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SSG Landers coach Kim Won-hyung expressed both expectations and regrets for Jeon Eui-san, an unfinished big gun prospect. Jeon Eui-san, who failed to show a strong impression this season as much as last year, seems to have to prove that he has grown one step further in the Futures team.

As of August 14, SSG is in second place in the league with 55 wins, 1 draw and 41 losses this season. Obviously, it's not a bad performance, but it's a pity that he's a little far from the top-ranked LG Twins as last year's defending champion. This is why the gap has widened to six games with No. 1 LG.

The hardest part for SSG in August is by far the blow. In August, SSG scored more than five points only once. There were also four scoreless games in August. The team's batting flow is not that good.

It is also time for a new vitality in the fielders at the end of the second half. Jeon Eui-san is definitely the most notable player among the fielders who can come up from the Futures team. This is because he is a young fielder with the best ability to produce home runs and long hits.

Jeon Eui-san has already shown some of her potential last year. Jeon Eui-san made his debut in the first division in the 2022 season with a batting average of 0.249/60 hits/13 home runs/45 RBIs/ slugging percentage of 0.481 in 77 games. It was definitely an impressive debut season.

However, Jeon Eui-san was caught up in the 'second year jinx'. Jeon Eui-san played in 38 games this season, showing a severe slump with a batting average of 0.192/19 hits/three home runs/six RBIs/a slugging percentage of 0.323. Jeon Eui-san left the first division again due to injury after visiting the Futures team at the beginning of the season due to poor batting.

Jeon Eui-san played in 23 games in the Futures League this season with a batting average of 0.233/20 hits/one home run/10 RBIs/on-base percentage of 0.333/ slugging percentage.

Head coach Kim Won-hyung said, "It is not easy to call young fielders in the Futures team to the first division because they are fighting for rankings in the second half." "I'm going to see the situation during the expansion entry in September," he said, adding, "It's not easy to grow the same big guns (former)."

Head coach Kim Won-hyung's desperate wish for Jeon Ui-san, "It is first to hit the ball in any course."

SSG has Choi Jung, who has been on the path of a "living legend" as a home run hitter for a long time. It is also time to consider the successor of Choi Jeong. It is also true that coach Kim expects that as Jeon Eui-san has enough qualities as a home run hitter.

Head coach Kim said, "It is also true that in our team, Eui-san should be the main gun to succeed Choi Jung-yi in the future. However, in order to be in such a class, contact, or ability to guess, must be accompanied first. Most of the 타자 batters, who have more than 300 home runs in their career, have a career batting average of .27 to 8 percent. "Since it is the era of OPS, even if the batting average is low, it should be used if the number of home runs is guaranteed, but in the end, it is inevitable that I wonder how much good the batting will be."

Head coach Kim stressed that it is important for Jeon Ui-san to show his strong side even on a specific course. Coach Kim's view was that Jeon Eui-san is incomplete in all aspects.

Head coach Kim said, "If only the outer course is weak, you can just ask them to pass it by aiming for a mistake that comes to the body or the center." If you know how to hit a home run by perfecting a fastball, there is no reason not to use it in the first division. In the end, the Futures team must show the mechanism and results of Eui-san's perfect attack on his zone. If I use it in the first division, it is also necessary for me to endure and push with patience. However, he emphasized, "I decided that it would be better to focus on the current resources rather than just raising them to the first division."

The road that Jeonui-san has to walk from SSG in the future is Guman-ri. Head coach Kim is also watching from afar to provide a suitable path for Jeon Ui-san. Attention is focusing on when Jeon Eui-san will be able to join the first division again by proving that he has grown one step in the Futures team.