Kiwoom's Last First Round Pick', Words that Changed Pitcher Joo Seung-woo... “I am a Striker”
Played as a sure-to-win pitcher in his third year as a member... As for his first save in his debut, “There’s still a long way to go… I’m trying to make the ball completely mine and keep it.”
“Seungwoo Co., Ltd., congratulations on your first save.”
Joo Seung-woo (24, Kiwoom Heroes) smiled faintly at the words of his classmate from Seoul High School, Kang Baekho (KT Wiz), who was passing by in the distance. 카지노사이트
The best success story of Kiwoom's mound in the early part of this season is the growth of right-handed pitcher Joo Seung-woo.
Joo Seung-woo has pitched in 9 games and is active with 1 loss, 1 save, 4 holds, and an ERA of 2.08.
He continued his scoreless streak for 8 consecutive games, then gave up 2 points against Gocheok KT on the 17th and suffered his first loss, but he actively confronted batters even in times of crisis and proved himself to be a different player from last year.
In an interview with Yonhap News on the 17th, Joo Seung-woo said, "(For the technical part) I got help from coaches Lee Seung-ho (first team pitcher) and Ma Jeong-gil (first team bullpen), and for the psychological part, I got help from head coach Kim Chang-hyun.
Also, behind the scenes, “I think I’m doing well thanks to the trainers who work quietly, ” he said.
Joo Seung-woo, a traditional right-handed pitcher who throws a mix of fastballs and forkballs, had an average fastball velocity in the low 140 km/h range until last season.
This season, the speed was raised to a maximum of 152 km/h and an average of 140 km/h, and the perfection of the forkball was improved.
Thanks to this, his detailed performance, including hitting percentage of 0.161 and WHIP (on-base allowed per inning) 0.69, ranked among the top in the league among bullpen pitchers.
Joo Seung-woo explained, "Technically, I changed my arm movements to make them simpler.
Thanks to that, I seem to be able to prevent the power from dispersing and produce the performance I originally had."
Psychologically, I became more aggressive after clearly recognizing the concept of ‘dominance’.
Joo Seung-woo said, "Coach Kim Chang-hyun said, 'Pitchers are called defenders, but pitchers have to attack batters, so I pitched this season with the mindset of an attacker.'
The moment the ball is thrown, the pitcher hands over the initiative.
He controls the strike zone.
“Let’s attack and let the pitcher take the lead,” he said.
Joo Seung-woo, who experienced the pain of the unknown in the 2018 season rookie draft even though he led the team to victory in the Presidential National High School Baseball Championship with Kang Baek-ho while attending Seoul High School, has finally succeeded in bursting into flower buds.
He said, "I was pressed for time because I was a college graduate.
The past two years (after joining) were a waste of time, but I am still showing good performance this season, so I want to keep it like this and prove that college graduates can also do well."
Joo Seung-woo earned his first save in his debut against Gocheok KT on the 16th by allowing no runs in one inning.
Joo Seung-woo was named as a candidate for the starting closer at Kiwoom Mound, which is close to the 'group closer system'.
He said, "I've always imagined finishing the game.
It's a picture I had in my mind even before I went to sleep," and added, "It was really nice to make the save and celebrate with my teammates.
I'm grateful to Choi Joo-hwan for giving me a commemorative ball"
He has just become a first-team pitcher who helps the team win, so maintaining his current skills is the most important thing.
Joo Seung-woo said, "I still have a long way to go.
I'm trying to make (the ball) completely my own and keep it," and added, "I want to be faithful to my role and help the team win, regardless of position."