“Lee is doing a great job.”

SSG Landers acquired Lee Ji-young (38) this season via sign-and-trade. The two-year deal totaled 400 million won ($350 million in salary and $50 million in incentives).

The signing was a huge success at the beginning of the season, as Lee appeared in 34 games and continued her stable performance in both offense and defense, including a 3-for-3 batting average in the month of April.

Lee's value to SSG is especially evident this season, as the team aims to both develop and win. Her ability to stabilize young pitchers is excellent, and her defense is solid. With her offensive prowess, it's hard to keep her out of the starting lineup. SSG coach Lee Sung-yong said, “Until the team stabilizes, I'm going to use her a lot. “I think Cho Hyung-woo should play about twice a week. Or maybe he should train with the second team and play some games to get fitter. It's not that (Cho) can't do it, but (Lee) Ji-young is doing a much better job.”

Lee's value was on full display against the Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon on Feb. 2. She went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs, and showed good chemistry with young pitchers Cho Byung-heon (22) and Lee Rin (20).

On offense, he took advantage of Hwang Jun-seo's forked ball with runners on second and third in the second inning to score two RBIs. This was the result of analyzing Hwang's pitching patterns. “I'm not a targeted hitter, but I was thinking about it because Hwang Jun-seo throws a lot of forkballs in crunch time,” Lee said.

The young pitcher is confident. “When the middle pitcher comes out, I tell him, 'I'll take the responsibility, so just throw it. I'll be the one signing it anyway, so you're not responsible. You just need to throw your ball with confidence,'” she said.

He also understood the strengths and weaknesses of the younger players. “(Cho) Byung-hyun has a high release point. (Lee) Ro-woon has more power on low pitches than high pitches,” she said, explaining, ‘I'm mixing the pitches differently for them.’ It's also one of the reasons why the young SSG pitchers, who throw fastballs up to 150 kilometers per hour, have more confidence in their pitches.

“I didn't think I would play like this when I came to SSG,” said Lee Ji-young. The coach gives me a lot of opportunities and the players help me a lot, so I'm happy,” said Lee. ”I've settled down in the middle to the end, and the starting pitchers are scoring a lot of runs. I'm going to try to stabilize the starting staff by talking to them a lot and letting them throw their own pitches. And at the plate, I'm going to try to get one more base, get a bunt down, and get the team going in a good direction.”

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