Not too long ago, there was a "happy worry"...SSG's starting mound is shaking

About a month after the opening, news of the recruitment of alternative foreign player Roenis Elias was reported. It was time to clear up the traffic. If Roenis joins, the starting resources alone will increase to seven, some of which had to change positions to reduce the burden on the bullpen. Moon Seung-won went to the bullpen, Song Young-jin went to the second division, and the SSG starters have a framework to play the rest of the season.

The starting lineup was stable, but the performance was the opposite. As of the 10th, SSG starters who played in 78 games have the highest ERA in the league at 4.67. The average ERA of SSG starters, who performed well at 3.95 in April, soared to 4.59 in May and worsened to 4.65 last month. The ERA in six games in July worsened to 8.65.

Kirk McCarty, who is expected to return in the second half due to injury, was the only one who played steadily this season. In 13 games he started this season, he played 9 quality starts (more than 6 innings and less than 3 earned runs), 7 wins (3 losses), and a 2.52 ERA. For SSG, it is regrettable that there is no clear winning card other than McCarty.

Elias has been highly anticipated for the third consecutive game with a quality start plus (more than seven innings and less than three earned runs) since he won his first victory in his debut with three consistent pitches in five innings against LG on May 24. However, he showed rapid shaking on the mound that followed, leaving four wins (3 losses) and a 4.02 ERA so far. 스포츠토토

Veteran Kim Kwang-hyun, who should play the role of a native ace, is showing ups and downs. He has 5 wins (2 losses) and a high winning rate of 0.714 but has a high ERA of 4.00. After allowing seven runs in 4.1 innings against KIA on the 6th, he went down the mound early. Park Jong-hoon, who had been hampered by a lack of control, had a bitter taste of canceling the first division for the third time this season. Oh Won-seok has also been showing a bad trend since June.

SSG is competing with LG for the lead, filling the lack of stability of the starting lineup with the power of the bullpen. Now, the bullpen, which boasted an iron wall, seems to have lost some strength as the weather gets hotter. This season is also entering the second half, and SSG is agonizing over starting resources again this time.