“More than 15 wins possible” 148km bang on first live. LG’s new No. 1 starter.
LG Twins’ new No. 1 starter Detrick Enns threw his first live pitch.
Enns threw his first live pitch at spring training in Scottsdale, Arizona, on April 21 (KST). He threw 25 pitches. He threw five pitches: a fastball, a cutter, a slider, a curveball, and a changeup. His fastball topped out at 148 mph, with an average velocity of 147.1 mph. His cutter and changeup were in the 130 mph range, his slider was in the 120 mph range, and his curve was in the 110 mph range. All with varying velocities.
“My goal was to throw strikes, and I’m happy with that. I threw 25 pitches, and it was my first live game, but the intensity and pace was similar to the game, so it was good.” “The angle and power of the ball were good, and he has a variety of pitches, so I think he can pitch well during the season,” said Park Dong-won, the main catcher who received the ball.
LG manager Yoon Kyung-yup said, “I think his pace came up quickly, but he had a good finish.” “His curve, slider, and cutter angles weren’t bad, and he threw a lot of pitches to improve his changeup, which is important,” he said. “If he can improve his changeup’s pitch value and perfection, he will be much more powerful, and I think he can win 15 or more games.”
Enns is LG’s “championship hitman” for the second straight season. After Adam Plutko, who emerged as their new ace last year with 11 wins in the first half of the season, was limited in the second half due to injury and was eventually lost for the season, LG quickly searched for a new pitcher and found Enns, who pitched for the Seibu Lions in Japan last year. His biggest strength is his fastball, which has excellent command.
In 23 games for Seibu in 2022, Enns pitched 122⅓ innings, posting a 10-7 record with a 2.94 ERA. It was only the third time in Nippon Professional Baseball history that a foreign left-handed pitcher won 10 games in his debut season, and the first time in 69 years that a foreign left-handed pitcher had won 10 games in Seibu. However, in his second year, last year, he went 1-10 with a 5.17 ERA in 12 games and was not re-signed.
LG will turn to Casey Kelly, who has been the No. 1 starter, as the No. 2 starter. Kelly struggled in the first half of last year, going 6-5 with a 4.44 ERA in 18 games, but improved to 4-2 with a 2.90 ERA in 12 games in the second half. I decided that while he wasn’t quite good enough to be the number one starter, he was still pitching well enough to be the number 안전놀이터 two starter.
We found a starter, and we brought in Enns, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to use him.
He decided to change his pitch to suit the KBO. “There’s a reason why he came all the way to Korea with such a good delivery,” Yoon said. “If he continues to throw like that, he’s likely to fail in the KBO. “Our coaching staff met and decided that there was no clear-cut pitch. We need to increase the value of the changeup. His success will be determined by his ability to produce a decisive pitch.”
Yoon ordered Enns to practice his changeup in advance, and Enns said he had been working on it under the coach’s orders. “I was also feeling the need to step up as a pitcher,” Enes told Sports Chosun, “and I was in agreement with the coach. My failure in Japan last season became my medicine. So I thought I needed to refine my curveball and changeup and develop other pitches, especially my changeup.” “He led the team to the championship last season. He’s more experienced than me, he knows the league better, he knows the hitters and everything, and I trust him. And I’m always ready to listen to him.”
Enns is also working on his changeup in live pitching. It’s clear that he’s eager to succeed in the KBO.
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