Left-handed Oh Won-seok moves to KT, right-handed Kim Min-soo to SSG...trade

Left-handed Oh Won-seok moves to KT, right-handed Kim Min-soo to SSG...trade

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The SSG Landers and KT Wiz have made a trade for pitchers Oh Won-seok (23) and Kim Min-jin (25).

Left-hander Oh Won-seok, who has starting and middle relief experience, moves to KT, while right-hander Kim Min-soo, who has mainly pitched in relief this year but also has starting experience, moves to SSG.

“To strengthen the competitiveness of the team's pitching staff, we were looking for an immediate power pitcher with starting and bullpen experience and made the trade because our interests were aligned with KT,” SSG said on July 31.

“Won-seok Oh has a wealth of starting and bullpen experience for his age, and he is a left-handed pitcher with good command,” KT said, explaining the reasoning behind the trade, ”We acquired him to strengthen our starting staff with the type of pitcher we need.”

Oh was drafted by SSG's predecessor organization, the SK Wyverns, in the first round in 2020.

In five seasons, he appeared in 129 games for the first team, 메이저사이트 compiling a 27-34 record with three shutouts and a 5.13 ERA. He made 98 appearances as a starter.

This season, he has a record of 6-9, 1 hold, and a 5.03 ERA in 29 games.

Kim was drafted by KT in the first round in 2018.

In six seasons, excluding his time in the military, he has 153 games, 22 wins, 23 losses, 24 holds, and a 5.12 ERA in the first team. As a starting pitcher, he made 46 appearances.

“He has strong two-seam fastball command and a very good slider with good command,” SSG said.

This season, Kim pitched in 71 games, going 8-4 with a 4.31 ERA and 21 strikeouts.