Lotte's "Trade Lucky" Unit 2 appears, and the original is also pleased that "a player who could do that"... Now it's "Infinite Competition" again

Lotte's "Trade Lucky" Unit 2 appears, and the original is also pleased that "a player who could do that"... Now it's "Infinite Competition" again

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Son Ho-young (31) of the Lotte Giants, who was loved by many fans a year ago for his role in the original trade. What do you think when you see Jeon Min-jae (26), who is likely to be the successor.

In a meeting with reporters after returning to the first division on the 20th, Son Ho-young mentioned his junior, saying, "I think (former) Min-jae was originally a player who could do that much."

Jeon Min-jae is Lotte's best hit product in the early days of this season. Playing in 24 games of this season as of Monday, he has a batting average of 0.397 (29 hits in 73 times at bat), one homer, seven RBIs and 12 runs scored, an on-base percentage of 0.436 with 0.521 and an OPS of 0.957. In terms of batting average, he ranks second after Son Ah-seop (NC, 0.422), and remains at the top in various batting indicators, including fifth in on-base percentage and sixth in OPS.

The start of the season started as a utility backup, but Jeon Min-jae was listed in the starting lineup as a second baseman or third baseman as injuries such as Ko Seung-min and Son Ho-young came out. In the meantime, the main shortstop Park Seung-wook was notified of his poor performance in the second division, and Jeon Min-jae took the main position.

And Son Ho-young took the same path last season. He transferred from the LG Twins in a one-on-one trade at the end of March last year. A backup agent for his former team, he moved to the entire infield position even after his transfer. Since he was fixed as third baseman from mid-April, however, he has become a completely different player. In 102 matches last year, Son recorded a batting average of 0.317 (126 hits in 398 at-bats), 18 homers, 78 RBIs and 70 runs scored, seven steals (four failed attempts), and an on-base percentage of 0.354 with a 0.538 slugging percentage and an OPS of 0.892.

Therefore, Son Ho-young has no choice but to feel similar emotions while watching Jeon Min-jae. Son Ho-young said, "Minjae used to be a good player, but he's doing well because he got more opportunities. I think he was a player who was able to do that well in the first place." He said, "Even if I ask Min-jae, he'll do that," and added, "I think I'm going to play well the next game positively because I think I'll play well the next day."

Son Ho-young was right. "I think confidence is better than confidence," Jeon Min-jae told Star News earlier. "From that point (when I was third baseman), I was able to grasp the feeling and regain confidence."

Son Ho-young, who performed well last year, was expected to win the field MVP in Taiwan's first spring camp again this year. However, he slowed down to 0.091 in an exhibition game, and couldn't get the hang of it even in this season. Worse yet, he was removed from the first team roster on Thursday due to an intraperitoneal sprain. "I have never felt it (a hitting cycle). I couldn't judge it, but people around me said, 'It's too weak and the timing is not good.' So I realized for the first time that this is a hitting cycle." 메이저사이트

In the meantime, Jeon Min-jae and Kim Min-sung filled Son's vacancy well. "I don't feel like I have filled (the space). Min-sung is a good player," Son said. "As Min-sung said, everything seems to be in a competitive mood. We need to kill more people because bad people are not coming out."

Still, Son's physical condition is positive. "I came back from (Futures League) games because I didn't get sick. It's good," Son said with confidence. "I had a good feeling of hitting. He took good care of me, so I played in good condition."

In the absence of Son Ho-young, Lotte is at the top of the list with an upward trend. He said, "I want to play baseball in a good atmosphere together." At the same time, he expressed his determination, saying, "The atmosphere is very good, but I'm going to play with the idea that I shouldn't cause inconvenience."