Samsung is in the process of replacing foreign pitchers. He is expected to send Albert Suarez (34), who left due to a calf injury, and bring Taylor Widener (29), who was released as a waver from NC. Why did they make this decision.
For now, Samsung reacted cautiously. 메이저놀이터 “Widener is one of the alternatives,” he told Sports Seoul on the 9th. Nothing has been decided yet. “If this is decided, I think Suarez’s future will also be decided,” he explained. He did not say that it was confirmed to be replaced, but he did not say that he would not change it.
The biggest thing is not being able to use Suarez right away. In the match against LG at home on the 6th, he injured his left calf while turning for the first base cover in the first inning. As a result of the examination, 12cm of calf muscle was torn.
Samsung’s Suarez starts the 2023 KBO League LG match at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 6th and is pitching hard. Photo courtesy of Samsung Lions
He said it would take four weeks to recover. Because it is a calf, it is difficult to train properly until it is fully healed. In other words, more time is needed to create a body that can pitch normally. If this happens, you may not be able to return until mid-September.
He was eliminated from the first team on the 7th. Choi Chae-heung was excluded from the first division as he struggled in a slump. There was a big hole in the starting lineup. There are two of them, too. The bullpen is already weak. If the starting lineup is poor, the entire game will be difficult.
As a result, Samsung started to touch the replacement card. Recently, an overseas scout visited the United States. I always make a list of substitute players. However, it is not a matter of being recruited “clack and clack.” It is practically impossible to “sign today, throw tomorrow.”
NC Widener started the 2023 KBO League KT match at Changwon NC Park on July 28 and showed good pitching with two runs in six innings. Photo courtesy of NC Dinos
However, when I turned my eyes, there was a possible player. It’s Widener. On the 4th, NC recruited Tanner Turley as a new foreign pitcher and requested the disclosure of Widener’s waivers.
Waver A publicly announced player can be taken to any team. A club that wants to take over within seven days must apply to the president of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) within seven days. It’s the 7th day of the 10th. It’s the 7th day. You can use a foreign pitcher replacement card.
In fact, Suarez was called a “good son foreign pitcher.” Last year, he recorded 173.2 innings, 6 wins and 8 losses, and a 2.49 ERA in 30 games. Seung-woon did not follow, but rather told his colleagues, “Don’t say sorry to me.”
Samsung’s Suarez posed after winning the 2023 KBO League SSG match at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on July 25.
He succeeded in renewing his contract and signed a total of $1.3 million. This season, he recorded 108 innings, 4 wins and 7 losses, and a 3.92 ERA in 19 games, creating a strong foreign one-two punch with David Buchanan.
It is the same that there is no luck in winning this year. Still, Suarez said, “My victory doesn’t matter. If the team wins, that’s it. “The most important thing is the team’s victory,” he stressed. Such foreign players are rare.
That’s why this injury is even more regrettable. Anyway, I needed resources that I could use right away, and Widener caught my eye. Took the mound a week ago. He is a pitcher who can immediately put on a uniform and start.
Samsung’s Suarez (fourth right) started the 2023 KBO League LG match at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 6th, but suffered a left calf injury in the top of the first inning with two outs and a runner on first base. Photo courtesy of Samsung Lions
The season’s performance is not very good with 61.2 innings in 11 games, 4 wins and 2 losses, and a 4.52 ERA. Instead, it is good to see that he pitched well with two runs in six innings and one run in seven innings in the last two games.
Widener is not a pitcher who can play in autumn baseball. Players who moved to Waver after August 1 will not be able to play in the postseason. That’s the case with the protocol.
Instead, it has a slightly different meaning for Samsung. The possibility of the semifinals has not disappeared, but with less than 50 games left, the gap with the fifth place is 9.5 games. It’s hard to overcome.
The realistic goal is to get out of last place, too. It is a team that has been participating since the first year of 1982. He always said he was a strong team. I’ve never stayed at the bottom. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the biggest crisis since its foundation this year.
I want to avoid it somehow. So, at the beginning of August, another team will bring in players released. It should be seen as the best way because there are no starting resources.
The opportunity has come. The ride from ninth place was quite big, but now I see an escape. It’s not the end. I want to go up a little more. The breakup with Suarez is bound to be regrettable, but if Widener comes and does well again, it will be offset.
