The decision of SSG Landers, the “defending champ,” where the five new players with the most ties joined the spring camp, was the decision of both the field and the front desk.
SSG Landers is conducting the first spring camp of the 2023 season from the 30th of last month in Vero Beach, Florida, USA. From the 28th to March 8th, the 2nd spring camp in Okinawa, Japan, will focus on practice games to enhance the sense of practice.
SSG camps leading to the US and Japan have their own characteristics. It is the fact that new players and new players are participating the most among the 10 KBO league clubs. Looking at the spring camp roster in detail, SSG had 46 players and 17 coaching staff, including 22 pitchers, 4 catchers, 11 infielders and 9 outfielders.
Among them, five newcomers in the 2023 season included pitchers Roun Lee and Youngjin Song, infielders Minjoon Kim and Gunwoong Kim, and outfielder Jeongmin Kim.
The number of SSG 5 members participating in the first-team camp rookie spring camp is the highest among KBO league clubs along with kt Wiz (5 people). Considering that most teams only have 1-3 members, and that Samsung does not take even one rookie to the 1st team camp, this is a very large number.
In addition, it is unusual for the team that won the combined championship last year to take so many rookies and rookies to the spring camp the following year. Compared to SSG’s previous camps, the number of rookie players has increased significantly. At SSG’s spring camp held in Jeju last year, only Yoon Tae-hyun joined among the rookies in the middle of training.
On the 30th of last month, when pitcher Noh Kyung-eun, who was originally included in the roster right before departure, was found to have surgery during a health checkup, SSG included rookie infielder Kim Geon-woong as 메이저사이트a substitute. In addition, as Noh Kyung-eun was able to leave the country belatedly without surgery, the number of newcomers naturally increased by one more person. There are a total of 8 players in their 2nd year or less.
The reason why SSG included many rookie players and younger players is because the field and the front team agreed that the depth of the team should be strengthened centering on young players, and that the ‘Cheongra Dome era’ should be prepared in the long term.
Seong-yong Kim, general manager of SSG Landers, said, “While organizing the camp roster, the front side conveyed the opinion to the coaching staff that they would like to include many new and up-and-coming players. Director Kim Won-hyung and the coaching staff part had the same meaning, so he readily accepted it.”
The meaning of the scene was the same. SSG Landers coach Kim Won-hyung also emphasized the importance of nurturing new players and preparing for the future, and is known to have strongly requested young players to participate in the camp. They won the championship last year, but as new players such as Jeon Eui-san were discovered, this year’s SSG coaching staff’s spring camp goal is for new young players to take their place in the first team.
In this way, the field and the front desk coincide with each other, and as a result, SSG has 63 members, the largest number of first-team camps in 10 clubs, heading to Florida and Japan. The parent company’s willingness to support was equally passionate. Under the plan to provide the best environment, we accepted the request of the coaching staff, players, and front desk to dual campsites in Florida and Okinawa, and by sending the largest number of people abroad, we were able to prepare for the hottest and fiercest upcoming season.