Hanwha's 'Bultan' mound is formed with depth for fall baseball

The Hanwha Eagles are proving with their performance that they can dream of autumn in the early part of the season. It is the seventh consecutive victory of Pajuk. Hanwha's progress is remarkable in all areas, but the part that makes Hanwha feel its power is also the starting team. The starting team feels much more solid than last year. It is from the fact that first starter Ryu Hyun-jin and sixth starter Hwang Joon-seo joined.

The starters do not know when or where they will be injured. In that sense, having six starters will give Hanwha a big boost. In fact, as of April 1, Hanwha's starters ranked first in multiple wins (6-1 loss) and second in ERA (2.57) in the league.

Foreign pitchers Felix Peña (two wins, 3.09 ERA) and Ricardo Sanchez (one win, 1.59 ERA) and Moon Dong-ju (one win, 3.60 ERA) who chose to renew their contracts after much consideration last year are doing well, showing little difference from last year. The presence of Ryu Hyun-jin, the first starter, is remarkable in this regard. Although he has yet to make a comeback, he is making a soft landing in the KBO League with a 3.72 ERA in two games. Ryu's presence as the ace pitcher also has significant effects that are not revealed in statistics, such as elevating the team's mood and boosting the growth of young guns.

On top of that, the depth of Hanwha's rotation has become even thicker with the appearance of Kim Min-woo and Hwang Joon-seo's "surprise."

Kim became the winning pitcher on April 26, tying the SSG Landers with two hits and no runs in five innings. It is the first time this year that Kim, who is in his 10th year since his debut in the KBO league, has secured a starting win in his first appearance of the season. He is poised to cleanse off the bad luck that ended the season early last year due to a ruptured shoulder muscle.

Last year, Hwang Joon-seo, the "first overall pick" rookie, reported his first win in his debut game on April 31 by allowing three hits, five strikeouts and one run in five innings. This marks the 14th win in his career by a high school graduate in the KBO, and the second win in the Hanwha Eagles following Ryu Hyun-jin in 2006.

With a maximum speed of 149 kilometers and curves and splitter, Hwang solidified his future as one of the starting pitchers of the Hanwha Eagles. Even in high school, he showed particularly strong performance in spring. Hwang, who appeared like a comet at Shinsegae E-Mart when he was a sophomore, displayed performance comparable to that of Jang Hyun-suk (L.A. Dodgers) until spring last year. Therefore, his early days in this season, when he is still physically weak, are his biggest opportunity to show his true value to Hwang. If he is the starting pitcher who returns up to two times every two weeks, he is the best role for Hwang at this point in time.

As good as the starters, the bullpen session continues. Hanwha's relief pitchers ranked third in team holds (five) and third in ERA (4.03). Joo, who posted a career-high ERA of 1.96 in 55 games last year, pitched hard without allowing any points in all five games he took the mound this year. The key player is Han Seung-hyuk. Han, who was traded from the Kia Tigers in November last year, was considered an attractive starting candidate but fell short of expectations last season.

In the seven games he started last year, he had two losses and an earned run average of 7.06 in 21 ⅔ without a win, and in the 14 games he pitched as relief pitcher, he was sluggish with one hold, one loss, and an earned run average of 5.52. However, he has been supporting himself in the bullpen this season by allowing no runs in four innings in five games as relief pitcher.

That's not all. Kim Seo-hyun, who had a poor rookie season last year, also got off to a fresh start with two scoreless innings in his first appearance on April 31. Kim took over from Hwang Joon-seo on April 31 and recorded a perfect victory with two scoreless innings. Kim's joining the team is a big boost. He is a pitcher who throws fast balls up to 160 kilometers. Basically, the fact that such a player supports him in the middle itself is a huge boost to Hanwha.

Debs, who has become solid compared to last year in the starting lineup and bullpen, proves that Hanwha is well qualified to fight for fall baseball.

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