"It's not easy to calculate." NC starters who have to see foreigners like KBO, when will the breakthrough take place

"It's true that it's not easy to calculate without Pedi."

The NC Dinos starters rarely get a clue. Director Kang In-kwon's worries are bound to deepen.

The NC mound has the strongest starting pitcher in the league. Eric Pedi, the sole leader in multiple wins (13 wins), is the main character. It is running a "all-time" pace. He has 13 wins (two losses) in 16 games, and his ERA is only 1.87. If he continues his current pace in the remaining second half, he is expected to easily surpass 20 wins. In addition, he is aiming to surpass 200 strikeouts and a 1-point ERA. On the day Pedi starts, NC's chances of winning rise vertically. 스포츠토토

However, it is true that it is difficult to find a starting pitcher other than Pedi. Other foreign pitcher Eric Widener and Shin Min-hyuk Song Myung-ki all have ups and downs. Widener has only three wins (two losses) in nine games and a 5.18 ERA. Shin Min-hyuk (3 wins and 4 losses in 15 games, 3.97 ERA) is pitching widely, and Song Myung-ki (2 wins and 7 losses in 21 games, 5.46 ERA) is the same. Lee Yong-joon (3 wins and 4 losses in 14 games, 4.14 ERA), a fifth starter and third-year pitcher, is still questionable in terms of his innings ability.

Prior to the season, NC starters were expected to be organized into a strong lineup that led to Koo Chang-mo, Lee Jae-hak and Choi Sung-young in addition to foreign one-two punches. However, as the three players collapsed one after another due to injuries, a hole was drilled in the native starters, which eventually led to a drop in performance. NC took a leap to the upper middle by reviving its winning streak at the end of the first half, but the "unstable starting lineup" could be a fall detonator at any time amid still fierce back fights.

Coach Kang admitted, "It is true that it is not easy to calculate (the starting lineup) except for Pedi," and added, "It is important to start a season stably, but there is a difficulty in this regard." "I think I can get through it with a good performance in the lineup," he said.

The native starters, who had been sidelined from injury, are slowly preparing to return. Choi Sung-young started pitching in the Futures (second division) team on the 21st, and Lee Jae-hak also began preparing to pitch with technical training, long-toss, and light running. If the planned rehabilitation program is carried out smoothly, both are expected to return within August. NC has no choice but to hope that they will play a strong starting role like before the injury after returning.