153-km perfect first practice, hot promise to "do 200 innings", and big league U-turn motivation, is Hector's second chance

New foreign right-hander Adam Oler of the Kia Tigers made a pledge as an "inning pitcher" after the first game of the camp. He aims to serve 200 innings. This is an item that all coaches look forward to from foreign pitchers. Both the first and second teams are accurately aware of the coach's intention to play full innings without injury. 

Oler made his first appearance in a camp practice game against the Hanwha Eagles at Keen Baseball Stadium in Okinawa on the 25th. He entered the KBO League for $1 million as an active big leaguer. He appeared as the third pitcher after James Nail and Yang Hyun-jong, deleted the fifth inning with Chae Eun-sung's fly ball to right field, An Chi-hong's grounder to shortstop, and Kwon Kwang-min's strikeout, and also handled the sixth inning with a ground ball to shortstop, strikeout and a fly ball to right field. 

He pitched two perfect innings of pitching. He threw 21 pitches, displayed maximum speed of 153 kilometers, and displayed powerful pitching. He threw powerful ball even though he was not in 100 percent ball control. As an outsider, he displayed strong fastball power, and displayed his throwing of curveballs against left-handed hitters and right-handed hitters. 안전놀이터


"Actually, I pitched for the first time against an opposing hitter, and I was excited and enjoyed pitching," Aller said. (Shim Woo-joon strikeout) As a batter with good cut ability, he threw a glove. Curve is often used to count the starting points against left-handed hitters. Slove is a type of pitch that is used after throwing a fastball to right-handed hitters. 

In particular, he liked the official ball of the KBO. "It is small in size and big in size. The surface is also sticky, which is good for increasing the number of revolutions when throwing a breaking ball. Overall, I like it." Compared to the official ball of the Major League, the thread is bigger and more prominent, which means that the angle of the curve and the glove become sharper. 

He chose to go to Korea even though he was still young and could try again in the Major League. There was a clear reason. "I wanted to throw in the Asian League. I got tired of going back and forth between the Major League and the Minor League for the past three years. I chose the KBO League because I wanted to ensure consistent participation in games. The highest level was not achieved in the big league last year. I wanted to fix it more in the KBO League," he said, expressing his strong desire to return to the big league. 


The highlight of the interview was his greed for innings. "In the U.S., starting pitchers pitch five innings, but I used to play as an inning player until the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. When I was in college, I ranked second to third in innings in a season. I am confident in my innings. I am also aware of the coach's expectations. If I feel okay, I should take responsibility until the sixth or seventh innings. I will do it responsibly. I can do 200 innings. That's how much money I earn," he said, expressing confidence.

Among foreign pitchers, 200 innings was Hector Noesi who won 20 games and led the team to victory in 2017. If a starter throws full time, he throws about 30 games. To throw more than 200 innings on average, he needs to throw more than six innings. This does not sound like a lie given that he has ample experience in starting pitchers in the big leagues and minor leagues. His willingness to make a U-turn in the big leagues can be a testament to his confidence. Hopes are growing since Oller made his perfect debut.

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