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Kim Kyung-moon (58), head coach of the Hanwha Eagles, gave words of blessing to Son Ah-seop (38), who left the team in a trade.
Hanwha Eagles announced on the 14th that it sent out the Doosan Bears and outfielder Son Ah-seop and made a trade with left-hander Lee Kyo-hoon (26) for 150 million won in cash.
Coach Kim Kyung-moon met with reporters ahead of the home game against the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the same day, and said, "Since Son Ah-seop has had a milestone title so far, I thought it would be right to play if there was a team that needed it, not as a pinch hitter in the 8th and 9th innings," adding, "Fortunately, it was traded with Doosan." I got a call earlier, but I hope I can go and do well," he said.
In the 2007 rookie draft, he joined the Lotte Giants in the second fourth round, marking his 20th season, and ranking first in the KBO with 2,618 hits. Its advantage is that it has a sophisticated batting average of 0.319. He also hit .288 with one home run, 50 RBIs and 39 runs in 111 games last year.
However, ahead of this season, he brought Kang Baek-ho for four years and 10 billion won and filled the designated hitter position. Moon Hyun-bin and Jonathan Peraza were placed in the outfield, and rookie Oh Jae-won was positioned as the center fielder. It is difficult for Son Ah-seop to take a chance. In the end, he played only one at-bat this season and was spending time with Futures (second division) and decided to trade with Doosan's active proposal.
An official from Doosan said, "We made a trade to strengthen the team's batting lineup. Son Ah-seop is a veteran hitter with one of the highest levels of experience in the league. He found that his current skills are also competitive enough. "I look forward to Son Ah-seop's role as a clubhouse leader as well as sophistication at bat," he said.
Hanwha chose Lee Kyo-hoon (26) through strengthening the bullpen, but if Doosan chose Son Ah-seop with immediate power, Hanwha predicted a further future.
Coach Kim also doesn't have much he wants from Lee Kyo-hoon yet. Coach Kim said, "It's still what," adding, "I think we should say hello and practice together in three consecutive home games, become comfortable with the players, and then go back to the second division to prepare and see the next opportunity." This shows that Doosan was more desperate for the trade.
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