Will LG resist the temptation of super-large trade?
It was early June. Trade was mentioned in LG. A club in the metropolitan area put out a key starting pitcher and proposed a trade that received an immediate power and prospect package from LG, but it was canceled. Opinions on the ground were also opposed.
It was a trade that fell through at the time. However, an official in the baseball world recently said, “Team A, which lacks a fielder, is promoting a trade with LG again with a starting pitcher as a trade card.”
A pitcher with a career in the national team does not have much service time left until he obtains FA qualification. In June, the player package that Team A wanted was too big. It was a trade offer that LG could not offer.안전사이트
However, recently the LG situation has changed. This year is the right time for LG to solve the Korean series winning streak. Currently, in 80 games, they are running first with 49 wins, 2 draws and 29 losses (.628 win rate). They are 2.5 games ahead of second place SSG.
There is nothing lacking in the other lineup, but the starting lineup is uneasy. LG started the season with a starting rotation of Kelly, Plutko, Yunshik Kim, Minho Lee, and Hyojong Kang. However, the rotation is currently running with Plutko-Kelly-Im Chan-gyu-Lee Jung-yong-temporary selection.
Both Kim Yun-sik and Lee Min-ho were sluggish with an average ERA of 5 points, and they are rebuilding their bodies in the rehabilitation group due to overlapping injuries. His performance after returning in the second half is a question mark.
Lee Jeong-yong, who switched from a bullpen pitcher to a starter, has pitched in 3 starts and is recording 7 runs (6 ERA) in 8 innings with an ERA of 6.75. In his third start, against Lotte on the 9th, he was sluggish with 7 hits and 6 runs (5 earned) in 3 innings. It’s still in the process of adapting to selection, but it’s a big deal if it continues like this.
Kelly is not the Kelly who won the most wins with an average ERA of 2 points last year. He is sluggish with a 4.57 earned run average of 6 wins and 4 losses in 17 games. He has not been able to show his previous position and control for three months.
The second year Plutko is making a burning season with an average ERA of 2.21 with 11 wins and 1 loss in 17 games, but the pace is falling at the end of the first half. The average ERA in the last two games is 7.20. We plan to give him a two-week long break, including the All-Star break.
Lim Chan-kyu was the light of the starting lineup in April and May. In May, he performed tremendously with 4 wins (24 innings), 4 wins and an earned run average of 1.13. However, since June, he is 1-2 with a 4.86 earned run average in 6 games.
Coach Yeom Gyeong-yeop said in June, “The selection was less than 10% of the plan.” Lim Chan-gyu turned from long relief to starter, so the top rotation was able to hold on.
Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said, “We can win only when we are certain until the 3rd selection.” The same goes for short-term matches. No matter how much you go straight to the Korean Series with No. 1 in the regular season, there is a high risk of being upset by a lower team if you are pushed out of the selection fight. In short-term battles, hitting is unreliable.
One foreign pitcher, 4th or 5th starter, and 3rd place in the rotation are uneasy. An official commented, “LG seems to be trying to bring in a starting pitcher after all.” Will a super-large trade be carried out?