No first-time manager, still a candidate” What is the progress of the appointment of Lotte’s head coach?

 The CEO has never met director Kim Tae-hyung.” How is the appointment of the new head coach of the Lotte Giants progressing?

A Lotte Giants official said in an interview with 'My Daily' on the 16th, "Nothing has been decided. A consultation process with the (Lotte) holding company is also necessary," drawing a line on rumors of the appointment of a new manager, Kim Tae-hyung. However, former coach Kim Tae-hyung is still a strong candidate to become Lotte's head coach.

Lotte achieved its best performance in recent years with 14 wins, 8 losses, and a winning percentage of 0.636 in April this year. Of course, last year, the team finished in second place in April, raising fans' expectations, but the joy did not last long. Lotte began to decline in May and finished the season with a poor record of 8th place. But this year was a little different. Lotte continued to compete for the top spot while maintaining good momentum in May.

However, what was different from last year was the time of the fall. As expected, Lotte began to plummet as injuries started pouring in in June, and faced a situation where their winning percentage (38 wins, 39 losses) was broken ahead of the All-Star break. In the off-season recruitment of Yoo Kang-nam, Noh Jin-hyuk, and Han Hyun-hee, a total investment of 17 billion won was made with the goal of 'must produce results', so the 'sword' was drawn.

Lotte sought a rebound by parting ways with Jack Rex and Dan Straley, who were unable to play their part due to poor performance and injuries in the first half of the season, and recruiting Nico Goodrum and Aaron Wilkerson. However, baseball is a sport with too many variables. The picture did not turn out the way Lotte wanted. In this situation, the commander who was leading the team faced the worst possible situation and left the team. Former coach Larry Sutton stepped down from the baton due to health reasons.

Lotte, who lost her balance when the commander who was supposed to keep the team focused eventually left, seemed to have hope for a moment. But there was no surprise. Lotte was unable to rebound until the end of the regular season and finished the season in 7th place with 68 wins, 76 losses, and a winning percentage of 0.472. He showed off his 'big hands' in order to achieve results after a long time, but it all ended up being in vain.

With the season over, Lotte's task is to appoint a new head coach. Because they failed to advance to the postseason, they are in a situation where they have to start preparing for the 2024 season earlier than other clubs.

Since former coach Sutton left the team, rumors surrounding Lotte's new head coach are still rampant. The person whose name is most often mentioned is definitely former director Kim Tae-hyung. Former coach Kim Tae-hyung is the person who achieved the feat of becoming the first KBO League player to advance to the Korean Series (KS) for seven consecutive years while leading the Doosan Bears.

In particular, the fact that he has lifted the Korean Series championship trophy three times out of seven seasons is comparable to any other manager candidates. Rather, there is no one who can follow former director Kim Tae-hyung. This is why former coach Kim Tae-hyung is constantly mentioned as a candidate for the new head coach of Lotte, which has a vacant head coach position.

In this situation, it was reported on the 16th that Lotte had appointed coach Kim Tae-hyung as the next coach. In response, a Lotte official said, "There will be many candidates currently, but we cannot appoint a manager without any consultation with Lotte's holding company." “I have never even met him,” he said. CEO Lee Kang-hoon himself explained that he did not meet with former manager Kim Tae-hyung.

However, what is clear is that former coach Kim Tae-hyung is still a strong candidate for Lotte's head coach. However, he did not meet or accept the position of coach before the regular season schedule was completed on the 16th. Lotte has currently selected several candidates, and according to a high-ranking Lotte official, it has a firm stance that it will not entrust the baton to a 'beginner manager' with no managerial experience.

Lotte, which has not appointed a head coach without the approval of owner Shin Dong-bin, plans to make full-fledged moves now that the season schedule is over. In the process, it is possible to reach an agreement through dialogue with director Kim Tae-hyung and hand him the baton, but the possibility of deciding that another person is the right person cannot be ruled out.

At this point, it is an unmistakable fact that Lotte's new head coach is a 'hot potato' and that former coach Kim Tae-hyung's popularity is skyrocketing. Will Lotte join hands with coach Kim Tae-hyung? There is no doubt that it is an element that will heat up the stove league.

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