“It’s like a veteran.” (Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop)
“He is the most prominent rookie.” (Yang Sang-moon, sports TV commentator and coach of the women’s national baseball team)
KIA Tigers pitcher Yoon Young-chul (19) is far ahead in the competition for rookie of the year this season. In 10 games this season, he has 3 wins (3 losses) and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.08. He made three quality starts (6 or more innings메이저놀이터, 3 earned or less) out of 10 games. Due to poor performance, he has never been down to the 2nd team. He also has a lot of trust from the command tower.
Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop said of Yoon Young-cheol, “He is a good pitcher. He is the same left-hander, but his personality is different from Lee’s. Yoon Young-cheol is not fast, but he is good at controlling the dynamics of the breaking ball.”
Director Lee said, “It is not a 20-year-old ball. He is like a veteran,” he smiled. Yoon Young-cheol has a maximum speed of 139-141 km, but the ‘pitching tunnel’ is good. A good pitching tunnel means that strikes and balls follow similar trajectories right before the strike zone, making it difficult for batters to judge the ball.
For this reason, coach Lee said, “To deal with Yoon Young-chul, he will have to wait until the strike zone before hitting. He explained that the bat shouldn’t come out to meet him.
Yang Sang-moon, coach of the women’s national baseball team, also praised Yun Young-chul. In a recent meeting with Sports Seoul, Yang was asked who was the newcomer who impressed him the most.
As a commentator for SPOTV, Yang goes to the field three times a week to comment on professional baseball games. In the eyes of coach Yang, who has watched numerous players not only as a commentator but also as a manager and general manager, Yoon Young-cheol is definitely a strong candidate for the rookie of the year.
Yoon Young-chul recently played twice a week. He pitched 7 innings and 2 runs against SSG Landers on the 6th, took 4 days off, and took the mound against Doosan on the 11th, scoring 6 innings and 3 runs. KIA coach Kim Jong-guk implied that he would continue to throw in the starting rotation, saying, “(Yoon) Young-cheol showed a good appearance in the mound twice a week.”
Yoon Young-chul, who entered the professional league as the ‘2nd overall rookie’ this season, is spending his first year as a professional player, exceeding or exceeding everyone’s expectations. He has been around two-fifths this season. If Yun Young-cheol does not get tired for the rest of his life and maintains his current appearance, the Rookie of the Year title will be his once-in-a-lifetime title.