The humiliation of the release of talent that Major League Baseball also recognized, will it be possible to find the third team.토토사이트
Lee Hak-joo, who was once considered a player who would succeed the Korean baseball shortstop's genealogy, has become free. Will there be a team that wants his talent.
Lotte Giants officially announced on the 5th that they will release Oh Sun-jin, Lee In-bok and Lim Jun-seop, including Lee Hak-joo.
Among them, the standout player is Lee Hak-joo. He wore a Lotte uniform, not the Samsung Lions, through a trade ahead of the 2022 season. Lotte, which does not have a shortstop, wanted the "devil's talent."
After graduating from Chungam High School in 2008, Lee challenged himself to the U.S. soon after. He was recognized as a high school shortstop. Back then, the Chicago Cubs invested a huge amount of 1.15 million dollars to keep Lee.
However, it was a thorn in the side. He was listed in the top 100 promising players in the U.S. in recognition of his talent, but was hampered by injury. Lee Hak-joo, who was passing away after failing to overcome the crisis of entering the big league, joined Samsung through rookie draft in 2019. At the time, Samsung had high expectations on Lee, as it sent "iron rice bowl" Kim Sang-soo to second base.
At Samsung, however, Lee Hak-joo did not leave a strong impression other than a cheering song. There were words both inside and outside of baseball, rather than skills. In particular, there were many evaluations that they were unable to adapt to Korean baseball and their attitude toward baseball.
In the meantime, Lotte fell into the arms of Lotte, which did not have a shortstop, but eventually failed to secure a position at the Lotte Giants as well. Lotte did not have adequate resources for shortstop this year, so it used Park Seung-wook as its main player. Coach Kim Tae-hyung did not pay attention to Lee Hak-joo. He only played in 43 games.
Still, he has strong defense capabilities. However, he has ups and downs in hitting balls and makes some serious plays. This makes it difficult for managers to trust and entrust him to one position.
Next year, he will be 35. He is still old enough to play as a player. Teams that do not have shortstops and cheap ransom can be tempting. Which team will be looking forward to the "Lee Hak-joo Lottery"? Or will his career end like this.