155km super-special prospect, but 2 runs in 1 2G innings..."Don't expect too much". There was a reason why the veteran asked
155km super-special prospect, but 2 runs in 1 2G innings..."Don't expect too much". There was a reason why the veteran asked
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Jung Woo-joo (19, Hanwha Eagles) is a super-special prospect who was nominated by Hanwha in the first round of the 2025 Rookie Draft (the second overall pick). He played as an ace by throwing a mid-150km ball during his high school years, and was selected as the biggest fish in high school early on. He, who competed with Chung Hyeon-woo (Kium) for the first and second overall title, gave Chung a down payment of 500 million won, the same as Chung, and Hanwha gave Chung Woo-joo a solid treatment.
Jung Woo-joo showed off his talent as a "luxury rookie" early on. He pitched 150 kilometers of ball from the closing camp, making him dream of making a fastball trio with Moon Dong-ju and Kim Seo-hyun.카지노사이트
Another super-large rookie is expected to be born. Moreover, as Chung Hyun-woo is preparing for the Futures Spring Camp, not the first team spring camp, much attention has been paid to Jung Woo-joo.
A practice match against the Australian national team in Melbourne was an opportunity to see Jung Woo-joo as a professional. Jung took the mound in two games each in the second and third rounds.
The result was somewhat disappointing. In the second game, he allowed two hits and one walk in ⅓ innings, and in the third game, he allowed two walks and one strikeout in ⅔ innings. His fastball speed was over 150 kilometers, but his ball control was not perfect.
News of stellar pitching by rookie pitchers such as Kwon Min-gyu from the same team and Samsung's Bae Chan-seung have been reported every day. As such, critics say that Jung's performance in two games against Australia was disappointing. Some watchers expressed disappointment over Jung. However, Chung's assessment is not expected to change much.
Hanwha coach Kim Kyung-moon was wary of excessive expectations for Jung Woo-ju early on. There were countless rookies who had accumulated more than 900 wins. He was nicknamed "specialty," but he has just graduated from high school. There are cases where he stands out immediately after being nominated as a professional, but in many cases, he needed time to adapt to the professional.
"It's clear that Jung Woo-joo is good," coach Kim said before leaving the spring camp, but added, "You can't expect too much from him. It's not his fault. If a high school graduate comes in and gets too high expectations, he will feel pressured. I want to see how he fights with his older brothers by sending them to a situation where they are losing comfortably."
It is still in the middle of the spring camp, and it was not the time to improve the sense of the actual game in earnest. As for Jung Woo-joo, he only needs to show a little more advanced performance in the remaining games.
Hanwha, which is at the end of its Australian spring camp, will return to Korea on the 19th and move on to Okinawa, Japan on the 20th. In Japan, the team will play practice games with domestic teams including KIA Tigers, KT Wiz, SSG Landers and Japanese teams such as Hanshin Tigers (2nd division) and Chiba Lotte Marines.