The KBO League is over, but the stove league is still hot. The FA market and the reinforcement of teams' power through the second draft already add to the expectations for the 2024 season. Samsung Lions, which is showing its demand for power reinforcement with bold recruitment and a clear direction, seems to be clearly showing results in "strengthening the back door."

Samsung, which has established a system of two closer pitchers called "double stoppers" with Oh Seung-hwan and Kim Jae-yoon, is looking forward to seeing what kind of results this challenge will bring. Samsung Lions, who dream of reviving the dynasty with a "double stopper," will point out at Daegu MBC Sports Plus.

Samsung, which has two top-tier finishes in the league
Looking at the 2023 season save ranking, Seo Jin-yong of the SSG Landers, who recorded 42 saves, and Kim Jae-yoon and Oh Seung-hwan are the second and third in the following save categories. Kim Jae-yoon, who kept the back door of the KT Wiz, finished second with 32 saves in the season, and Oh Seung-hwan tied for third with 30 saves. To put it simply, both pitchers who finished 62 games with wins wore Samsung uniforms.

In terms of the overall record, the value is even greater. Both Kim Jae-yoon and Oh Seung-hwan have exceeded 30 saves in the last three consecutive seasons. If Oh Seung-hwan, who is already in his 40s, is the overwhelming No. 1 400 save pitcher in his career record, Kim Jae-yoon, who is eight years younger, is eighth in his career with 169 saves and the third-most saves among active pitchers after Oh Seung-hwan and Jung Woo-ram, the power of the bullpen with two pitchers is expected to be more than imaginable.

Samsung's "God's move," which desperately needed to strengthen its bullpen
Samsung, which has two pitchers who finished this season with top performance, may be the result of such recruitment. Samsung, which had the lowest earned run average in the league with 5.16, is also the only team in the league with a five-point earned run average.

If you look at the season details of the closing pitchers, especially Oh Seung-hwan and Kim Jae-yoon, which are the core of the bullpen, this recruitment is even more valuable. In the past three seasons, when Kim Jae-yoon consistently exceeded 30 saves, he spent the first half of the season with an average earned run in the one-point range and a league-class WHIP, but in the second half, the figure seemed to be falling with a WHIP and an average earned run in the three-point range, which are generally lower than in the first half. On the other hand, Oh Seung-hwan showed much better performance in the second half of the year. He suffered a crisis in the first half of three consecutive seasons, but rebounded in the second half. In other words, if Kim Jae-yoon, who was strong in the first half, and Oh Seung-hwan, who changed in the second half, are combined, strengthening the bullpen that Samsung wants is no longer a dream.

The Samsung Lions, who had several attempts and dreams for a double stopper, and the 2023 season also had plans to use left-handers Lee Seung-hyun and Oh Seung-hwan at the same time, and now they left the team, but Woo Kyu-min and Oh Seung-hwan shared the back door and took responsibility. However, most of these recent attempts have not had much fun. However, there are also some very impressive success stories.

Samsung Lions in 2005, which is considered the most successful double stopper attempt in the 2000s, then head coach Sun Dong-yeol left Kwon Oh-joon to finish the early part of the season, and Kwon Oh-joon showed a good performance with 17 saves in the first half. However, in the second half of the year, I changed the ending to Oh Seung-hwan. At that time, Oh Seung-hwan led his team to its second Korean Series victory with 10 wins, 16 saves, and 11 holds. The best success story of taking charge of the back door of the team with two pitchers, and in the following season, setup man Kwon Oh-joon and closer Oh Seung-hwan dominated the league as a bullpen powerhouse.

Will this recruitment be able to bring back memories of the two consecutive years of winning and laying the foundation for the dynastic era? Recently, the Samsung Lions, which have been worried about the bullpen, are emerging as another point to watch Samsung in the 2024 season, whether they can show the power of the bullpen power again.

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