It's not Kang Baek-ho, Park Byeong-ho, or Go Young-pyo... Only when this player explodes will KT's chances of winning increase!

Who will be the player who will carry the fate of KT Wiz's 2024 season? The performance of key players receiving annual salaries of billions and hundreds of millions of won is important, but the performance of left-handed pitcher Park Se-jin, who is paid 35 million won, is becoming more important.

Park Se-jin has been famous in many ways since he joined the team. He was a left-handed prospect selected by KT as the first pick in the 2016 rookie draft. He was a national ace during his days at Gyeongbuk High School.

Here, his older brother was Park Se-woong. His older brother, Park Se-woong, who graduated from the same Gyeongbuk High School, was selected in the first round by KT in 2014. He became the first brother in KBO league history to receive first team honors.

But his brother's joys and sorrows were mixed. Park Se-woong grew by receiving many opportunities as a starting pitcher, and even after transferring to the Lotte Giants, he continued to perform well and signed a non-FA multi-year contract worth 9 billion won over 5 years last year. He also received military service benefits for his gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

However, Park Se-jin struggled in the pros. There was no season where he showed anything remarkable. He failed to take advantage of being a left-hander. He had an ambiguous pitch, and his control was not perfect either. He completed his military service as an industrial technician and signed an annual salary contract of 35 million won this season. This is the minimum salary level.

Before each season, there is talk that Park Se-jin will be different this time. However, KT and coach Lee Kang-cheol decided to trust Park Se-jin again this time. His older brother Park Se-woong also strongly asserted, “This year will be really different.”

Expectations are bound to be high for Park Se-jin. KT deserves to be called the ‘bullpen kingdom’ this season. Finisher Kim Jae-yoon chose to transfer to the Samsung Lions as a free agent, but his spot will be filled by Park Young-hyun. In addition to existing bullpen pitchers such as Son Dong-hyun, Lee Sang-dong, and Kim Young-hyun, veteran Woo Gyu-min and Kim Jae-yoon's compensation player Moon Yong-ik were added in the second draft. Park Si-young and Kim Min-soo also return after recovering from their injuries. It is very rich both qualitatively and quantitatively.

But there is an Achilles heel. There are no left-handers. Having a different type of bullpen is a huge advantage. It becomes possible to use players according to the situation. The truth that left-handed pitchers are strong against left-handed batters does not change. Worst of all, Coach Lee is in a situation where he is saying, “Should we at least pursue a trade?”

Every team values left-handed pitchers. It takes a lot of money to recruit a left-handed pitcher. In the end, growing internally is the answer. Under the assumption that a left-handed pitcher is a must, the player who is most anticipated is Park Se-jin.

Park Se-jin has been picking up the pace by doing bullpen pitching since the start of the Gijang camp in Busan. He is the fastest of all pitchers. Park Se-jin said, "When I threw the ball, I had a habit of lowering my right shoulder and sometimes missing the ball. During the off-season, I trained with coach Byeong-doo Jeon and focused on raising my body and letting my arms come out naturally. The coach pointed out that I should lower my arms. “I plan to concentrate and pitch during the upcoming bullpen pitching,” he said.

Pitching coach Je Chun-mo said, "The team desperately needs a left-handed bullpen. We are focusing more on teaching it," and added, "What we have is great. Since he throws with his body upright, he will definitely gain strength and pitch well against left-handed batters. I'm looking forward to it." evaluated.

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