Doosan, which is empty of hot corners, nevertheless, does not pay attention to Ryu Ji-hyuk and Ha Joo-seok
Doosan, which is empty of hot corners, nevertheless, does not pay attention to Ryu Ji-hyuk and Ha Joo-seok
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Doosan Bears' Kim Jae-ho played in 91 games last year and 57 games this year. It was not because of his poor performance. Since his first year as manager, Lee Seung-yeop has been searching for a key shortstop to succeed Kim Jae-ho. Kim Jae-ho, who has no choice but to use it, naturally spent longer time in the second division.
However, Lee had no choice but to rely on Kim at the last minute. Last year and this year, Doosan Bears' starting shortstop in the postseason was Kim Jae-ho. It took two years but failed to find a new shortstop.메이저놀이터
Kim Jae-ho conveyed his intention to retire to the club on Wednesday. Doosan is facing an infield without Kim Jae-ho for the first time in 20 years.
Regarding Kim Jae-ho's retirement, Doosan said, "I have talked enough with coach Lee and the on-site coaching staff, and I have talked with Kim Jae-ho since then." In other words, a kind of consensus has been formed that Kim Jae-ho's retirement is necessary for a generational change.
"It is clear that Kim Jae-ho will continue to play a role in our team next year," a Doosan official said. "However, if we have to prepare for infield without Kim Jae-ho someday, and if we have to prepare anyway, we have decided to proceed faster. We have decided to change in that light."
While discussing Kim Jae-ho's retirement, a significant variable occurred: Heo Kyung-min's transfer to the FA. Nevertheless, Doosan did not hold onto Kim Jae-ho.
Infielders such as Ryu Ji-hyuk (Samsung) and Ha Joo-seok (Hanwha) appeared in the FA market, but they are not very interested. In fact, it is difficult to connect with each other to send Kim Jae-ho and Heo Kyung-min and bring veteran infielders from outside.
Kim Jae-ho, who announced his retirement, also focused on the need for a generational change. Of course, the player himself is greedy to extend his active career, but he thought about the future of the team. Regardless of his ability, he accepted the situation that he could not play in the first team as a built-in player as in the past, and decided to retire, asking for the growth of his juniors through competition.
Doosan is preparing for next year's infield without Kim Jae-ho and Heo Kyung-min from various angles. The team is testing whether it can use rookie Yeo Dong-gun at a position other than second base on existing resources that used to fly between third base and shortstop such as Park Joon-young, Lee Yoo-chan, Park Gye-beom, and Jeon Min-jae. It is also seriously considering using Kang Seung-ho, its main second baseman, as third baseman.
Kim Jae-ho, who has been like the last insurance policy for the past two years, will retire. Doosan even burned its legs to go back and chose to move forward in one direction of generational change. It is not until next season that we will know what the decision will lead to.