Jung Woo-young renewed his contract for 320 million won, which was reduced by 80 million won from 400 million won last year. Most of the LG players’ salaries have increased significantly as a reward for winning the championship, but Jung Woo-young became the team’s biggest cut player due to his poor performance last year.
Jung Woo-young, who joined LG in the second round of the rookie draft in 2019, received a rookie salary of 27 million won and won the Rookie of the Year in his first year as a professional, playing in 56 games (65 ⅓ innings) with a 3.72 ERA with 4 wins, 6 losses, 1 save and 16 holds.
Jung Woo-young, who won the Rookie of the Year award, was raised to 80 million won in annual salary in 2020. He continued his stellar performance in his second year without jinxing. In 2020, he pitched in 75 innings in 65 games, recording an outstanding performance with 4 wins, 4 losses, 5 saves, 20 holds, and an ERA of 3.12.
In 2021, his salary increased by 100 million won to 180 million won. In 2021, he pitched in 70 games (65 innings) and recorded 7 wins, 3 losses, 2 saves, 27 holds, and an ERA of 2.22. He received another annual salary increase of 280 million won in 2022. Jung won the title of hold king in 2022 with two wins, three losses and a 2.64 ERA in 35 holds in 67 games (58 innings). His salary in 2023 jumped to 400 million won.
Jung’s main weapon is two-seam fastball with a maximum speed of 157 kilometers per hour. He pitched a ratio of two-seam to 92 percent in the 2022 season, and won the hold king with just one two-seam. However, batters in the league gradually adapted to Jung’s two-seam style. As more and more slivers were made due to two-seam and cuts, Jung struggled to counter batters. During the season, he tried new pitches such as splitters and curves with the advice of manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, but failed to find a breakthrough at once.
The number of holds increased every year for the fourth year in a row since his debut, but he took a step back for the first time. Eleven holds are the minimum since his debut. The ERA in the four-point range is also his first. His annual salary, which he had to pay up to 400 million won, was cut for the first time.
Although his salary was cut, he gained a lot. He also won the Korean Series and won the gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Jung played for five seasons until last year. If he plays for two more seasons, he can try to play abroad through posting. 파워볼사이트
This is why the 2024 season is important. We need to recover our sluggish performance last year and regain our position as the best setup man. As opposing hitters have adapted to pitching depth, they need to increase the utilization of other breaking balls such as splitters, curves, and sliders, not two-seam one-pitch. The power of pitching depth of up to 157 kilometers can be revived.
Meanwhile, before the start of the spring camp in February, Jung Woo-young will depart first for the spring camp in Arizona, USA, on the 20th for self-training.