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Hanwha who shouted "Winning Spirit" is the same this year

"There is no more experimental baseball."

This is why the Hanwha Eagles announced this when they replaced Carlos Subero, a rebuilding expert, in the 2023 season. The Hanwha Eagles, which had remained at the bottom of the list in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, made the decision when it ranked ninth in the early 2023 seasons.

In the 2024 season, Hanwha started off strong. It invested a lot of money in recruiting Ahn Chi-hong, a free agent, following Chae Eun-sung. With Ryu Hyun-jin, who commanded the league in the past, in addition, Hanwha had high expectations for its future. Experts also predicted that Hanwha will become a candidate for the fifth place before the opening of the 2024 season.

When I opened the lid, Hanwha was Hanwha.

The Hanwha Eagles ranked eighth with 14 wins and 20 losses and a winning rate of 0.412. The gap with the KT that ranks ninth is only 0.5 games. Having led the league in 10 games since the season's opening has disappeared, and the team is now concerned about losing consecutive games and losing in every game.

When Subero was replaced, the Hanwha Eagles recorded 11 wins, 1 draw and 19 losses, with a winning percentage of 0.349. The Hanwha Eagles recorded six wins and 14 losses in April with a winning percentage of 0.261. Subero can blame even if he was in the midst of rebuilding, but Choi Won-ho, who took the helm of the team with astronomical investment, is showing an embarrassing performance to explain.

Against this backdrop, some say that Hanwha's investment direction was wrong starting from the 2023 season. Hanwha's biggest weakness was the outfield. Former coach Subero also had a lot of worries about the outfield. Subero found an outfield player even by rotating the infield, but the club judged it as experimental baseball. Although Subero is responsible for failing to find an outfield player even after his third year, it is true that Hanwha also decided to make an investment that is difficult to understand.

Hanwha closed its wallet ahead of the 2022 season, when outfielders representing the league poured in. Son Ah-seop was passive in the FA market when he changed his uniform for four years at 6.4 billion won, Park Hae-min for four years at 6 billion won, and Park Gun-woo for six years at 10 billion won.

Hanwha, which also finished the 2022 season at the bottom of the standings, is starting to take an incomprehensible step ahead of the 2023 season. It brought Chae Eun-seong, an infielder, for six years and 9 billion won. The decision was made to give weight to the centerline, but it did not match the situation of Hanwha. Even after the 2023 season ended, Hanwha still recruited Ahn Chi-hong for six years and 7.2 billion won.

Their performance is not as good as their investment and expectation. Chae, who had a batting average of 0.297 before joining the Hanwha Eagles, only posted a batting average of 0.263 in his first year as a member of the Hanwha Eagles. In this season, Hanwha remains the team with the fewest wins in the league, unchanged from the previous season. Chae remains sluggish at 0.204 this season. After joining the club, promising players who had to receive opportunities or who Subero discovered would lose their position.

Ahn Chi-hong was also hardly considered an essential resource for Hanwha. After watching the second base, Ahn Chi-hong mainly plays as a first baseman or designated hitter. His offense was disappointing, too. His batting average is 0.262, the lowest except for his debut season.

Watchers say that spending 17 billion won (17 million U.S. dollars) on Ryu, who gave up recruiting in the U.S. Major League Baseball, is also considered an unreasonable expense. Ryu already had surgery several times, and doubts about his ball power, speed, and stamina could not be erased. Ryu also hoped to stay in the big leagues, but no club wanted him.

The Hanwha Eagles signed Ryu Hyun-jin to avoid salary cap by extending his contract period. However, the Eagles tested numerous starting pitchers during the dark ages. Ryu returned to the team and took away all of their seats. This season, Ryu has recorded two wins, three losses and an earned run average of 5.21. Earlier, the Hanwha Eagles sent him to the second division as soon as Moon Dong-ju, who had been cultivating his team expecting an ace for the next 10 years, was sluggish, but Ryu is constantly receiving opportunities.

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