Embarrassed to say the word, will teams close their wallets?
Free agency is the most exciting word for professional baseball players. It’s a chance of a lifetime, a chance to make a fortune.
This is especially true for first-time free agents. You need to get a good contract while you’re still young, while you’re at the top of your game.
After this season, many players will be eligible for free agency. Every season, there is a ‘big fish’. In this year’s free agency market, pitchers Choi Won-tae (LG) and Uhm Sang-baek (KT) are considered the biggest names. With Ko Young-pyo signing a non-free agent multi-year contract with KT Wiz ahead of the season, it seemed like they would be the top targets.
Both players are resources that could tempt teams lacking starting pitching. Choi Won-tae has nine wins this season, while Uhm Sang-baek has 13. While they’re not overwhelming homegrown aces, they’re both good enough to fill the role of a team’s 3-4 starters in the rotation for a season.
But this fall, their performances have been shocking.
Both their pitches and their mentality seem to be struggling to cope with the pressure. Choi Won-tae took the loss in the first game of the playoffs against the Samsung Lions in Daegu on March 13, giving up five runs in three innings. 토토사이트 Last year, Choi collapsed early in Game 2 of the Korean Series against KT, and he pitched disappointingly in Game 3 of the semifinals against KT this year. He can’t escape the criticism of being called a “birdbreast”.
The same goes for Eom Sang-baek. Despite winning 13 games in the regular season, he has had his ups and downs and hasn’t dominated his opponents in the postseason. He started two semi-playoff games against LG and lost both games, giving up four runs in four innings and three runs (two earned) in three innings. There are many reasons for his struggles, but it was a pattern of not trusting his pitches and getting himself into difficult spots. Eom also started the fifth-place tiebreaker against SSG Landers, which was de facto fall baseball, and took the loss after giving up two runs in 4⅔ innings.
As mentioned above, just having a healthy rotation can be extremely valuable.
It’s a reality of the league that native starters are in short supply. However, I’m sure the players realize that not being able to perform like this in a big game will have a huge impact on their price tag. Pitching is one thing, but having a winning mentality is another.
Maybe it was the fatigue of a full season, maybe it was the inability to handle the pressure of a big game, but whatever the case, this fall was a crucial showcase for the two biggest free agents. But the performances are coming up short.
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