Solo All-Around Agent

Chapter 8

Today’s information

[Jung Dae-woon can work even as a pro if he has the basics.]

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“Was this enough?”

“Coach Kang. what. When did Kang Hyuk become like that?”

“It’s because he’s originally going to be a pitcher. Once the first issue is resolved, the rest will follow automatically, right?”

In particular, the hitting coach, who coached Kang Hyuk before turning into a pitcher, could not hide his surprise.

And although Yangju Playball coach Kim Kyung-hyun also covered his expression with sunglasses, he was quite surprised.

He said, ‘When he said he was turning back to pitching, he thought he was wrong because of his desperation.’

He glanced at the agent sitting behind the catcher.

‘It’s amazing.’

And the two-out situation at the end of the ninth. As the 4th batter Ho-Hun Lee stepped into the plate, he fixed his gaze on the mound again.

‘If only Kang-hyeok catches Lee Ho-hoon here.’

After wiping sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, Kang Hyuk lightly dusted the rosin powder on his hands.

‘We have to see the match as soon as possible.’

“strike-!”

The referee’s call rang, and Kang Hyuk wiped the sweat from his forehead again.

Kang Hyuk was convinced that it wasn’t that Lee Ho-hoon didn’t respond, but that he was deliberately looking at the ball.

‘I like the end of the ball better than I thought. It’s heavy.’

Ho-Hun Lee put his gloves back on and thought about the ball.

‘There’s nothing I can’t do. The balls I can throw so far are the fastball and the changeup.’

As he had already met Kang Hyuk several times in training, Ho-Hoon Lee erased the other pitches from his mind and put only the fastball and changeup in his head.

On the other hand, Kang Hyuk was planning to see the match before his ball got used to Lee Ho-hoon’s eyes.

Ho-Hoon Lee was a pro looking player, and he was a player less than a month after he turned into a pitcher.

However, Kang Hyuk put a smile on his face.

As he gets older, he doesn’t go pro.

The confidence he hit bottomed as he fell from MLB to the Korean Independent Club. The enthusiasm was returning.

Paang-!

Once again the ball was sucked into the catcher’s mitt and the referee paused for a moment before calling.

“ball-!”

Song Jae-jin frowned at the referee’s call. It was because the ball was judged to be enough to call a strike call.

However, Kang Hyuk’s thoughts did not last long.

Not a ball grape, but barely one strike and one ball.

Without a sign from the catcher, he immediately took a windup position and threw the ball.

Two strike one ball.

It was a favorable count for the pitcher, and Kang Hyuk himself signed the next ball before taking the stance to throw the ball.

‘I still have time to count.’

Ho-Hoon Lee thought Kang-Hyeok would fight head-to-head.

He mainly looks like a hitter, but the one he saw was Kang Hyuk.

‘Change-up? Direct?’

And the moment he checked the trajectory of the ball, Ho-Hoon Lee thought.

‘Damn.’

Ho-Hoon Lee laughed at the ball coming in with a large trajectory at an ridiculously slow speed.

‘Here’s a sloker bra.’

“Three strikeout games!”

After the referee’s call came out, Kang Hyuk exhaled the breath he had been holding back, clenched his fists and raised them high into the sky.

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‘It would not have been a finished pitch yet.’

Kang Hyuk’s slow curve is a ball that is still struggling with control.

However, the ball went into the catcher’s mitt in a large trajectory and only after the referee’s call came out, he exhaled.

“crazy. Slow curve?”

“Did you aim? I thought it was two pitches.”

“You weren’t originally an outfielder, were you? When did he turn to pitching?”

“If you refine it a little more, I don’t think it would be bad for entering the professional stage right away.

When he heard the murmurs of the club officials around him, Song Jae-jin was able to smile satisfactorily.

“Oh, then, what were you trying to say? Kang Hyuk… .”

Jae-jin smiled and asked Hong-hwan Han, who had been staring blankly at Kang-hyuk’s ball until now, and Han Hong-hwan turned away from Song Jae-jin with a bewildered expression.

