“I heard a genius…” A special message to the 5th catcher from the KIA command tower worrying about the home

 “I heard geniuses when I was young…”.

The weakness of the Kia Tigers, who entered the 2023 Arizona Spring Camp, is the home. When free agent Park Dong-won moved to the LG Twins, he started camp without a catcher. Director Kim Jong-guk also admitted, “It’s a worrying part, and it can be seen as an Achilles heel.” Raising home power is the biggest goal of the camp. 

Four catchers, Han Seung-taek, Joo Hyo-sang, Shin Beom-soo, and Kim Seon-woo, are training hard. Coach Kim ordered, “If we lose, we will focus on hitting in the second half, but we will prioritize defense. We need to be good at ball distribution and defense. Young catchers should think of it as an opportunity and do well even in demonstration games.”

At the same time, he did not forget the expectations and orders for the catchers. He ordered, “Seungtaek has a lot of experience. Hyosang has experience playing in the first team, but he has a 2-year hiatus. He needs to improve his performance as much as possible in the camp.” 

“Beom-soo and Seon-woo also have potential. Seon-woo has good contact skills and defense. He is smarter than I thought. (Gangneung High School) He was the captain and won the championship. He will grow as he gains experience.”

Director Kim did not stop here and mentioned the fifth catcher. This is Han Junsu, who received the first nomination in 2018. He returned from active duty at the end of last year. Since he has a hiatus, he is training camp at District 2 in Hampyeong, not the Arizona camp.

He is 185 cm tall and has the physique of a reliable catcher. Since he was young, he was good at baseball and expected to grow from a pro to a catcher, but he did not shine at all. 6 hits in 20 at-bats (2 doubles) in 2019 is all he has of his first-team career. However, there is also an expectation that he will change after being discharged. 

Manager Kim said, “Junsu has lost a lot of weight. You have to be patient and endure training and overcome it. He is a baseball genius who was called a baseball genius when he was young. You have to do well,” he ordered.   스포츠토토

KIA catchers will compete in Arizona, Okinawa camp, and exhibition games. However, it is difficult to make a standard-class catcher in a short period of time. He is expected to alternately appoint Han Seung-taek and Joo Hyo-sang, who have experience in the first team, or use other catchers to make the most of their resources.

Of course, it’s a best-case scenario if someone pops out and gets a starter. The command tower’s words referring to the 5th catcher show that earnestness.

 “I heard geniuses when I was young…”. The weakness of the Kia Tigers, who entered the 2023 Arizona Spring Camp, is the home. When free agent Park Dong-won moved to the LG Twins, he started camp without a catcher. Director Kim Jong-guk also admitted, “It’s a worrying part, and it can be seen as an Achilles heel.” Raising…