"Rookie starts in the 2nd tier? There's no such thing"...Doosan's expectations for the 1R Super Rookie, who inherited 52 times as a "national shortstop."
"Rookie starts in the 2nd tier? There's no such thing"...Doosan's expectations for the 1R Super Rookie, who inherited 52 times as a "national shortstop."
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The Doosan Bears named Park Joon-soon in the first round of the rookie draft last year. It was the first time in 16 years that Doosan nominated an infielder in the first round since Heo Kyung-min, the seventh overall pick in the second round in 2009. Including the first round, it was the first time in four years since Ahn Jae-seok in 2021.안전놀이터
Park Joon-soon, whose main position is second baseman but who has the advantage of being able to take on all positions in the infield, played in 73 games during his three-year career as Deoksu High School and recorded a batting average of 0.425 OPS of 1.113, and last season, when he was about to draft, he flew with a batting average of 0.442 OPS of 1.25 with 50 hits, five homers, 33 RBIs, 49 runs and 22 steals in 34 games.
Although it is only a high school stage, Park Joon-soon has been evaluated as a player with excellent contact skills with Sun Do-an, with a career strikeout rate of only 5.9% over the past three years. Last year, as well as the speed to go to one more base at any time, he wore the modifier "the biggest fish of the field," and Doosan, which is in urgent need of fielder resources rather than pitchers, called Park Joon-soon's name in the first round.
Doosan has many things to decide in this spring camp. Why did so many changes occur in the infield during this season's Stove League? Huh Kyung-min, who has been Doosan's "hot corner" for more than a decade, moved to KT Wiz as a free agent, and Kim Jae-ho, Doosan's "national shortstop," has ended his active career. Hence, Doosan needs to move Kang Seung-ho, who is improving every year, to third base and find a new Keystone duo.
It is unclear which players will get the chance as shortstop or second baseman, but there are plenty of candidates for now. Seven players - Park Joon-young, Lee Yoo-chan, Park Gye-beom, Oh Myung-jin, Park Ji-hoon, Yeo Dong-gun, and Park Jun-soon - will compete fiercely for the two infield spots. In particular, Lee Seung-yeop foretold that Park Joon-soon, the rookie, could also be a starting member from the first season after his debut. If he wins the competition with his skills, he intends to provide an opportunity.
Coach Lee Seung-yeop plans to take Park to the Sydney camp for the first team. "Park will be on the roster of the spring camp," the head coach told reporters at a ceremony marking the 43rd anniversary of the Doosan Bears on Wednesday. "Since he is the first player in the draft, we will see what kind of player he is. They should play in the Japanese camp. I want to make time for them to get acquainted with senior players quickly. I heard that he is a very talented player in batting. I cannot judge him unless I see him with my own eyes."
Coach Lee Seung-yeop hoped that Park Joon-soon would be like Park Ji-hwan, who recorded 63 hits, four homers and a batting average of 0.276 OPS of 0.703 in 76 games last year after receiving the nomination of SSG Landers as the 10th overall pick in the first round of the 2024 Rookie Draft, or Kim Min-seok, who recorded 102 hits, three homers, 16 steals and a batting average of 0.255 OPS of 0.652 in 129 games, including being selected as an All-Star in his first season since his debut. "I don't think even a rookie will start in the second division, just as Landers' Park Ji-hwan or Kim Min-seok did in their first season at Lotte last year," he said. He intends to determine the starting lineup through fair competition.
The main position is second baseman, but coach Lee Seung-yeop also evaluates Park Joon-soon as a shortstop resource. However, the obstacle is that the elbow is not complete, but this spring camp is expected to be very fierce as the spring camp will be able to train normally from early February.
"I think it would be good to follow along and learn hard," said Park Joon-soon, who received news from reporters that he has been confirmed to join the spring camp list. "First of all, I want to learn about movements in defense, ball count battles on the batting side, and how to target pitchers," he said, expressing strong expectations. "[My elbow] is much better now. I decided to throw from February, and I am still batting."
Park Joon-soon uses the number 52 in Doosan. In other words, he will inherit the number used by Kim Jae-ho, a legendary player who was selected as a national team member when he was active. When asked if he feels pressured, Park Jun-soon said, "I think it's a very good number. It's a number that Doosan's one-club man Kim Jae-ho used. I wanted to wear this number, but it's nice to wear it. I asked for the number."
As the head coach has left open all possibilities, Park is also committed to securing a position through competition in the camp. "I am similar in style to Jung Geun-woo. I am confident that I will perform well in any position I may be in. In particular, I will be able to perform stably in defense," Park said. "I am aiming to join the top team before the first half of the year. I am not close to Park, but I think I should do better than him. My ultimate goal is to win the Rookie of the Year award."