Moon Dong-ju was excluded from the first team entry on May 26. It is a rest due to the accumulation of fatigue. Moon Dong-ju has 5 wins, 2 losses and an ERA of 3.68 in 10 games this season. The pitching was bad just before the first team was canceled.
On May 25, Moon allowed seven hits, three walks, five strikeouts and six runs in four ⅔ innings against the Lotte Giants in Daejeon. He allowed no runs until the fourth inning, but was substituted after allowing six runs on five hits and two walks in the fifth inning. In the previous game, he also felt tiredness in his arm swing, and he set the timing to let him rest once.스포츠토토
When Moon Dong-ju's entry was canceled, head coach Kim Kyung-moon asked when Moon Dong-ju would return, saying, "I think I'll have to take a break and then decide after looking at Dong-ju's condition."
He mentioned the step of taking the mound in the second division and coming up to the first division to regain his condition and feel the real game. Manager Kim said, "It doesn't mean that baseball is just resting well. I need a sense of play, so I think I'll go to the second division and throw and join when I'm okay."
The return period is expected to be longer than the re-registration period (10 days). This is the 13th day since the expiration of the entry. No specific schedule has been released regarding Moon's return. His physical condition seems to be not satisfactory yet. If he could be recharged by taking enough rest, he would have had a plan to pitch in the bullpen and take the mound in the second division at some point. It takes at least 10 days to throw a bullpen session and return to the second division. Moon trained with the first division team in Daejeon at the Hanwha home game.
Since he started the game against Doosan on Sept. 3 last year (winning by one run in six innings), Moon has been excluded from the entry list for the first team, saying his shoulder is in bad condition. He was excluded in a fierce competition at the end of the season and has not returned to the mound until the end of the next season. "I don't think it will be as long as it was last year," manager Kim said.
Hanwha canceled Ryu Hyun-jin, who voluntarily left the mound during the match against KT in Daejeon on the 5th, from the first-team entry on the 6th. Ryu Hyun-jin is expected to miss the starting rotation about two times and join. Cho Dong-wook will be in the absence of Ryu Hyun-jin.
If Moon Dong-ju returned, Hanwha's starting rotation could be less loose. As Ryu Hyun-jin and Moon Dong-ju are excluded at the same time, Hwang Jun-seo, the No. 1 player in the rookie draft in the 2024 season, and Cho Dong-wook, the No. 11 player in the second round, should start side by side.