LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop decided to postpone the decision to replace foreign pitchers for another month.
Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said on the 27th, a day after Casey Kelly and Detrick Ens showed good performance in relay, "I will watch the two foreign pitchers more."
LG has been fidgeting with foreign pitchers' replacement cards since May. Both Kelly and N.S. had poor ERA up to May. "I think we need to replace one of them," LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said in an ultimatum. Cha Myung-seok, LG's general manager, also left for the U.S. in person to check foreign pitcher candidates and market conditions.
LG set the deadline at the end of June. "We need to be fully equipped by the end of June if we want to win again," Yeom said. He also needs to consider adapting to the team. Of course, he said at that time, "The best scenario is to throw both of them well and stay in the team."
Coincidentally, Kelly and N.S. have changed since June when the club made aggressive moves to replace them. Kelly has won two games and lost two games with a 2.91 ERA, while N.S. has won three games with a 3.10 ERA.
Moreover, Kelly pitched a shutout (4-0) against the Samsung Lions on the 25th, allowing only one hit and no run in nine innings. He continued his perfect march until the eighth inning without a hit and a walk, but allowed a hit to the leadoff hitter Yoon Jung-bin in the ninth inning, displaying good pitching to the extent that the first perfect game in KBO league history was canceled. The next day, on the 26th, Ence recorded three hits and no runs in six innings. "Kelly's pitch was amazing. I just admired him and enjoyed watching. Kelly's performance motivates me," he admitted.
With the two foreign pitchers displaying their best throws of the season, they cannot afford to substitute. Kelly has fully adapted to the Korean stage and has ample experience in autumn baseball. Even if his team is in the same team, N.C.E. is tying for second in multiple wins (eight wins), and has good absorption capability. 메이저놀이터
Of course, LG has many concerns. As the defending champion, LG aims to achieve its goal this year. We need a strong ace to achieve our goal.
"We are not ruling out the possibility of replacement," manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said. "We have to replace him by August 15 to take the mound for the postseason. In the end, the team has to decide by July 31, considering various procedures. The deadline is the end of July." Currently, the U.S. is not in a good situation in the pitcher market, and we plan to wait and see as time goes by, the team could release him from the 40-man roster, or better pitchers could emerge.