The Samsung Lions formed a golden starting pitching staff by recruiting Choi Won-tae. For Choi Won-tae's successful settlement, compatibility with the catcher is important.바카라사이트

At the end of the 2024 season, Samsung signed a four-year contract worth 7 billion won (2.4 billion won in down payment, 3.4 billion won in annual salary, and 1.2 billion won in incentives) with Choi Won-tae. In addition, Ariel Furado was recruited and the starting lineup continued from Furado, Denny Reyes, Won Tae-in and Choi Won-tae was formed.

Samsung gave high marks to Choi's ability to play innings. Choi has been a starting pitcher for eight years since 2017, and has played 1,073 ⅓, the third-largest in the entire KBO league.

The '2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League, Kiwoom Heroes and the LG Twins' game was held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Sep. 11, 2024. LG starter Choi Won-tae is taking a deep breath./My Daily

A game between the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins of the "2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League" was held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on May 3, 2024. LG Park Dong-won is bowing his head when he lost a run with a consecutive foil in the top of the fourth inning with two outs and a runner on 1.3rd base./My Daily

One of Choi's chronic weaknesses is his ability to keep runners in check. His total base stealing rate stands at 82.4 percent, which is the highest among pitchers who threw 800 or more innings in 2015. Choi is the only player who exceeds 80 percent, while Ko Young-pyo (77.9 percent) and Park Jong-hoon (76.2 percent) are side-arm and underhand pitchers, respectively.

He also had difficulty restraining stolen bases when he was a member of the LG Twins. In 2023, the allowance for stolen bases reached 72.7 percent for the Kiwoom Heroes increased to 91.7 percent for the LG Twins. In 2024, he captured one out of 30 attempts. When converted into ratio, it amounts to 96.7 percent. It is the highest among pitchers who threw more than 100 innings. When he was a member of the LG Twins, the allowance for stolen bases stood at 95.0 percent (38/40).

Pitchers, catchers, and batteries are responsible for stolen bases. Choi and Park Dong-won mostly managed to form batteries with Heo Do-hwan. Park recorded a 25.0 percent stealing rate last season, while Heo never managed to catch a stolen base.

A suspended game between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions in Game 1 of the "2024 Professional Baseball KBO League Postseason" Korean Series at Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Imdong, Gwangju on the afternoon of the 23rd. Samsung Kang Min-ho is regretful after giving up the game with two wild pitches with two outs and runners on the second and third bases in the bottom of the seventh inning./My Daily

Now he has to form a battery with Kang. In 2024, Kang had a 23.4 percent stolen base blocking rate. He is the fifth among catchers who have played 72 or more games. (Park Dong-won ranked fourth) Backup catcher Lee Byung-hun ranked eighth with 21.4 percent.

With the expansion of the base size, the team has increased its aggressive baserunning. Starting from the 2024 season, the KBO has expanded the length of one side of the base from 15 inches (38.1 centimeters) to 18 inches (45.72 centimeters). As a result, the success rate of stolen bases (74.4 percent) was the highest since the 10-team league was established. With the introduction of the peach clock system officially, the number of stolen bases is expected to increase further.

His weaknesses are obvious. Opponents will penetrate their weaknesses, and Samsung must prevent them. Will the batteries of Choi Won-tae, Kang Min-ho, or Choi Won-tae and Lee Byung-hun be able to minimize their stolen bases in the 2025 season? Choi's success depends on this.