Kiwoom Heroes pitcher Ha Young-min (29) is aiming to enter the starting rotation.

So far, Ha has been cruising. Ha is sweating profusely at the second spring camp of Kaohsiung Kiwoom in Taiwan as of Tuesday, and has displayed impressive performances in his past two appearances.   토토사이트넷

He pitched in relief against Jungshin on Feb. 27, allowing no run in two innings, and allowed one run in two innings against Tungyi on March 2. Stable ball control stood out, as he pitched 49 pitches in his two appearances, putting the ball inside the strike zone 38 times, and receiving only 11 ball decisions. He also struck out two in each appearance.

Kiwoom currently has no fixed starting lineup in Korea. The first and second starters are two foreign pitchers (Furado and Heysus), but the third and fifth starters are still a mystery. Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki mentioned only a number of names, saying, "We are considering about 10 candidates," but has not confirmed the remaining three spots.

Still, Hong is testing several pitchers. Players who have been mentioned as candidates for starting are taking turns playing in practice games with Taiwanese professional teams. Jang Jae-young, Ha Young-min, Kim Sun-ki, Cho Young-gun, and Joo Seung-woo joined the team, as well as "Rookie" Jeon Joon-pyo and Kim Yoon-ha.

To Ha, the starting position is not unfamiliar to Ha. Having joined the Heroes' uniform through the second round of the Nexen Heroes in 2014, Ha has played as a bullpen pitcher for the past two seasons, but in 2014, his first year as a rookie, he had three wins (five losses) throughout the starting rotation.

Ha Young-min has played as a bullpen pitcher most of the time since then, but Ha Young-min is still an attractive starting card in that he has played as a starter and can play long innings.

Ha Young-min is now in fairly good condition. "He is in really good condition. I usually throw breaking balls (changeups, curves, sliders) at practice games, but after strengthening and controlling the strength and weakness, I think I got good results."

He also expressed his intention not to step down from the fierce competition for selection. Ha Young-min said, "I'm in a competition for selection. I haven't even entered the starting rotation yet, so my goal for this season is 'no comment'. I have a goal in mind, but I'll let you know when I get a job later." He bit his lips tightly.