense until Park Chan-ho returns," he said.

I called Yoon Do-hyun and explained to him separately. "I think it would be more stable to lose weight now," Lee said. However, his plan to establish himself as the top-tier Korean slugger this year remains the same. The key to this year is whether he can get rid of defensive stress in the Futures League.

Manager Lee Bum-ho said, "He is a player that needs to be played in the future, and a player that needs to be played in the future. Two infielders are missing right now. If Do-hyun is shaken, it could be bad for us this season, too. I agonized over whether to raise a pitcher or not until this morning (27th), and even when I came out to the ballpark. It was not an easy decision. If it gets worse, I think the player could suffer damage. There are some difficulties in putting players in and out. I had a hard time choosing."