Jeon Jun-pyo is a pitcher with a good pitching ability to throw balls in the 150km/h range. In particular, he has a good strikeout ability. Kiwoom was the first to call Jeon Jun-pyo's name in the 2024 rookie draft held last fall and introduced, "The number of strikeouts per nine innings is impressive." 토토사이트
Jun Jun-pyo Jeon explained that the secret to his strikeout ability was, "He uses a lot of ball combinations in which he strikes first with a breaking ball and throws fastballs. That's why the opposing batters don't seem to have the right timing." However, if the speed difference between the breaking ball and the fastball is not large, this also won't be effective. Jun-pyo Jeon shows the slowest ball first with the slowest curveball in the 120km/h range, and then sprays a fastball with a maximum speed of 150km from the late 140km to take away the timing of the batter. His smartness stood out, not just by hitting the ball with his pitches.
To accomplish this, he must have good control over breaking balls. "I think I have good control over breaking balls," Jeon said. "I used breaking balls a lot when I was a high school student, which resulted in good results. If I count with a curveball and throw a fastball with confidence at two strikes, the opposing batters couldn't get the timing right."
However, curveball is not enough to withstand in a professional league. "I think that professional league requires more weapons, so I want to study sliders and other breaking balls," Jeon said, raising expectations for his future career.
Kang Baek-ho of KT Wiz, a senior at Seoul High School, wants to face off against the most. Jeon said, "He was a great player in high school as well, and he has shown good records in pro baseball as well. If I play against him, I will feel that he is a professional wall," he said, dreaming of a showdown with his fellow high school alumni.
To deal with Kang, however, he needs to get more chances to take the mound in the first division to increase his chances of taking on Kang. As a center hitter at KT as well, Kang has the potential to face off at an important moment. Jeon is well aware of this, too. "I want to be a player who can be helpful to my team. However, if I get a little more greedy, I want to become a pitcher who gives me faith that I can take the mound in an important situation in my team and block him," he said.
I heard that he strikes out a lot, so I want to prevent innings by striking out. "My goal for this season is to strike out three times in one inning and finish the inning without allowing any points," Jeon said. "If I have a chance to take the mound, I will try my best." If so, it would be a perfect match after striking out Kang and finishing the inning.
Jeon cited his strength as "boldness to bowl confidently." "I have the guts to throw my ball confidently in times of crisis," he said. "I want to hear that he is making a gutsy pitch that is not like a rookie."
Finally, Jeon Jun-pyo said, "I want to get to the first team as soon as possible without getting sick and become a helpful player for the team. I will work hard during the camp so that it can happen again."
Jeon is sweating profusely at the Kiwoom Heroes spring camp in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, as of Tuesday. How will a rookie strikeout for the first time be made? It remains to be seen whether the day will come when he finishes an inning with three strikeouts as he wishes this year.