Furado's welcome greeting, 'If you throw it, you can get QS-Three-strike free,' will be retried for the first time in 10 years since the '10 wins for all starters' dynasty
Furado's welcome greeting, 'If you throw it, you can get QS-Three-strike free,' will be retried for the first time in 10 years since the '10 wins for all starters' dynasty
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He has become a true "Samsung Man." Ariel Furado (28) greeted Samsung Lions fans. Some say that he finally realized that he has become a player of Samsung.
"Happy Holidays and Happy New Year," Furado said on his YouTube account on Saturday. "I'm looking forward to meeting the Lions fans. I'll do my best with the team. Thank you. Merry Christmas."토토사이트
Fans cannot hide their excitement despite short greetings. Some fans expressed high expectations by saying, "Would you please win 15 games?" while others welcomed the idea with a witty acrostic poem, "Welcome to Hurado, Lions player."
Furado, who played 183 ⅔ innings in 30 games in the Kiwoom Heroes uniform in 2023, was responsible for 190 ⅓ innings in 30 games this season and did his part with 10-8 ERA 3.36.
What stands out the most is his ability to digest innings. He ranked third in the league last year and second in this season. As such, he was a reliable player, which is evidenced by his quality start (more than six innings as a starter and less than three earned runs). Furado was ranked first in this category with his 23rd QS this season. He proved that he is the most consistent and unrestrained pitcher in the league.
Samsung now has a strong starting lineup. Samsung has solid starting lineup consisting of Won Tae-in, Conor Seabold, Denny Reyes, and left-hander Lee Seung-hyun again this season, recording the most starting wins and 52 wins since 2015, the last time it was under the Emperor's reign.
Although reinforcing the bullpen was the biggest goal, Samsung planned to strengthen the starting lineup and reduce the burden on the bullpen. He renewed his contract with Reyes, who played as a double coach between Won Tae-in and autumn baseball, and reported on the 6th that he signed a contract with even after being released from Kiwoom. At the same time, he signed a four-year contract with free agent A-grade pitcher Choi Won-tae for a total of up to 7 billion won.
Choi Won-tae (right) signed an FA contract with Samsung on the 6th and is taking a photo with general manager Lee Jong-yeol./Photo = Courtesy of Samsung Lions
It has the strongest starting lineup consisting of Won Tae-in, Reyes, Furado and Choi Won-tae. If left-hander Lee Seung-hyun, who successfully turned himself into a starting pitcher this season, is included, there is no gap. Lee has posted six wins, four losses and ERA of 4.23 in 17 games this season.
Baek Jeong-hyeon, Yuk Sun-yeop, and Lee Ho-seong are expected to compete in good faith with Lee through the spring camp for the fifth starting position. Coach Park Jin-man can put down his worries about the starting position.
Furado's presence is truly reassuring. Corner who played well this season has already left, but Furado is one of the best starters in the league. He was also strong at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, a place of fear among pitchers. During the past two years, he pitched well in five games at Lions Park, with three wins and one loss, and an ERA of 2.91. Despite his outstanding strikeout ability, he skillfully distributed five pitches to rank third in the overall grounder rate (53.3 percent) in the 2024 season, which is another reason Samsung aggressively rushed to Hurado.
Now, Samsung is preparing to surpass 2015 when it was its last dynasty. At the time, Samsung's starting pitchers jointly won 65 games (44 losses) and played 850 innings. Starting with Yoon Seong-hwan (17 wins), five starting pitchers – Figaro (13 wins), Cha Woo-chan (12) and Chloe (11 wins) and Jang Won-sam (10) – all won double-digit wins.
It may seem impossible, but when looking at Samsung's starting pitchers, that is not the case. Starting with Won Tae-in (15 wins), who tied for the most wins, Reyes (11 wins), and Lee Seung-hyun (6 wins) had 32 wins, while Furado (10 wins) and Choi Won-tae (9 wins) had 19 wins. Lee joined the starting lineup in the middle of this season, and if Choi, who saved his flagship weapon of two-seam fastballs while adapting himself to ABS this season, does his best, he will be able to achieve a double-digit win for all starting pitchers. Furthermore, if they generate synergistic effects, they are expected to be able to boldly challenge the 65 wins they garnered at the time thanks to their stronger lineup.