"Our ace." The second Kim Kwang-hyun, how did you erase the image of 'bird'...Coach, friend, catcher
"Our ace." The second Kim Kwang-hyun, how did you erase the image of 'bird'...Coach, friend, catcher
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KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul gave a thumbs-up to Oh Won-seok. He started as a fifth starter, but has been issuing first-line. Intensive management of pitching coach Je Chun-mo, So Hyung-joon and Jang Sung-woo made Oh Won-seok now.
Oh has displayed stellar performance this season. He has five wins, two losses and an earned run average of 2.34 in nine games. He ranks first in all of his team's multiple wins, ERA, hit rate (0.208), and slugging rate (0.301). His career high is eight wins he recorded in 2023. If the trend continues, he is expected to win 15 games.
Oh seems to be getting his ball control. He had eight walks and nine ⅓ through April 2. When calculated as a ratio (BB/9) per nine innings, the number is 7.71. Since then, his ball control has stabilized to 3.54 in seven games. Last season, Oh had a walk-per-nine-inning ratio of 4.81, the second-worst among pitchers who pitched more than 100 innings. (NC Kim Si-hoon 4.95)
Game 1 of the "2025 Shinhan SOL BANK KBO League" KT Wiz and LG Twins doubleheader at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 17th. KT starter Oh Won-seok is entering the ground./My Daily
On the 17th, he won against the "natural enemy" LG Twins in as many as 1319 days. He was the weakest with LG in 17 games, with three wins and eight losses and an earned run average of 3.39. He used to walk repeatedly and collapse with a big shot.
On the day, Oh allowed eight hits, one walk, five strikeouts, two runs and one earned run in five innings. He allowed the most hits this season, but allowed one walk to minimize run loss. The batters provided as many as 12 runs, and the team won the game for the first time in 1319 days since the game against LG on Oct. 6, 2021, when he was playing at SSG.안전놀이터
Coach Lee Kang-chul, who met him before the game on Wednesday, smiled at Oh Won-seok, saying, "He's our ace. He's only the fifth starting pitcher."
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He mentioned pitching coach Je Chun-mo as the biggest contributor to the change. "The pitching coach changes his mind by saying, 'Don't get a hit after putting out four balls,'" said Lee Kang-chul. "You just have to overcome it. That's why the team's poor performance in the first and fifth innings has almost disappeared."
Cho Hyung-joon, who is the same age as him, also had a significant impact. "I am friends with (Small) Hyeong-jun. I think I got a lot of help. (Small) Hyeong-jun is very mentally strong," coach Lee Kang-chul said. "I think (Oh Won-seok) has improved a lot. I felt a bit nervous at first, but now I am starting to feel more stable."
Cho underwent Tommy John surgery in the 2023 season and returned to the starting lineup this year. He has made a successful return by posting three wins, two losses and an earned run average of 2.83 in eight games. The walk rate per nine innings is also remarkable at 2.64.
At the beginning of the season, Cho Hyung-joon said Oh Won-seok shared his concerns about pitching. At the time, Cho said, "I talked a lot with (Oh) Won-seok, thinking about why the ball wouldn't go where I wanted to go. (Oh) Won-seok also saw me and saw what the results would be when I threw a lot of strikes and threw aggressively. I learned from watching (Ko) Young-pyo, so I think (Oh) Won-seok will feel a lot and pitch well in the future."
Jang's lead also played a significant role. "Jang Seong-wu doesn't use a manned dock. I think (Jang) Sung-wu is very big for Won-seok," coach Lee Kang-chul said. "His ball ratio has increased compared to last year."
According to Statistics Korea, Oh displayed a 6.6 percent change-up performance rate last season. This season, his change-up performance surged to 17.5 percent. The curveball ratio decreased to 7.5 percent from 19.4 percent. Prior to the season, Jang announced to Oh that he would increase the ratio of breaking balls, especially change-up balls. Jang's ball combination has returned to a dramatic improvement.
Coach Je Chun-mo also helped him use "change-up." "Chun-mo Je corrected the change-up a little bit, but it got a lot better. I changed my grip a little bit," coach Lee Kang-chul said. "Coach Je Chun-mo threw the change-up well originally. After that, the change-up got better."
Oh Won-seok's change-up this season is close to a harness. The hit rate is only 0.222. The hit rate is 0.259, almost no long shot. Without coach Je Chun-mo's correction, Jang Sung-woo's ball combination might not have worked.
Of course, players make the most effort. No matter how much people around me help me, there will be no change unless I make efforts. I was able to achieve good results because I accepted the advice with an open mind.
He is finally breaking the shell. Manager Lee Kang-chul also said that his "new chest" will gradually disappear. Oh Won-seok's nickname is the "second Kim Kwang-hyun." Do you want me to show you my grades that match my nickname for a long time.