Solo All-Around Agent

Chapter 6

Today’s information

[Kang Hyuk is thinking of retiring when his professional career fails.]

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Immediately after training, Song Jae-jin was able to easily meet Kang Hyuk through his coaching staff.

The purpose of the independent club was to send players to the pros, and having an agent increases the chances of going pro.

‘But everyone’s expression… .’

However, whenever he spoke about his affiliation to meet Kang Hyuk, Song Jae Jin could not erase the strange feeling on his face as he looked at him with trembling.

And when he met Kang Hyuk, he could understand why.

“A world tree?”

Kang Hyuk looked around at Song Jae-jin’s business card, then frowned and looked at his business card and Song Jae-jin alternately.

“Does the World Tree have anything to do with me?”

“Yeah?”

“Isn’t Ahn Ki-yeol’s place at the World Tree?”

When an unexpected name appeared in an unexpected place, Song Jae-jin could not hide his bewildered expression and hurriedly shouted inwardly.

‘Kang Hyuk, please check with my former agent.’

The window that came out soon turned into a rotten expression.

This was clearly his own mistake.

‘Damn it, it’s Ahn Ki-yeol.’

In the process of Kang Hyuk’s release from the United States, his agent was Ahn Ki-yeol, so it was expected that Kang Hyuk left his hand from the time he was injured.

“Sorry. I did not know that Hyuk Kang was with our agency.”

“……”

From this point on, if he made even the slightest mistake, it was natural for him to sign a contract with a player named Kang Hyuk, so Song Jae-jin carefully opened his mouth.

“But Director Ahn Ki-yeol is in Team 1 now. I am on Team 2.”

“But being a World Tree Sports Agency is the same. And now I’m just one of those players who go back and forth between independent clubs, so why do you want to sign me?”

“You don’t even have to sign a contract with me. Giving out business cards was for trust, but it turned into a negative. Personally, I was a fan of Kang Hyuk.”

And he tells the story of what he found, from the home run he hit against Dylan Efron, to the minor league broadcasts on foreign sites at the time.

“It may be rude to say. He was just trying to ask if he was thinking of turning into a pitcher.”

“Yeah? Pitcher?”

Kang Hyuk looked at Song Jae Jin with a surprised expression while tilting his head.

It was because when I first came to Yangju Playball, I received a pitching offer from the pitching coach.

“Yeah. If he turns into a pitcher, I think he can do a lot better than an outfielder or catcher.”

Ahn Ki-yeol’s name suddenly appeared, but it was a question that had to be approached with caution.

“Aren’t you seeing me for the first time today?”

Kang Hyuk sent a voice full of alertness and eyes to Song Jae Jin.

He looked at his business card and knew he belonged to the World Tree Agency, but he didn’t know exactly who he was yet.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen you in person. As I said before, I was a fan of Kang Hyuk.”

Song Jae-jin said with a smile without being embarrassed.

“Why do you think I will be successful if I turn into a pitcher?”

Although he has not yet cleared his doubts, Kang Hyuk was also thinking that he would have to quit baseball if he couldn’t go pro in his late twenties, so he asked with the feeling of holding a straw.

“I looked up some pitching videos.”

Kang Hyuk himself knew that the ball in his body was a weakness and that even if he went pro in this kind of situation, it would be difficult for him to succeed.

In the first place, it was impossible for me to choose myself like this.

“I pitched in the minor leagues, in Japan, and here. The results are not bad either.”

Then he held out a tablet with the records he was watching during practice.

“But the pitcher.”

“Yes, do you have ups and downs?”

Among the reasons why Kang Hyuk couldn’t pitch, the biggest factor was his ups and downs.

In the minor leagues, his maximum speed was about 153 km, but he failed due to his volleyball.

He tried to get control by modifying his pitching form several times, but as a result, all failed.

“But to put it simply, wouldn’t he be able to become a good pitcher as long as he has control?”

Kang Hyuk asked Song Jae Jin’s words with a feeling of grasping at least a straw.

“Then, is there any way to get hold of it?”

To Kang Hyuk’s question, Song Jae Jin answered with a smirk as if he had waited.

“At least I didn’t talk to him without that method.”

“Is there a way?”

“Yeah. More precisely, it can be seen that there is a way to analyze the pitching form and identify the problem.”

It was a confident answer that was different from other people, but perhaps because of the name of the World Tree, Kang Hyuk began to worry about whether to believe Song Jae-jin or not.

‘It’s because you have to go down anyway.’

After being released from the major leagues, the Japanese Independent League and then the Korean Independent League. Over 5 years in the independent league was enough to tire Kang Hyuk.

And he nodded his head with a sense of grasping straw, as he felt the limits of the guidelines.

“What can I do? Do I need to sign an agent contract first?”

Kang Hyuk thought that Song Jae-jin was not Ahn Ki-yeol and that it was foolish to refuse an agent who came to him with goodwill in the current situation where he could not see the future.

“You do this. In any case, it must be true that I am also unsure of Kang Hyuk.”

At Jaejin’s words, Kanghyuk instinctively nodded his head.

“Do you like to bet?”

“A bet?”

“After all, isn’t an agent a job that earns a living on trust? I’m getting results for improving the pitching form. If the tool is improved. How about signing a contract with me then?”

He was a very advantageous bet, so Kang-hyeok nodded his head casually.

“I’m fine.”

Kanghyuk smiled and nodded his head at the answer and eyes that were different from other people.

“Because I was going to retire if I fell out of the draft anyway.”

“Retirement? Absolutely not. I want to play in the pro league. I will make sure to do that.”

If you get the ball, you can throw 150 powerful balls.

