Coach Park Jin-man evaluated the pitching of foreign pitchers Denny Reyes and Conor Seabold ahead of the KIA Tigers match of the "2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League" held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 7th. While Reyes gave a generous evaluation, he said he had not yet removed the question mark about the corner. At the time of recruitment, he expected Conor to be the first starting ace, but when he opened the lid, Reyes is performing better.
In recent games alone, Reyes' record gap with Connor is wide. Reyes had seven hits, no outs, five strikeouts and one run in six innings against the Lotte Giants held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on Sunday. He displayed quality start (pitching six innings of less than three earned runs). Connor, on the other hand, was sluggish in the game against Lotte on Saturday, as he allowed five hits, one homer, and three strikeouts and four runs (two earned runs) in five innings.
Manager Park Jin-man said, "Reyes has more stability than at the beginning of the season. He pitched so well until the sixth inning. We had a come-from-behind victory as our bullpen faltered, but Reyes did his part." He was satisfied with Reyes' recent performance.
Reyes' ball control is also stable. Coach Park Jin-man said, "Reyes' ball control is not shaky. Our team scouts also gave big points to our players' ball control and recruited them. Now, Reyes is making good use of his strengths," in complimenting his thumb.
Samsung explained that when Reyes was hired, Reyes was using the two-seam system in favor of the automated pitching judgment system (ABS). Manager Park Jin-man also assessed that Reyes is using ABS well. "Reyes is really good at throwing two-seam against right-handed hitters. I expected that he would be able to succeed once he got used to Korean baseball. In the beginning, he needed a period of adjustment, but now he is gradually giving stability to him," Park said.
On the other hand, Park expressed regret over the corner. "The performance is not consistent yet. The difference between ball and strike is too wide. Then batters will be able to cope when the target ball comes in. They will also get a hit in the corner. They also cannot control the number of pitches they pitch. They need to prepare better. I hope they regain stability soon. I brought him as the first starter for our team," Park Jin-man said.
Meanwhile, Samsung has set up a lineup against Kia with Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Ryu Ji-hyuk (third baseman), Koo Ja-wook (left fielder), David McKinnon (first baseman), Kim Young-woong (designated hitter), Lee Jae-hyun (striker), Kim Jae-sang (second baseman), Lee Byung-hun (pitch) and Kim Sung-yoon (right fielder). The starting pitcher is left-handed Lee Seung-hyun.
BY: 토토사이트링크