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"There's no good day for the wind. Good day for the wind..."
Two must-win teams are missing and another player is suffering from privacy issues. Lotte Giants manager Kim Tae-hyung (59) is also confused about this.
Coach Kim Tae-hyung left for the first spring camp in Tainan, Taiwan, where the team began training through Incheon International Airport on the 27th.
Earlier, the team left first through Gimhae Airport on the 25th, and coach Kim, who was staying at his home in Seoul, left the country separately on the same day after the team started training.
Ahead of the 2024 season, he signed a three-year, 2.4 billion won contract and wore a Lotte uniform, but remained in seventh place for two consecutive years without any significant reinforcement of his power. There were no obvious additional resources this season. On top of that, even a painful defector has emerged.
Finishing Kim Won-joong was recently diagnosed with a microfracture of the ribs in an unexpected traffic accident. Another bullpen must-win resource Choi Jun-yong also suffered a rib sprain during training. Both were missing from the spring camp list.
Director Kim, who met with reporters before leaving the country, said, "I heard from my trainer. There was a big accident. Fortunately, I'm incontinent, but I think I'll have to continue to receive interim results, he said. "I have some restrictions on movement. I don't know how much it moves. If I go and ask and start throwing the ball, I think I'll have some schedule," he said.
Depending on his physical condition, he may join the camp. Coach Kim said, "If you start throwing the ball depending on your physical condition, it's better to come to a warm place quickly," adding, "The same goes for Jun-yong." Joon-yong seems to be on the muscle side, so it's a relief. There is no good day for the wind. It's a good day for the wind," he sighed.
The problem does not stop there. Although he was listed on the camp list, Jung Chul-won was embroiled in a controversy over his privacy just before leaving the spring camp. Although she had a wedding in December last year, her wife Kim Ji-yeon is on the cutting board for revealing the scandal between the two. He is reportedly in the camp but is preparing to file for divorce.
Coach Kim responded with self-help, saying, "It could be three," to the story that it became difficult for two must-win resources to complete the camp, but added, "It's a matter of private life. What can I do?" he said with a wry smile.
However, it is true that there are not many things that the coach can say. Director Kim said, "I don't have anything to say, but when I come in, I'll talk about it myself," adding, "(B) Gyun-an was like that, and that's that. It's not easy to concentrate psychologically. I think I have to pat him on the back," he said.
Coach Kim's head was also complicated by being caught up in an unsavory affair once again following Na Kyun-an, who was suspended from 30 games by the club after being found to have drunk the day before his last appearance.
Kim Won-joong is Lotte's iron wall closure with 164 saves in total. Choi Jun-yong also had many ups and downs, including injuries, but he is classified as a key bullpen resource for manager Kim by posting 17 holds last year. The same goes for Chung Cheol-won. He played a key role with 8 wins, 3 losses and 21 holds last year, and with no reinforcement resources already, three key bullpen resources are entangled in injuries and controversy, and manager Kim is also on his way to the camp in a complicated state.
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