The NC Dinosaurs will send four pitchers – Shin Young-woo (20), Seo Ui-tae (27), Park Ji-han (24), and Won Jong-hae (19) to the Perth Heat of the Australian League. He will depart Korea on March 4 and have a real game against Australian hitters for about three months. If it is long or short, it will be a short period, but not everyone will be sent to the team. The team also discusses potential growth and includes the current team's concerns and directions to find answers.
Shin Young-woo, a first-round pick of the 2023 rookie draft, is the best prospect in his team. Seo Eui-tae and Park Ji-han are left-handed, and Won Jong-hae is a side-arm pitcher who can throw long innings. All four are so-called "scarcity resources."
Seo Eui-tae is particularly interesting. He is in his late 20s in his 9th year as a draft pick in 2016. He is old enough to be called a promising player. Nevertheless, NC believes that Seo's growth plate has not closed yet. He is 1m 95 tall and has very good physical conditions. Park Ji-han, who was drafted in 2019, is also a left-hander who can throw up to 148km.
Won Jong-hae, who was the last player to participate in the 2024 draft, is a rare sidearm pitcher even in the KBO league. He has mostly been a starter in the Futures League. If he continues to grow as expected, he can be expected to have various uses ranging from long relievers to starting pitchers in the first division. And he is Shin Young-woo. When it comes to fastball pitching, he is competing for the top spot in the league. As a pitcher, he took all risk factors including poor experience and unstable ball control, and picked only one based on his potential for growth.
"We can find a way to deal with Australian batters in a different way than in Korea, against Australian batters who are strong and aggressive in taking swings. If we gain experience and grow further, we can also play in the first division," pitcher coach Lee Yong-hoon said in a telephone interview. As for the two left-handers, Seo is a pitcher who can make many ground balls. Although he has little experience compared to his age, if he grows up well, he will be a good pitcher for Changwon NC Park where many home runs are posted. Park has high RBIs and good extension. He is fast in ball speed based on left-handers. 안전놀이터
The stage for growth has been prepared. The rest is up to the players themselves. Seo Eui-tae, who won his first professional league victory in nine years this season, said, "I have high expectations and concerns. I heard there are a lot of long-distance travel. Jae-seung Han, who came back from Australia last year, said, "You are bigger than me, but you will have a hard time because the seats are too small." He said, "I am not young anymore, and I don't know how long I will be able to play my baseball."