Therefore, Song Jae-jin saw that if Kang Hyuk was only able to solve the ball problem, he would be highly likely to play as a professional baseball player as a pitcher.

“Today, let’s take a look at the pitching form. You can see the problem by looking at the pitching form.”

Song Jae-jin and Kang Hyuk sat in the indoor practice range and installed a camera to take Kang Hyuk’s pitching form.

“Are you ready?”

“Yes, the body is fully relaxed.”

Then he started tossing the ball as hard as he could toward the marked strike zone on the other side.

The average speed of the KBO is about 144 km.

On the other hand, Kang Hyuk’s fastball speed, which was captured by the speed gun, was about 147 km.

‘It’s definitely fast. The tip of the ball is good.’

The more he saw Kang-hyeok’s pitch shot in front of him, the more confident he became.

If only he could solve the problem, he would definitely be able to excel in the pro.

‘And I am confident enough to solve this problem.’

Then, around the time Kang Hyuk threw 10 balls, Song Jae Jin tilted his head and tried to think of something.

“I’m used to the pitching form. It’s definitely a pitching form I’ve seen somewhere.”

Song Jae-jin and Kang Hyuk slowly turned the pitching form taken on the camera.

And he called the system.

‘Find a pitching form similar to that of System Kang Hyuk.’

[Browsing… … … .]

When the search window appeared without being rejected, Song Jae-jin pretended to look at the pitching form and waited for the result of the hologram window.

[Search result: 78% match with Oh Seung-hoon (1982)’s pitching form.]

“Oh Seung-hoon.”

“Yeah? Are you Seung-Hoon Oh?”

From Korea to Japan and then to the United States, he was a player with an unprecedented record of 423 saves in 17 seasons.

“Yes, it’s Seunghoon Oh. Wait.”

Song Jae-jin played the tablet video by comparing it with Oh Seung-hoon’s pitching form in the company database.

“Looking like this, it looks really similar.”

“How did you learn the helmet form?”

“During the Cubs minor league days, I was asked to throw in the most comfortable position, so I changed my hands a little bit there.”

Kang Hyuk replayed the tablet again, looking at Seunghoon Oh’s pitching form, shook his head, and then grabbed the ball again on the mound.

“Could you take another picture?”

“Yes.”

Jaejin activated the camera again, and Kang Hyuk threw the ball as slowly as he could, reflecting on Oh Seunghoon’s pitching form.

“how is it?”

“I don’t know yet. by the way. Well… . Are you sure you feel more comfortable than throwing before?”

“I’m glad I see a clue.”

It was also possible to correct Kang Hyuk’s form using the system.

However, since Kang Hyuk’s alertness had not yet been resolved, there was a need for a process, so Song Jae Jin called the system window after taking a few more pitching forms.

And with a pounding heart, I opened the inventory.

‘You should try using the rewards you got from the tutorial.’

‘Use the intermediate coaching certificate.’

[Skill has not reached intermediate level. Intermediate skills are forcibly applied with a license.]

Shortly thereafter, the intermediate coaching rights of the inventory disappeared, and a hologram window was continuously displayed over the video of Kang Hyuk’s pitching form being played.

[The analysis of player Kang Hyuk’s pitching form begins.](Read more @ wuxiax.com)

[The width of the stride is narrow. – The width of the stride must be increased to 30 cm or less.][When the ball is released, the head is bowed and it is not controlled. – You should intentionally take the helmet form slowly and get used to it.][The pitching form changes depending on the fastball and the changing ball. – You must bring a helmet to keep the release point constant.]

As the video of Kang Hyuk’s pitch was played, the window came to mind, and Song Jae-jin was immersed in alternately looking at the problems that appeared in the window of the video of the pitch.

“Please keep your shoulders as much as possible and focus on basic training. And I’ll call you as soon as the pitching video is analyzed. Then we’ll talk again.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Kang Hyuk bowed his head, glanced at Jae Jin, who had gone down, and then left the training ground and headed for the weight training room.

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The next day, Song Jae-jin, who went to work the next day, played a video of Kang Hyuk.

All that was left was to put the problems that came out of using the system license on Kang Hyuk’s video and package it appropriately.

‘The pride of active players is great. Even more so if you’re a player who chewed high school and went to MLB.’

Even though Song Jae-jin had a trainer’s license, he wasn’t even a professional athlete, and he thought that Kang Hyuk’s vigilance remained because he was a member of the World Tree.

‘It’s important to break down the boundaries first.’

When the video with the complementary points was completed, Song Jae-jin saved the video on a cloud server and sent the video to Kang Hyuk.

[Player Kang Hyuk. This is Jaejin Song. Please check and contact us.]

After that, within five minutes of sending the video, Song Jae-jin’s cell phone rang.

[Has confirmed. Thank you very much.]

Now that the solution has been found, the only thing left to do now is to get used to the changed pitching form and check if the pitch is actually okay.

After checking Kang-hyuk’s text, Song Jae-jin put Moon Kang-hyun’s data on the monitor to check the system that he had not yet checked.

‘The system is applied according to the data analyzed by the user.’

It was a very vague word without detailed explanation.

‘You have to experience it for yourself, after all.’

Data from the record to the video were displayed on the screen, and a hologram window appeared.

[Analyzing… .][- Has a weakness in irregular bounds.

– Good foreshadowing.

– The defense range is wide.]

‘Oh my gosh.’

Although not as detailed as the intermediate coaching skill used for Kang Hyuk, the player’s strengths and weaknesses are listed in a broad framework.

‘That’s great. That’s great.’

Song Jae-jin, feeling that he had gained an unexpected ability, wrote a recruitment proposal along with Kang Hyuk’s scouting report with a happy expression on his face.