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KS of bad luck and nightmares, but it's a fatal slump ahead of the FA
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KT Wiz's Kim Jae-yoon (33) has a 3.58 ERA with 44 wins, 33 losses, 169 saves and 17 holds in 481 games. From 2020 to this year, he made 21 saves, 32 saves, 33 saves, 32 saves. During this period, he recorded an ERA of two to three points. If the finish is a three-point ERA, it is not at the level of untouchability. However, it is not easy to find such a finish in the KBO League.
Moreover, Kim Jae-yoon took the mound in four games of the Korean Series in 2021 and showed off his iron wall with two saves and an ERA of 2.08, completing KT's first integrated championship. He has a 1.93 ERA with one loss and two saves in five playoff games and a zero ERA in one wild card game.
He had a 5.40 ERA with one save in two semi-playoff games against the Kiwoom Heroes last year. Still, he was not weak in the big game overall. In that respect, the slump in the Korean Series is unexpected. He also had two saves and zero ERA in two playoff games against the NC Dinos, which is embarrassing for KT.
He lost one game and has a 15.00 ERA in three games. He allowed no runs in ⅔ innings in the second game, but Games 3 to 4 in Suwon were nightmares. In Game 3, he allowed two hits, one strikeout, one walk and three runs in one inning. At the top of the ninth inning with a 7-5 lead, Austin Dean had a ball count of 1B2S but gave up a walk while using three sliders in a row.
It was worth saying that the choice of pitch type was regrettable. However, it was possible to guess why catcher Jang Sung-woo failed to sign the fastball as the fastball in the first pitch of Oh Ji-hwan's at-bat was far out of the strike zone. Jang Sung-woo took the mound himself and talked to Kim Jae-yoon, and once again chose a fastball on the second pitch, but was driven to the center. Oh Ji-hwan's superior three-run shot in the final.
Game 4 on the 11th was a surprise. He appeared at first base with no outs in the top of the fifth inning, trailing 0-2. When starter Eom Sang-baek walked leadoff hitter Moon Sung-joo, he was urgently deployed. KT had to catch this game without fail, and the must-win group Son Dong-hyun and Park Young-hyun were tired. Director Lee Kang-chul's calculation was to put Kim Jae-yoon in advance and hold out as much as possible. It's a short-term war, so a strategy is sufficient.
However, Kim Jae-yoon blocked the fifth inning well and shook in the sixth inning. After one out, Oh Ji-hwan was walked and the first fastball he used to Moon Bo-kyung entered the border line with a high course outside. However, Moon Bo-kyung had good cohesion. He pushed hard and hit a two-run shot to the left. With a 5-0 run, the tide completely turned to LG. Then, director Lee Kang-chul also had no reason to use Kim Jae-yoon anymore.
Looking at the pitch, there is no game that self-destructs or collapses. The pattern of walks and home runs was the source of trouble, and it was also unlucky. However, it hurts for Kim Jae-yoon to be an FA at the end of this Korean Series. Of course, it cannot be asserted that the sluggish Korean Series adversely affects Kim Jae-yoon's FA valuation. This is because it is a finish that has been proven over the years.
However, it is true that Kim Jae-yoon is a fly in the ointment. KT will naturally show its willingness to catch Kim Jae-yoon, and some other clubs are considering recruiting Kim Jae-yoon. The key is how the clubs will interpret the sluggish Korean series.
