Starting debut in June → LG ace since August

Lee Jung-yong has been the most stable pitcher in the past month in the No. 1 LG starting rotation.

Plutko is missing due to pelvic bone contusion, and Choi Won-tae, who traded as a "winning contractor," continues to be sluggish I went down to the second division. Kelly, a long-lived foreigner, is only now recovering little by little, and Lim Chan-kyu's ERA in the second half is soaring.

Lee Jung-yong, who joined the team as the first pick in 2019, has played as a bullpen pitcher in 165 games until last year, recording 10 wins, 7 losses, 41 holds, and 1 save. He has been active as a must-win group since 2021.

Earlier this season, Lee Jung-yong took over the temporary finishing position when closer Ko Woo-suk left due to a shoulder injury. However, he was sluggish with three wins, one hold, three saves, five blons, and an ERA of 5.57 in 23 games. There were more failures than saves.

In mid-June, manager Yeom Kyung-yeop attempted to turn Lee Jung-yong into a starting pitcher. It was an unfamiliar challenge for Lee Jung-yong, who continues to fail in the bullpen.

Coach Yeom said, "I suggested Lee Jung-yong to switch to the starting lineup and said, 'If it's like this, there's nothing left for you and me.' Last winter, Lee Jung-yong was about to join the military, but when Yeom took the helm, he postponed Lee Jung-yong's enlistment in the military. It has been postponed until joining the military, but if the season continues to be sluggish in the bullpen, there will be nothing left for both the coach and the player.

He advised Lee Jung-yong, who was a fastball and slider-two-pitch, to learn forks and curves and use them as decisive balls. A bullpen that throws short innings is possible with only two clear pitches, but a starter who throws long innings must play with three to four pitches to become a long run. As Lee Jung-yong threw himself as a starter, he realized that he needed pitches other than fastballs and sliders. 스포츠토토

ERA 3.29, 4 wins and 1 loss in 9 starts, 5 runs in 29 innings in the last 5 games, ERA 1.55

Lee Jung-yong made his first professional debut against Lotte in late June, and has since slightly increased the number of pitches and innings. He pitched six scoreless innings against Kiwoom on August 2 and recorded his first start win in his debut with five scoreless innings against KIA on August 9. Since then, he has fully established himself as a starting pitcher. He made a quality start in three consecutive games, continuing his fourth consecutive start.

Lee Jung-yong has been active with four wins, no losses, and a 1.55 ERA in five games since August. He pitched 29 innings with 25 hits, four walks, 17 strikeouts and five runs.

In terms of league pitchers' performance since August, Buchanan Samsung has the lowest ERA of 1.72 seven earned runs in 36.2 innings with two wins and no losses in six games. Cuevas KT, who won the MVP in August, is next with a 1.80 ERA nine runs in 45 innings with five wins and no losses in seven games. Barnes Lotte has two wins, two losses, and a 1.85 ERA in seven games, and Wilkerson Lotte has three wins, two losses, and a 1.99 ERA in eight games. Lee Jung-yong is not inferior to them.

In addition, all of the opposing starting pitchers Lee Jung-yong faced are ace pitchers. He faced foreign pitchers six times in nine starts, and also faced the league's best native starters such as Ahn Woo-jin and Ko Young-pyo. Lee Jung-yong is 4 wins and 1 loss against them and 8 wins and 1 loss in the game where Lee Jung-yong started. He is now called the Victory Fairy.

Regarding Lee Jung-yong, who is recording an amazing performance as a starter, Yeom said, "It's not easy, but Lee Jung-yong did a really good job," adding, "Coach Kim Kyung-tae and coach Kim Kwang-sam suffered." "Jung-yong led well in adding forkballs and curves," he praised.