An ERA in the 1-Point Range, Unheard of Since Ryu Hyun-jin

AN ERA IN THE 1-POINT RANGE, ‘UNHEARD OF SINCE RYU HYUN JIN’… WILL RYU HYUN-JIN REPEAT IT?

The last 1-point ERA in the KBO League, Ryu Hyun-jin’s ‘1.82’ in 2010.

Now, realistically, we cannot expect Ryu Hyun-jin (36, Hanwha Eagles) to pitch close to 200 innings in a season.

He showed competitiveness in the Major League Baseball (MLB) of American professional baseball until last year, and if you look at his skills alone, he is no different from an active major leaguer.

However, considering that he has had four surgeries and is now in his late 30s, Hanwha must now use Ryu Hyun-jin ‘with care and sparing’. 온라인카지노사이트

This is why it is difficult for Ryu Hyun-jin, who returned to the KBO League after 12 years, to achieve ‘cumulative record titles’ such as multiple wins or strikeouts.

The winning percentage for players with 10 or more wins is not proportional to their pitching skills.

Ryu Hyun-jin alone pitched an overwhelming pitching game, pitching 182⅔ innings and striking out 210 times in 2012, his final season in the KBO League, but his winning streak was poor and he ended up with 9 wins and 9 losses, a winning percentage of only .500.

Realistically, the title Ryu Hyun-jin is most likely to challenge for is his earned run average.

Ryu Hyun-jin won the ERA title twice in the KBO League in 2006 (2.23) and 2010 (1.82), then moved to the United States and recorded an ERA of 2.32 as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2019, becoming the first KBO League-MLB ERA in history.

He became the player who achieved ‘1st place’.

The baseball world predicts that if Ryu Hyun-jin stays healthy throughout this season, he will be able to aim for the ERA title.

Ryu Hyun-jin has the opportunity to challenge again for the ‘1 point ERA’, the milestone he last set in the KBO League 14 years ago.

Hanwha manager Choi Won-ho hinted at the possibility of Ryu Hyun-jin challenging the ‘1-point ERA’ by saying that Ryu Hyun-jin is a higher-level player than Eric Peddy (former NC Dinos, current MLB Chicago White Sox).

Coach Choi said, “Even by MLB standards, Ryu Hyun-jin is higher than Peddie.

If he is in good shape, he will throw well.

Even though Peddy is top-tier by domestic standards, it is questionable whether he will be able to use the same ball in MLB.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who has pitched stably in MLB with his current pitch, “The level is higher,” he said.

Last season, Peddie won the Triple Crown as a pitcher with 20 wins, 6 losses, 209 strikeouts, and an ERA of 2.00.

Peddie attempted to become the first ERA in the 1-point range since Ryu Hyun-jin in 2010, but unfortunately missed the record.

The sweeper, a type of modified slider thrown by Peddie, received attention, but the pitch that KBO League hitters had the most difficulty targeting was the two-seam fastball.

Ryu Hyun-jin is a player who throws a modified fastball at a higher level than Pedi.

A Hanwha team official who watched Ryu Hyun-jin’s bullpen pitch predicted, “Ryu Hyun-jin’s cut fastball will feel like a ‘harsh’ level to KBO League hitters.”

Hanwha’s bullpen catcher, who received Ryu Hyun-jin’s first bullpen pitch on the 23rd of last month, described the cut fastball as a slider, making it a difficult ball to see in the KBO League.

In addition, Ryu Hyun-jin’s curve, which he used extensively after returning from rehabilitation last year, is expected to shine even brighter with the introduction of the Automatic Ball Decision System (ABS).

In the field, it is expected that pitches with a lot of up and down movement, such as curves, will be judged favorably.

Yang Hyeon-jong (KIA Tigers) predicted, “(Ryu) Hyun-jin’s curve has a very large angle.

Of course, all pitches are excellent, but with the introduction of ABS, it will be more advantageous.”

Ryu Hyun-jin, who is scheduled to pitch in the opening game against the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 23rd, pitched twice in the bullpen and pitched live (pitching as if in a real game with the batter standing up) at a camp in Okinawa, Japan.

Ryu Hyun-jin will return to Korea on the 4th and make his first practice game in the Team Blue and White match on the 7th, and will pitch twice in the KBO exhibition game and undergo final inspection.

Considering the interval between his appearances, Ryu Hyun-jin’s return stage in the exhibition game is expected to be against the KIA Tigers in Daejeon on the 12th.