'Continuous 10K' Cho Byung-hyun vs 'Succession loss of 10.5%' Kim Taek-yeon will face off against Rookie of the Year
'Continuous 10K' Cho Byung-hyun vs 'Succession loss of 10.5%' Kim Taek-yeon will face off against Rookie of the Year
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Cho Byung-hyun (22) of the SSG Landers and Kim Taek-yeon (19) of the Doosan Bears are the "guardians" of their respective teams. As of Thursday, Cho has 3 wins, 3 losses and 10 holds with an ERA of 3.71 and Kim has 2 wins, 7 saves and 4 holds with an ERA of 2.39.
They have a lot in common. Both pitchers are nominees for Rookie of the Year. Cho Byung-hyun, the "military veteran," only pitched in three games in 2021. "Pure rookie" Kim Taek-yeon got promoted step by step in the first year of her debut and finished the game. Their main weapon is a "special fastball." Cho's average fastball is 146.8km/h, and Kim's average is 147.7km/h (based on Sports2I).
It is not just fast. In terms of PTS, Cho's movement was 33.2 centimeters (8th), and Kim's movement was 31.5 centimeters (15th). In trackmen, who measure with the same standard as MLB, the movement is even bigger. "Both of them are well over 50 centimeters, close to 60 centimeters," said an official from a KBO League club. 메이저놀이터
Among pitchers from 30 MLB teams this year, only eight pitchers exceeded the vertical movement of 60 centimeters (23.6 inches). "It's like what you can see on the screen. The number of movements that are recorded is also extraordinary. He looks young and nice, but he has good guts. Even though he has a runner, he knows how to throw a better pitch without being swayed." This season, Kim allowed only two (10.5 percent) of the 19 successors to score.
Both pitchers have outstanding strikeouts. Cho has 11.13 strikeouts and Kim Taek-yeon 10.27 per nine innings. He ranks third and fourth in the relief pitcher league after Park Young-hyun (KT Wiz, 11.20) and Yoo Young-chan (LG Twins, 11.13).
Cho had a different way of adapting himself to the first team. As his pitches centered on fastballs hit the limit, he found a breakthrough. Up until April, he reduced the proportion of fastballs thrown by more than 60 percent to 45.2 percent in June, while increasing his use of folk balls (38.6 percent in June). Since his second strike in June, his folk ball hitting average has reached 53.3 percent. He had 10 strikeouts in a row against Doosan Bears on June 30, and tied with Lee Dae-jin (then Haitai Tigers) in 1998.
In contrast, Kim still manages to catch batters with his fastball. His sliders' slugging percentage has gradually increased from 9.8 percent in April to 19.6 percent in June, but his ball count is still fastball (74.8 percent). His fastball percentage has reached 76.1 percent since his second strike. This is due to his "shave blade control" that enables borderline pitching and his exploration. Kim is actively studying pitching by MLB pitchers using vertical movements such as the Atlanta Braves.
His performance in the first half of the season was determined by Kim Taek-yeon, who has low ERA. However, relief pitchers can always overturn their ERA due to their small number of innings. Cho is also on the rise.