78 Home Runs-173SV What if I can't come to training...NC, which has already announced its camp schedule, can join the uncontracted duo
78 Home Runs-173SV What if I can't come to training...NC, which has already announced its camp schedule, can join the uncontracted duo
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NC, who was newly born under coach Lee Ho-joon, is already heading to the spring camp.안전놀이터
The NC Dinos will start their CAMP 2 (NC Spring Camp) schedule at Changwon NC Park from the 25th. Coach Lee Ho-joon, 10 coaching staff, and 38 players will participate in CAMP 2, which will run for 40 days from January 25 to March 5. It will be 20 nights in Tucson, Arizona, the U.S., and 12 nights in Tainan, Taiwan.
It is the first time in 11 years that NC`s first team N will hold a camp in Taiwan since 2014 when the Chiayi camp was held in Taiwan. The upcoming CAMP 2 is scheduled for domestic (Changwon) and overseas (Tucson and Tainan in the U.S.). The U.S. schedule will focus on training, while the Taiwan schedule will focus on warm-up matches with six teams from the Taiwan Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
NC also unveiled the 2025 CAMP 2 logo on the same day. "The team utilized the sun, the common identity between Arizona and Taiwan, as a key element, and expressed it in an important way with a compass to convey the meaning of the full-fledged start of the new season (sunrise) and direction setting," NC explained.
"Our 2025 season has already started with CAMP 1. Remembering that it's time to never come back, I look forward to seeing the players do their best at every moment. We will make sure to bring good results without injury during CAMP 2," Lee Ho-joon said.
Meanwhile, NC Futures team C Team will also host CAMP 2 with coach Gong Pil-sung, 10 coaching staff, and 52 players taking a one-day break from 4 days of training in Changwon and Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do from the 25th.
The new year has already come, and NC is also busy preparing for the spring camp, but there is still no news of the contracts of the remaining players as FA contractors. At this rate, it is unclear whether they will be able to stay at NC and join the spring camp normally.
Three of the players who played for the NC Dinosaurs last year applied for free agency. Among them, left-hander Lim Jung-ho finished signing autographs for up to 1.2 billion won for three years. Outfielder Kim Sung-wook and closer Lee Yong-chan are still under contract.
More than two months have passed since the FA market opened. It seems highly likely that Kim Sung-wook and Lee Yong-chan will stay at NC D.C. Last year, Kim played in 129 games and recorded career highs in home runs and RBIs by leaving 17 homers, 60 RBIs and 10 steals, while receiving a C grade, drawing attention as a "cost-effectiveness FA." However, the low batting average of .204, on-base percentage of .291, and slugging percentage of .380 served as a stumbling block. He possesses punch power enough to record 78 home runs in his personal career, but the problem is that his accuracy is too low.
Lee Yong-chan is on the verge of falling into a "FA Mia" once again. Lee Yong-chan, who was out for the season when he underwent elbow surgery in June 2020 during Doosan, appeared in the FA market that winter, but eventually became a "FA Mia" without signing the contract even after the 2021 season opened. Then, Lee Yong-chan, who signed a three-plus-one-year contract with NC in May for a total of 2.7 billion won, dramatically succeeded in returning to the mound, and continued his strides by making 29 saves in 2023, following 16 saves in 2021, 22 saves in 2022. The problem was last year. Although he was in charge of NC's back door, he has been on a downward trend as he suffered the worst slump with 3 wins, 9 losses, 16 saves, 2 holds, and an ERA of 6.13.
Once again in the FA market, Lee Yong-chan is facing a cold winter. No team has given a helping hand to a veteran relief pitcher who has made 173 saves in his career. Even though his performance is already low, it is not easy to move to another team after receiving a B grade. For now, both players are most likely to stay at NC. It remains to be seen whether they will be able to reach an agreement with NC and successfully join the spring camp.