'March and April ERA 21.94' The cause of the sluggishness in the 20-hold winning group for the fourth consecutive year is ABS? "Now hitters are not deceived."

'March and April ERA 21.94' The cause of the sluggishness in the 20-hold winning group for the fourth consecutive year is ABS? "Now hitters are not deceived."

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Lotte Giants pitcher Koo Seung-min (34) cited ABS (automatic ball and strike judgment system) as one of the reasons for his sudden slump earlier this year.

Koo Seung-min and Kim Won-joong, who re-signed their original team Lotte in the stove league, appeared in a video released on YouTube channel "Lee Dae-ho [RE:DAEHO]" on the 26th to reveal the reason for their sluggish performance this year.

Koo and Kim Won-joong filed for free agency after the season ended. Lotte officially announced a renewal of contract worth up to 2.1 billion won (2+2 years) with Koo after signing a four-year free agent contract with Kim Won-joong on June 10.

Koo, who joined Lotte as the 52nd overall in the sixth round of the 2013 rookie draft, is a one-club man who recorded a total of 28 wins and 30 losses with five saves and 121 holds in 448 games alone. Since he became a must-win player, he recorded 20 or more holds (20-20-26-22) from 2020 to 2023, becoming the most consistent mid-term player in the league. He is also Lotte's record holder of the most holds (121 holds) held by a club.

Koo, who had a solid back door with closing pitcher Kim Won-joong for the past few seasons, suffered great ups and downs early this year. He allowed 13 runs in five ⅓ innings in nine games between March and April, sending his ERA soaring to 21.94. During the period, his batting average reached a whopping 0.548. Due to poor performance by "Trustworthy Man" Koo, Lotte started the season from the bottom of the standings and failed to narrow its gap with players from the beginning, failing to advance to the autumn baseball league.

In the video, Koo said of his poor performance earlier this year, "I think it was right time to get a little tired. Nevertheless, personally, I played baseball that was crazy in the beginning. From the middle of the year, I think it was my income that I found my pace."

On the reason for his lackluster performance, he said, "I think it was a different baseball (from the past). I couldn't pay attention to ABS. I just thought it was the same baseball anyway. Don't you get confused when a umpire makes a decision beforehand?" "But now, if a batter tries to throw a ball, it will be a ball all the time, so the moment batters throw it, they realize it is a ball and fall into the ball. As I am not a pitcher in a comfortable situation, I think I contracted because many balls that I thought "I should throw strikes" were hit comfortably in a close game." 먹튀검증

After hearing that, Kim Won-joong also added, "We are pitchers who throw corners, but batters know that we throw a lot of folk balls, so we just throw away the low zone. The low ball itself is set up around the high ball without ABS, so I come in with a strategy of throwing away the low ball. In our case, I think that was difficult."

Meanwhile, Koo also mentioned the terms of his 2+2 year FA contract. On the reason why he included an opt-out clause in his contract, he said, "Since I have been sluggish this year, I can sign a 2-year contract first, and if I show good performance later, I can sign a better contract. As a team, it is a safety net and it motivates me."