Early in the season, Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man suggested to infielder promising Kim Young-woong that he should keep the bat short. However, Kim was adamant. "I have prepared something during the off-season," he said, adding that he will hold the bat long. Shortening the bat increases the accuracy of hitting, but shortening the number of long balls as the bat fails to fully load its strength. Kim, who was considered a "big shot" prospect in high school, tried to make the best of his strengths. Kim hit 28 home runs this year, and is in full bloom. 카지노사이트

Looking back, Kim said, "When the coach was talking, I almost cut off my words and insisted on it. After I said it, I was so worried that I would look uncluttered." "I was bold and determined," coach Park Jin-man said, adding, "I had no choice but to trust him." "I think the results came out well because the coaches and coaches trusted and supported me on my decision," Kim said, expressing his gratitude. 

In 126 games this year, the third year since his debut, Kim has played a batting average of 0.252 (115 hits in 456 times at bat) with 28 homers and 79 RBIs, a slugging percentage of 0.485 and an on-base plus 0.806 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.321. To fill the void left by Lee Jae-hyun, who was sidelined due to injury, he started as a shortstop but jumped to the main third baseman. "The performance turned out better than I thought. I should not be satisfied, but it was a season where I learned a lot," Kim said. "I think I took about 70 percent of the shares because of the long batting average." 

Kim emphasized what he felt more regretful than what he liked. This year, Kim filtered out 45 walks, while striking out 155 times. He ranked third, the most in the strikeout league. When considering the ratio of strikeouts and walks, he was disappointed in his pioneering skills to the extent that he ranked second, the highest among players who played in the regular at-bats. He said, "I had too much greed to play. It's good to turn the bat boldly, but it wasn't my batting zone, but the result was bad because I swung." He added that maintaining calm is his new season's task.

It was regrettable that he failed to join the Premier 12 national team. After finishing second in the Korean Series, he was included in the national team's training call-up list, but was eliminated due to symptoms of gall. "It was my first time to have a gall bladder infection. It really didn't heal," Kim said. "I got angry a lot (with myself getting hurt)," he said. "I think I was lucky enough. I will become a more complete player and wear the national flag later on." 

Kim Young-woong said, "I am planning my new season. I will try to bulk up by increasing body fat and muscle mass together during the off-season." "Bulk up is a challenge just like holding a long bat. There are negative opinions about bulk up, but even if I fail, I want to try it without any regrets," Kim said. "I felt sorry for not playing my own baseball for the past two years, but I played my own baseball this year. I want to play the baseball that I want next year as well," he said.