"Ahn Woo-jin post? There will be no offer" ML Scout Confident...Unusual 160km, wait 4 years
"Ahn Woo-jin post? There will be no offer" ML Scout Confident...Unusual 160km, wait 4 years
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Arizona Diamondbacks scout Lee Seung-won and former NC Dinos scout Song Min-koo appeared on KBS N Sports commentator Kim Tae-kyun's YouTube channel "TK52" on the 27th, and there was no disagreement that Ahn Woo-jin (26, social service worker) is the next batter to cross from the KBO League to the Major League.먹튀검증
Ahn Woo-jin's pitching/An Woo-jin's Instagram
Kang Baek-ho (26, KT Wiz) and Won Tae-in (25, Samsung Lions), who will be eligible for posting after this season, have variables in their move to the Major League. However, Ahn Woo-jin has virtually no obstacle. Although he has not spoken publicly yet, the industry believes that Ahn Woo-jin has a dream to advance to the Major League.
Ahn Woo-jin is the closest KBO leaguers to the Major League in terms of skills. Not to mention the Kiwoom Heroes' stance that actively helps his players advance overseas. Ahn Woo-jin, who will return next year, is expected to achieve his dream in the 2028-2029 offseason if he fills up three more full-time years.
Three years later, he will be 30 in 2029. He is older than players who usually go to the Major League through posting. However, as long as he maintains his health and skills, he will receive decent treatment and crossing the Pacific Ocean. Scout Lee Seung-won said, "There will be no cases where there will be no offer if it comes out through posting."
Ahn can hit a maximum speed of 160 kilometers. His biggest strength is Stuff, who constantly hits the latter half of 150 kilometers from the seventh to eighth innings. In the meantime, he adjusts speed and energy freely according to the flow of the game. The slider is quite completed. It has change-up and curves, and is sealed, but he can also play folk ball.
Scout Lee Seung-won said, "After the slider, there are curves and change-ups. Change-ups are getting better little by little than before. Unfortunately, the slider is less angled than before. It went in like a cutter, and when I asked, it showed better speed when throwing it with a cutter, and they said it seems to induce batters to swing and miss."
Then scout Lee Seung-won said, "No. Even if I slow down, I told them to increase the angle of the slider. If so, I think there will be more chances to induce swings and misses." So thankfully, he said, "That's what I saw in the next game. What I regret was the cutter, but I thought it was a slider that I saw a long time ago." Currently, Ahn Woo-jin uses both types of sliders.
Ahn Woo-jin, however, underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2023. He posted a video of himself pitching hard on his Instagram account on Wednesday, drawing keen attention. Attention is focusing on when he will increase his past pitching capability and speed. He will regain his fresh arm condition next year.
Commentator Kim Tae-kyun said, "There was a season (2023) when we didn't get help from batters before joining the military. Even then, he pitched seven to eight innings silently. He must have shown bad performance at least once due to his mental faltering spirit, but there is no such part. He continued to show stability."
Former scout Song Min-koo said, "Ahn is a highly commercial player. There are pitchers who catch fastballs, but such players are not fun. In fact, Ahn does not need a pitching design in Korea. You can't just throw it. But I think you will go to the Major League anyway. You need to sharpen your pitching design."
Ahn Woo-jin's pitching/An Woo-jin's Instagram
Other strengths include maintaining Ahn's unique stamina and two types of sliders. After all, even if he throws the same 160-km slider, it will be different for Ahn. It is even more difficult for a batter as he does not hit the ball even though he knows it and does not lose strength until the second half of the game. Ahn will gradually prepare for the Major League by honing himself for the next four years, including rehabilitation and hiatus.