Song Jae-jin raised his thumb toward Kang-hyeok, who made eye contact with him while cleaning his camera after the match.

‘An unexpected showcase is a success.’

There are only 7 months left until the second draft.

Today’s game was definitely going to be an issue among baseball players.

‘And scouts from each team will come to see Kang Hyuk.’

Following today, Song Jae-jin is aiming for a tryout ahead of the second draft to be held in early August.

A place where ‘overseas U-turners’, overseas amateur players with no domestic experience, and non-athletes show off their skills.

It was because a lot of club officials also came, so it was certain that if he showed a good figure in the tryout, the probability of being selected for a high rank in the draft would also increase.

‘There is a lot of interest in this tryout.’

A total of 10 players, including Hyuk Kang, who made a U-turn overseas, will show off their skills.

‘Seven months is enough. I’m getting used to being a pitcher faster than I thought.’

After the mound was cleared, Jae-jin went to Kang-hyuk.

A few agents came to visit, but it had been a long time since I left after hearing Jaejin’s story, so I was able to talk with Kang Hyuk in a quiet atmosphere.

“Today was great.”

“Thank you. It still lacks a lot.”

“The last slow curve no one expected.”

Kang Hyuk shook his head.

“I’m happy with the number of gambles, but I don’t think it will go through pro.

“Even if there is still time until the tryout, I don’t like overtraining. Contact us anytime if you need help. Would you like to be an agent?”

Kang Hyuk shook his head slightly.

“I don’t throw at 160 or 170 like Aroldis Chapman or Jordan Higgs, my primary goal is to throw the strike zone into quarters.”

Although Kang Hyuk was in his late 20s, Song Jae Jin smiled and nodded his head as he was a player who burned his will to become a professional and wanted to constantly improve.

“If it was Kang Hyuk, it would definitely be possible.”

Kang Hyuk, perhaps embarrassed by Jaejin’s embarrassing answer, hurriedly left for the final training session.

Jaejin Song also smiled and focused on the current situation again.

The match was over, but Jaejin’s work had just begun.

In general, the role of an agency in Korea is divided into two types.

It is an area of ​​management and coaching conducted at the level of agents and agencies in charge of contracts.

So, originally, Song Jae-jin had to focus only on player scouts and contracts.

However, as I got the system and came to the 2nd team, Director Seo Eun-sang literally gave me a free roll, so there was no reason to hesitate.

For that reason, in addition to his basic agent work, he also put the area of ​​coaching within his care.

It would have been impossible in the first place, but with the acquisition of the agent system, the impossible realm was changed to a possible realm.

‘And it doesn’t just end with Kang Hyuk.’

After all, Korean professional baseball was all about networking and word-of-mouth.

And the best thing about it was word of mouth from the players.

Moreover, this word of mouth was even more important because it was Song Jae-jin, not a former player.

‘It was a good thing that the basic coaching system had this ability.’

Therefore, Song Jae-jin constantly visited Yangju Playball to learn about the players and record them.

However, not all players were coached during the regular hours.

Because it is the domain of Yangju Playball manager and coach.

Basically, it is to inform the coaches about the problems of the players.

Only assist the player who asks for help first.

Personal help should be given after regular training is over.

This was the policy set by Song Jae-jin.

When the feedback on the game was over, the players who played the game cleaned up and took a break.

The players who were unable to play the game by guarding the bench headed for the personal training ground with bitter steps.

“that… . Agent.”

“Ah. Daewoon Jeong.”

And after the match, someone cautiously spoke to Song Jae-jin, who was replaying the match with Kang Hyuk.

Yangju Playball’s backup catcher Jeong Dae-woon.

He was a first baseman until his freshman year of high school, but in his third year, he turned to catcher due to a dilemma.

With a height of 185 and taller than him, anyone can see that that player is a catcher. He was a player who boasted of looks.

He was a familiar player because Kang Hyuk often worked with him after he turned into a pitcher.

