SSG Landers sensed the feeling of a big hit from Lee Seung-min (18, Whimoon High School), the eldest son of the current head coach of the Samsung Lions’ first division, Lee Byung-kyu (49). He highly evaluated that he has the potential to succeed not only his father but also Lee Jung-hoo (25, Kiwoom Heroes), a senior at Whimoon High School.먹튀검증
SSG nominated Lee Seung-min as No. 20 in the second round of the 2024 KBO rookie draft held at the Westin Chosun Hotel Grand Ballroom in Jung-gu, Seoul at 2 p.m. on the 14th.
SSG, who won the regular league wire-to-wire title last year and won the Korean Series, took a strategy that focused on reinforcing fielders rather than pitchers in the top round. Lee Seung-min, who was considered one of the top three promising fielders in the draft, was also expected to be nominated as early as the top order of the second round. He had a career high school batting average of 0.303, two home runs, 28 RBIs, 21 runs, and 2 steals, and a 0.405 slugging percentage of 0.508 OPS. This year, he was in his third year with a batting average of 0.328, one home run, 16 RBIs, and 11 runs and 2 steals, and an OPS of 0.905. Within the SSG club, he said, “He has an excellent advantage in hitting and has the ability to cope with breaking balls beyond the high school level. He also said, “With excellent physical conditions, we are highly anticipated in the slugging sector and have the potential for development.”
Kim Sung-yong, head of SSG, who met shortly after the draft, also told Star News, “I thought Lee Seung-min would go out in front of the second round, but he came in our turn to be our player.” “I think he will succeed the Whimoon High School genealogy leading to Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Min-seok (19, Lotte Giants). He expressed his expectation, saying, “I’m a player who understands central batting well, so I think he will be a great batter if he decides his position well even in the professional league.”
In an interview during the draft, Lee Seung-min said, “I’m really grateful to be nominated for a good team called SSG,” adding, “My father was the reason why I started baseball.” Thank you for raising me like this. We’re on different teams, but I always think our hearts are in the same place. “From next year, I will make sure that I can show a good performance in the first division,” he said. He then said through the club, “It’s an honor to be nominated in the high order and I’ll try that much harder.” “I want to be a player who has great confidence in hitting and leaves a name in the team’s history,” he said.
Park Ji-hwan (Se Sang-hwa) is expressing his feelings after being nominated as No. 10 overall in the first round of SSG Landers at the “2024 KBO Rookie Draft” held at the Westin Chosun Hotel Grand Ballroom in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 14th.
SSG designated players and the front desk are taking a group photo at the “2024 KBO Rookie Draft” held at the Westin Chosun Hotel Grand Ballroom in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 14th.
Earlier, SSG nominated Park Ji-hwan (18, Se-Age), who played in the World Youth World Cup, which ended recently, in No. 10 of the first round. It was the first fielder’s pick in this draft. SSG said, “Park Ji-hwan is an excellent infielder with three beats: ball, defense, and main, and has strong shoulders, so he has excellent throwing ability. In addition, he explained, “He has excellent contact skills in batting and has performed without ups and downs throughout the year.”
Park Ji-hwan said, “I’m happy to be the first out of the fielders and I’ll try as hard as you trusted me and picked me,” adding, “I’m incredibly and really happy to be nominated by a good club called SSG faster than expected.” “I have confidence in bat control and base running, and I want to be a model player for others by faithfully exercising and performing well even after joining the team,” he said.
The middle and lower rounds focused on the nomination of players who can be used as a sense of power immediately next season but can leap to the starting position in the Cheongdom era in the mid- to long-term. As a result, the focus was on the nomination of two-year college and early draft players by highly appreciating the physical strengths, experience, power, and desperation of college players.
From the third round, Park Ki-ho (Cheongju High School), Choi Hyun-seok (Busan University of Science and Technology), infielder Jung Joon-jae (Dongguk University), outfielder Jung Hyun-seung (Inha University), pitcher Park Sung-bin (Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies), outfielder Baek Jun-seo (Deoksu High School), pitcher Yoon Sung-bo (Songwon University), and pitcher Byun Gun-woo (am High School).
After finishing the rookie draft, SSG said, “I’m happy to nominate the players I planned. Rookie players will be able to be the center of the team’s generational change in the long term, he said.