"You can't win if you give everything you have to give" → Coach Dal's emphasis on defense... There is a reason why Shim Woo-joon gave 5 billion won

"You can't win if you give everything you have to give" → Coach Dal's emphasis on defense... There is a reason why Shim Woo-joon gave 5 billion won

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The Hanwha Eagles are ready to start in 2025. The key is not scoring but losing points.

Hanwha finished its 2025 KBO League exhibition game schedule on the 18th. Hanwha ranked second with five wins, two losses and one draw in eight exhibition games this year.카지노

His pace is not bad. Hanwha started the exhibition game with two consecutive losses at the beginning of the exhibition game, but won five consecutive games (including one draw). Cody Ponce and Ryan Weiss raised their pitches, and Ryu Hyun-jin and Um Sang-baek were also checked without problems.

The pace is good, but what coach Kim Kyung-moon cares about is defense. "Winning in a trial game literally means nothing because it is an exhibition game. I'm glad we got the opening game on a good track," Kim told reporters after the game was canceled on the 18th.

"Even if we win, there are some parts that are bad," Kim said. "Baseball is a sport in which players repeat (playing, playing, and training) over and over again. It's important which team reduces mistakes the most," Kim said. "It's up to which team makes the least mistakes. It's a strong team that reduces those mistakes."
Hanwha is one of the teams that failed to benefit from its defense capabilities last year. Last year, Hanwha's ERA was 4.98 (ranked fifth) and the FIP was 4.52 (based on Statistics Korea). The gap between ERA and FIP was 0.46, which was the second highest in the league. In other words, the FIP gave about 0.86 points on average to Samsung, which has a lower ERA of 0.40 than Samsung.

Coach Kim Kyung-moon said, "We can't win if we give all the points to give like last year. We can only win if we save the points and score when we have a chance," adding, "It's very hard to play the season if we want to hit and win after giving all the points to give in defense."
"I think our defense has improved compared to last year. Of course, I'm not sure yet. Of course, errors will happen. Still, I trust our players. I think we will do well," Kim said.

Manager Kim Kyung-moon believes in Shim Woo-joon as well. The Hanwha Eagles recruited Shim Woo-joon, who became a free agent after the end of last season, on an unprecedented four-year deal worth 5 billion won. Despite controversy over "overpay," Hanwha's strong will to strengthen its defense was strong.
"I knew Shim Woo-joon when I saw him as a player on another team, but as a player on our team, he was a really good defensive player," coach Kim Kyung-moon said. "I've used good shortstop players while coaching, but Shim Woo-joon is a really good defender. During the exhibition game, I had several balls, and I handled them well without any problems."

"Shim Woo-joon is a shortstop with his own sense of play. He moves from side to side and handles difficult hits smoothly. I think our defense has become more solid thanks to Shim," Kim said.