Rebellion after sluggishness, NC Kim Joo-won's 200 million won growth period

Rebellion after sluggishness, NC Kim Joo-won's 200 million won growth period

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NC Dinos shortstop Kim Joo-won (23) left the shadow of his slump behind and predicted a challenge for the new season.
Kim signed an annual salary of 200 million won, up 40 million won from 160 million won last year, and reached the 200 million mark five years after joining the club. "I thought I would be grateful if my salary was frozen," he said with an embarrassing smile.

Kim Joo-won's journey was rough last season.

He suffered a slump of 0.197 in the batting average from May to July, but saw a dramatic turnaround from August. He finished the season with a batting average of 0.333 in August and a batting average of 0.349 in September.

Finally, he broke personal bests since his debut with a batting average of 0.252 and an OPS of 0.750. Notably, he was recognized as the best shortstop in Korea by reducing the number of errors from 30 to 18.

He played as a national shortstop in the Premier 12 and Asian Games last year and even solved the military service problem with the Hangzhou Asian Games gold medal.

"I think I found my pace in the second half of the season," Kim Joo-won said, adding, "I will set the right timing for hitting from the beginning this year." 온라인카지노

He made up for the disappointment of last season with only nine home runs and predicted special preparations for better performance.