He didn’t talk much, though, but he was a decent player.

“I heard a lot about Hyuk-hyung. If it’s not rude… .”

Jeong Daewoon lowered his head and said.

“Can you give me some feedback on what my problem is?”

At Daewoon Jung’s request, Jaejin Song put a smile on his face.

Through today’s match, we saw all the changes in Kang Hyuk.

‘And I found out that I did Kang Hyuk’s pitching change and feedback.’

And Jeong Dae-woon, who watched the scene the most, came to Song Jae-jin first.

He glanced at his watch to make sure he was done, then nodded his head.

“Would you like to sit down and talk for a moment?”

‘Show me the data about Jeong Dae-woon.’

In the case of Yangju Playball, there were three catchers, and the third catcher was Jeong Dae-Woon.

He was a vague word, but he was a typical defensive catcher.

He has slightly below average defense and bad offense at the level of independent baseball.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

That was the reason why Jeong Dae-woon was used as a backup catcher in independent baseball.

‘There is a high probability of entering a pro.’

If Jung Dae-woon came first in a situation where there was no response from the other players yet, he had to treat him that much.

When I opened Jeong Dae-woon’s folder on the tablet, video data and records came to mind, followed by a hologram window.

[There is a problem of stamina dropping in the second half of the league.][Upper and lower body balance is out of balance.][The muzzle posture is unstable.][There is a need to strengthen the most basic things rather than special techniques or skills.]

‘Ah. Unlike the basic or intermediate level, the lower level gives overall feedback instead of a solution.’

Song Jae-jin, who saw the difference between intermediate and low-level, cleared his throat when the hologram stopped spitting out letters and spoke slowly.

“maybe. You can’t make a dramatic change like Kang Hyuk.”

In the case of Hyuk Kang, it was a case of too dramatic change, and such changes do not usually occur much.

Therefore, the most important thing was to inform the reality.

“Ah yes!”

Daewoon Jeong nodded his head in a loud voice again as he tried to answer in a sagging voice.

“If you look at the record before going down to the backup, can you see the record drop sharply in the second half?”

“Yeah. In the second half, I get a little tired.”

“It’s about being physically weak. As you know, in the case of a catcher, physical strength is the most important position, right?”

And I played a video of the catch shot while receiving the ball from Kang Hyuk.

“And when he catches, his posture is quite shaky. The muzzle is the basics of a catcher. He has to be that stable. Otherwise, he’s a tough pitcher and it’s bad for follow-up play like throwing and blocking.”

Jeong Dae-woon unconsciously nodded his head and listened to Song Jae-jin.

“I don’t think Jung Dae-woon needs any special occasion. I think he needs to refine the most basic part.”

The catcher position could be said to be a position that was always struggling with a manpower shortage.

He loses his stamina the fastest and suffers a lot of injuries. It was because it was a position where it was difficult to play in all matches even if there was no particular health problem, but without it, it would be a big deal.

Therefore, if you watch a baseball game, you can see the catcher who keeps playing even if the batting is not good.

“And the hitting part comes later. And, most importantly, it feels like the upper and lower body balance is off. The upper body is lacking compared to the lower body. Let’s talk about it after solving it first.”

When Song Jae-jin’s long feedback was over, Jeong Dae-woon nodded his head vigorously with his eyes as if he had seen a savior.

Although he was still younger than Kang Hyuk in his mid-20s, Daewoon Jung did not go pro after graduating from high school, and had been playing at Yangju Playball for nearly 5 years.

And year after year he was full of worries about what he would do if he stopped here.

What would he do if he told him to quit baseball right away?

What can I do to go out into society?

After worrying and worrying, he came to me with the feeling of grabbing a straw, but when he saw Jaejin giving counseling more seriously than he thought, Jung Daewoon thought ‘maybe’.

“It can get better. And you can go pro. So don’t just give up.”

Song Jae-jin patted Jeong Dae-woon on the back of Jeong Dae-woon, with all kinds of emotions displayed on his face as they are. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;

“Thank you!”