"You sent all the must-win teams." Hanwha, bullpen, shocking ball... "Trade with Son Ah-seop." To the left-hander? be in a hurry for a pitcher [the site of a war]

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It was a shocking game. The finished game was dedicated by the closer with a shocking "ball-playing." As many as nine pitchers took the mound, but only one did not give up four outs. It was a game that felt like greed to win.

Hanwha Eagles suffered a shocking 5-6 come-from-behind defeat against the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th, allowing 18 outs in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League away game.

It was a game where no timely hit came out. He lost in vain by giving up 5 points with a walk and 1 point with a wild pitch. It was a loss that was expected to have a much greater aftereffect than the fall to seventh place with four consecutive losses.

Last year, he played in the Korean Series for the first time in 19 years with the strongest mound in the KBO League with a team ERA of 3.55. However, this season, he has the weakest pitching power with 6.38. The problem with the bullpen is even worse. It is 9.05, showing a big difference from ninth-ranked Doosan (6.83).

After the end of last season, he felt the urgency to strengthen the lineup, and he brought Kang Baek-ho for four years and 10 billion won, and kept Noh Si-hwan for 11 years and 30.7 billion won under a non-FA multi-year contract.

The problem was that Lee Tae-yang (KIA) was sent off through the second draft, and must-win group Han Seung-hyuk (KT) was a compensation player for Kang Baek-ho, and FA Kim Bum-soo (KIA) had to pay only 3 years and 2 billion won.

There was a belief that Kim Seo-hyun and Jung Woo-ju were still in place, and Park Sang-won, Kim Jong-soo, Cho Dong-wook, and Yoon San-heum would be able to take over.

However, as a result, I regained my bitter taste. Lee Tae-yang and Kim Bum-soo have moved to KIA and are playing a special role. Lee Tae-yang had one hold ERA 1.13 in five games and Kim Bum-soo had one save and three holds in eight games, although his ERA was slightly higher at 4.15. Han Seung-hyuk is also playing a must-win role with three-hold ERA of 2.25 in nine games for KT.

It is bitter that the most outstanding bullpen pitchers in Hanwha are Cho Dong-wook (3 holds) with ERA 1.42, and Kim Jong-soo (2.84) with 2.84. In particular, 60 walks were allowed, an average of 9.05 per 9 innings, which is a disastrous situation.

It has become urgent to use left-handed pitcher Lee Kyo-hoon (26), who has been receiving 150 million won by trading Son Ah-seop, the No. 1 hit in KBO, to the Doosan Bears the previous day. As soon as he moved, Son Ah-seop hit a two-run home run against SSG Landers on the 14th, leading his team to victory.

However, head coach Kim Kyung-moon (68) said of Lee Kyo-hoon before the game on the 14th, "I think we should greet him 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."

It remains to be seen whether Lee Kyo-hoon will not be registered in the first team even after a shocking loss due to the bullpen's serious turbulence. Although there is no record for the first team yet this season, he showed a possibility with one win and ERA 1.17 in 10 games last year, and he also performed well with ERA 2.70 in seven games in this year's Futures League. Considering the frustrating bullpen resources, it seems that it could be a card worth scratching once.

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