There's no room on the first floor of the Songseongmun' SD head coach himself revealed it! The aftermath of the recruitment of 144.2 billion bad boys → Will you finally take out the 'outdoor card'

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It's as rough as I expected. Song Sung-moon (30, San Diego Padres), who is aiming to make his Major League Baseball debut, has lost one option.

According to the U.S. media 97.3 The Fan, on the 16th (Korea Standard Time), San Diego coach Craig Starman (42) announced his plan for the 2026 season to recruit Nick Castejanos after the 2026 spring camp training in Arizona.

Castejanos is a slugger with a career-high 250 home runs in the Major League. Based on his strong shoulders, he mainly played right field and third base, but he was not a good defensive player. He signed a five-year, $100 million (about 144.2 billion won) FA contract with the Philadelphia Phillies ahead of the 2022 season with a hit that steadily hits more than 20 home runs.

However, at the end of the contract, it turned into a villain due to actions outside of common sense. Philadelphia coach Rob Thomson (63), who supported him, was dissatisfied with ordering him to change the regular season last year.

In the process, he said to Thompson and batting coach Kevin Long, "I don't want to hear you guys who have no big league experience," which was out of the eyes of the club as well as the players.

The Philadelphia club not only invited Castejanos to spring camp in 2026, but also cleared the locker room, making sure it was released. He became a colleague of Song Sung-moon as San Diego acquired the contract, which still has a year and 20 million dollars left.

As a result, it is bad news for Song. For Song Sung-moon, who is classified as an infield backup at first base, second base, and third base, the first base giant Castejanos is a burden. Song Sung-moon's main position is clubhouse leader Manny Machado at third base, and Jake Cronenworth, a seven-year long-term contract, at second base, which has never played much, so first base was considered a relatively competitive place.

Gavin Sheets, who has double-digit home runs for five consecutive years, has a comparative advantage at first base, but it is relatively not stable. Another competitor, Miguel Andujar, was also expected if Song Sung-moon showed stable defense and long hitting power as he came and went with the designated hitter. However, the addition of Castejanos narrowed the position of Song Seong-moon. In Stamen's plan for first base, which was announced on the same day, Song Sung-moon was not mentioned.

Starman said, "Shees has more experience (than other players) at first base. Anduha and Castejanos did not play much at first base early in their careers, but they will have many chances to come."

In the end, the outfield seems to be the last bastion. After recruiting Song Sung-moon last month, Staman said, "I will leave it to third base, second base, and first base, as well as left field defense during spring camp. Song will definitely feel comfortable in the infield. But it's worth trying to use him in the outfield for roster flexibility."

However, it was a card worth trying for the last time. Song Sung-moon, who set foot on the professional stage through the Heroes in 2015, has never played outfield in 11 regular seasons. As such, there is a risk of using a player who experiences for the first time in the Major League, which needs more sophisticated and faster movement. Considering that former Heroes teammates Kim Hye-sung (27, LA Dodgers) and Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants), who have excellent athletic abilities, are also struggling, I am even more worried.

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