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LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said the above ahead of the game against the Kiwoom Heroes in Gocheok on the 29th of last month. Shin Joo-young, a fifth-choice left-hander, praised Moon Dong-joo (Hanwha Eagles) and Yoon Young-chul (KIA Tigers) for not being pushed back at all in the fifth-choice matchup.

In order for LG to become a more solid team, the 3rd to 5th native starters need to be stronger, and especially when the 5th starters go out, they need to increase the winning rate to gain momentum. Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop expects Son Joo-young to grow beyond the 5th starter into a future native ace.

According to Statiz, a baseball statistics site, Son's four-seam fastball average for this season is 143.6 kilometers. The shots are shot in the mid to late stages of the 140 kilometers range. Then mix sliders, curves, and fork balls. They are competitive in speed and quality of breaking balls.

Then, he does double-kicking. During the pitching process, he lifts his right leg once, folds it, and lifts it again. As if he does it consistently with any batter, there is no problem. It certainly seems easy to take away the timing of batters.

Sudden struggles with control may be one of his weaknesses. Surprisingly, however, he has 0 earned run against 12 walks in 15 innings in three games this season. He has one win and zero ERA in three games. He has topped the ERA in early this season, beating James Nail (31, KIA Tigers, ERA 0.47), who reigns as the league's best foreign pitcher.

In the match against the KIA Tigers in Gwangju on Tuesday, Son had four hits, four strikeouts and three walks in five innings. KIA batters struggled as they failed to hit Son until the fifth inning at all. As Son went down in the sixth inning, the team won 7-2. "If Son does this much, it will be difficult for (other teams) to beat LG," SBS Sports commentator Lee Soon-cheol said.

Specifically, commentator Lee Soon-cheol said, "I like the angle of the breaking ball. I like the way the slider (slider) is taken toward the right batter's body. The curve also declines. If he has more game management skills and ball control, he has a high possibility of further growth." In a nutshell, he is a highly accomplished pitcher.

Son returned at the end of the 2023 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in May 2022. He is also trying to be the first full-time fifth starter this year. In the long run, if Son stays in place, LG will be able to pick Lim Chan-kyu, Son Joo-young, and Lee Jung-yong, who will return after serving in the military, even if Choi Won-tae, who will become a free agent after this season, leaves. Yeom's perspective was accurate once again.