Byun Woo-hyuk and Kim Gyu-seong equipped with simple swings."

 The KIA Tigers, who finished in 6th place amidst many negative factors in the 2023 regular season, held a finishing camp overseas (Okinawa, Japan) for the first time in 5 years, demonstrating their will to take a leap forward in the 2024 season. Both starting players and top prospects participated, creating an internal competition comparable to spring camp. It was also an opportunity for new coaches and players to work together.

KIA coach Kim Jong-guk, the 'commanding tower', gave his overall opinion, saying, "It is expected that all players who participated in the camp will be of great help to the team's strength next year with their upgraded skills." As with any finishing camp, attempts were made to restore muscle strength and improve individual skills, and this means that the desired results were achieved. 

Lee Chang-jin and Lee Woo-sung participated in this camp, competing for a starting outfield spot. Both players played a full season, but chose 'recovery' rather than 'rest'. I turned the bat again to recover. 

Coach Kim Jong-guk welcomed, saying, "This camp included more experienced players, including Lee Chang-jin, Lee Woo-sung, and (pitcher) Park Jun-pyo, so the level of training concentration was higher. The young players' willingness to watch and learn from the senior players taking the lead was also encouraging." . In particular, he praised Lee Woo-sung, saying, "He adapted well to the first base defense training that he was trying for the first time. Park Jun-pyo, who had a difficult time due to injuries and poor performance in the past two seasons, also took the lead and handled the training well as the most senior member of the pitching team." 

The topic that has emerged at KIA this winter is maintaining infield power. Kim Do-young, who played in the Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC), suffered a finger injury and was advised that he would need more than four months for rehabilitation treatment and to return to the field. Park Chan-ho also suffered a fracture in his left wrist after being hit by an opposing pitcher's ball at the end of the regular season. Captain Kim Sun-bin qualified as a free agent (FA). It seems unlikely that the franchise star will transfer, but free agent contracts cannot be predicted one inch ahead. 

Regarding this situation, Manager Kim Jong-guk said, "The most important part of this camp was strengthening the infield depth (player base). Jeong Hae-won, who filled the required number of bats in the Futures League this year, grew further through this camp, and rookie Kim Doo-hyun also showed ample potential in terms of defensive ability. Byun Woo-hyuk and Kim Gyu-seong are also making up for their weaknesses in batting with simple swings, and Park Min, who is participating in the Australian league, is also showing stable play. So far, he is preparing well as planned,” he said, expressing confidence. 

Coach Kim Jong-guk said lastly, "The final camp is just the beginning. I think it is more important how to build and prepare the body from now until the spring camp. Not only the players who participated in the camp, but also the entire team neglected personal training during the off-season. I also did not forget the request, “I hope you don’t do anything and prepare well for next season.” 

   

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