Three unique left-handers...Is it A.C.E or A
Three unique left-handers...Is it A.C.E or A
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The formation of foreigners in the KBO League was completed earlier than usual. When KIA completes the recruitment process of Patrick Wisdom, the contract of 30 foreigners from 10 teams will be confirmed. This is because there were no super-large sales in the FA market, and clubs were obsessed with foreigners' composition and upgrades to strengthen their power.안전놀이터
A total of 10 foreign pitchers will debut in the KBO League next season. They are a combination of five right-handed and five left-handed pitchers. Among them, three left-handed pitchers with unique styles are waiting to debut in the KBO League.
Lotte opted for Tucker Davidson instead of Wilkerson. He played in one game for the Baltimore Orioles this season. He recorded 4-10 losses and 5.76 ERA in his career. He pitched in 37 games as a bullpen and one game as a starter for the Kansas City Royals in 2023.
He is a "slider pitcher" who threw more sliders (44 percent) than four-seam (35 percent) while playing in the Major League in the 2023 season. If 11 percent of sweeper weight is added, the figure amounts to 55 percent.
Davison's arm angle is more unique than his obsession with sliders. According to Baseball Servant, Davison's arm angle reached 56 degrees in 2023 and 59 degrees in 2024. Alex Vaisa (Dodgers, 61 degrees) and Jose Alvarado (Philadelphia, 65 degrees) were the only left-handers with an arm angle larger than 59 degrees in this season's Major League Baseball regular innings.
188cm in height cannot be considered very tall, but when the arm angle is added, a pretty tricky pitching trajectory is created from the batter's point of view.
When it was not possible to renew the contract with Kyle Hart, NC changed its direction to Logan Allen. Allen pitched in 12 games and 28 innings for the Arizona Diamondbacks this season. NC found a different style of pitcher with a contract with fastball pitching power pitcher Riley Thompson.
Allen boasts a firm physique measuring 195 centimeters and 105 kilograms. Lim Seon-nam, the NC Dinosaurs' general manager, said that his body is very solid in reality. He has a body that reminds him of a wrestler, and his pitching style is close to a "fascist."
Allen pitched this season with 22 percent of cutters, 21 percent of sweeper, 21 percent of splitter, 19 percent of four-seam, and 16 percent of sinkers. The allocation was so skillful that the five pitches were distributed almost evenly.
He is a wrestler, but his speed is not very fast. The average speed of the four core is only 91.3 miles (about 147 kilometers). He also throws a slow splitter with an average speed of 128 kilometers.
Doosan mutually agreed to terminate the contract with Thomas Hatch after agonizing over the results of the medical test. Instead, left-hander Jack Rogue was chosen.
Rogue played in only two major league games while playing for Detroit last year and the Los Angeles Dodgers this season. Rogue's biggest feature is his unique "arm angle" just like Lotte Davidson. If Davidson is an orthodox with a 60-degree angle, Rogue only has an arm angle of 21 degrees. He is practically a sidearm pitcher.
Ryu had an arm angle of 40 degrees in the Major League, and Brooks Raley (formerly Lotte), who felt like a sidearm, had an arm angle of 33 degrees. At 21 degrees, it is almost like throwing from the side.
As the pitching swing comes out from the side, the rotation axis of the four-seam fastball is also quite inclined. It shows a natural tailing that moves toward the left-handed batter's body. The average speed is 147.6 km, and the four-seam that curves toward the left-handed batter's body is quite difficult for left-handed hitters to target. Of course, the question of how to use the strike zone remains.