'Wow-Phone-Ryu-Um-Moon' Hanwha's starting lineup, which is not compatible with any team, will lead autumn baseball in the era of the new stadium

'Wow-Phone-Ryu-Um-Moon' Hanwha's starting lineup, which is not compatible with any team, will lead autumn baseball in the era of the new stadium

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If this is the case, it will not be affected by any of the 10 KBO League teams. Will the starting lineup completed by Hanwha Eagles with bold investment lead Hanwha to fall baseball in 2025, which is facing the new stadium era.안전놀이터

In March, Hanwha won seven consecutive games after losing the opening game, and ranked No. 1 in eight games with seven wins and one loss. The secret was its strong starting lineup. Felix Peña won two games, while Ricardo Sanchez, Kim Min-woo, Moon Dong-ju and Hwang Joon-seo each won one. Ryu overcame his poor opening game (five runs and two earned runs in three ⅔ innings) and recovered his performance by allowing two runs in six innings (against a no-decision game) in the next game. As he became a starting pitcher, his hopes for fall baseball increased significantly.

The upward trend did not last long. When the starting lineup collapsed due to injury and poor performance, the eagle's wing that was flying was broken. Kim Min-woo was out for the season due to injury, and Peña was replaced by Jaime Barria after poor performance. Ryu Hyun-jin and Moon Dong-ju had ups and downs, while Hwang Joon-seo failed to continue his debut impact. As Sanchez was also released due to injury, the starting lineup, which was splendid in the early days of the season, was shattered. In the first half of the season, Hanwha's starting ERA stood at 5.08, staying in seventh place.
It was different in the second half. Ryan Weiss, who joined as a substitute for Sanchez, took the lead as a practical first starter. Through steady rotation, Ryu maintained one of the pillars of the starting lineup. Above all, it was encouraging that Moon overcame sluggish performance in the first half (3 wins, 6 losses and 6.92 ERA) to revive in the second half (4 wins, 1 loss and 2.60 ERA).
As the starting lineup gradually revived, Hanwha's hope for fall baseball also gradually revived. However, Barria fell short of expectations and Moon Dong-ju was also out of the team due to injury after taking the mound in one game in September, which dampened his performance. Hanwha, which lacked starting resources to fill its rotation, had to remain in eighth place due to disappointing offense and starting lineup even though it had a solid bullpen. Even in its last season at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, fall baseball did not come true.
After failing to advance to the post season for the sixth consecutive year, Hanwha has widely opened its wallet in the stove league. It has beefed up its starting lineup by recruiting Eom Sang-baek (four-year 7.8 billion won or 7.8 million U.S. dollars), the largest free agent who has won 13 games this season. In addition, it brought in Shim Woo-joon (four-year, 5 billion won or 7.8 million dollars), the shortstop of the free agent, to reinforce its infield defense.

Weiss, who joined as a substitute and showed good performance with a 5-5 record and an ERA of 3.73, signed a contract of up to $950,000 ($150,000 down payment, $600,000 in annual salary, $200,000 in incentives) to stay.
On top of that, he invested 1 million U.S. dollars (down payment of 200,000 dollars, annual salary of 800,000 dollars) to complete the formation of a one-two punch for foreigners. Ponce played in the Nippon-Ham Fighters from 2022 to 2023 and the Rakuten Golden Eagles for a total of three seasons in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He recorded 10 wins and 16 losses and an ERA of 4.54 in three seasons in the Japanese league. The foreign hitter recruited center fielder Esteban Floral (total of 850,000 dollars), who boasts strong physical and athletic abilities, to strengthen his offense as well as defense in the outfield.
Hanwha showed a clear direction of "Win now" this winter as well. With the addition of Ponce and Um Sang-baek, the starting lineup has become as solid as any other team. If Weiss shows off his performance last year again next year, he will be competitive as the first starter. Ponce is a competitive pitcher as long as he is healthy.

Despite some trial and error in his first year back, Ryu Hyun-jin did his part by winning 10 games (8 losses and 3.87 ERA). If Um Sang-baek, who has won 31 games in the last three seasons (2022-2024), pitches as expected, and Moon Dong-joo continues his performance in the second half of the season in the 2025 season, Hanwha's rotation as a starting pitcher will be flawless. If the bullpen, which ranks second in the league's ERA (4.79) in the second half of the year, generates synergy, it is enough to aim for the fifth round of pitching capability. Attention is focusing on whether Hanwha, which will start anew at Baseball Dream Park, will be able to fly toward autumn baseball with the wings of "strong starters."