Doosan's "Kang Seung Ho, move to the third base." Why do you have to do it now? And what Kang Seung Ho thinks
Doosan's "Kang Seung Ho, move to the third base." Why do you have to do it now? And what Kang Seung Ho thinks
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Kang Seung-ho, the main second baseman of the Doosan Bears, is preparing to transform into a third baseman. Doosan's infield team has to solve its big homework in 2025. About two weeks before the spring camp, the main shortstop, second baseman, and third baseman are all undecided.메이저사이트
Doosan lost its main third baseman and shortstop at the same time after the 2024 season was over. Third baseman Huh Kyung-min moved to KT, while shortstop Kim Jae-ho retired. Doosan has decided to find new key players through internal development. It turned a deaf ear to the free agent market.
There are a lot of resources.
In addition to Kang Seung-ho, Park Gye-beom, Park Joon-young, Lee Yoo-chan, Oh Myung-jin, Park Ji-hoon, last year's rookie Yeo Dong-gun, and this year's rookie Park Joon-soon can have opportunities.
There are two main scenarios.
Keeping Kang at second base to raise shortstop and third baseman is another way for Kang, who has experience at third base, to move to third base to find shortstop and second baseman.
The former does not take risks, but its expected value is also relatively low. In general, center infield resources can adapt easily to shortstop and second baseman. There are quite a few cases where Kang was good at second base as a former shortstop, but only Kim Ha-sung and Kang Jung-ho who skillfully played up to third base were those who went all the way to the Major League.
Therefore, if you go to the first draft, there is a high possibility of problems at third base. In the worst case, it could happen to put Kang Seung-ho at third base in the season.
Therefore, the second option must be tested first during the preparation period. Rather than finding a new third baseman with Kang at second base, it is more likely that Kang, who has experience in third base, will move to third base and increase the second baseman's chances of success and expectations.
Kang Seung-ho is also the only batter among them whose first-team offensive ability has been proven.
The third base is a special position that can be called a "hot corner" in baseball. As fastballs are in this area, players need good athletic ability, but the range of defense is also relatively narrow. A third baseman is more important than defense. Defensive shortstop or second baseman is not a compliment.
It can be the best scenario for Doosan to form a new defensive stable Keystone duo while reducing Kang Seung-ho's defensive burden and maximizing his offense.
In response, Kang Seung-ho answered calmly, "Actually, I like familiar places, but I can move as much as I want depending on the situation."
Kang Seung-ho is also still difficult to draw a sketch of Doosan's infield.
Kang Seung-ho said, "(Park) Jun-young, (Park) Gye-beom, and (Lee) Yoo-chan are all good friends. They will be able to play their roles wherever they go."
Kang should display leadership as vice-captain and the oldest member of the infield. He is now in a position to lead by setting an example at the same time as competition.
Kang said, "This is something I thought about. I have not been able to take care of my juniors because of my baseball games. I will try to approach them first. I will take a lot of (training) from the spring camp because I improve as I play defense more. I played fall baseball last year, but it ended in vain. I will repay you with a good performance this year."