SSG's Won-seok Oh ↔ KT's Min-jin Kim trade: 'The Stovrig signal has been heard'

SSG's Won-seok Oh ↔ KT's Min-jin Kim trade: 'The Stovrig signal has been heard'

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The SSG Landers and KT Wiz of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) have made a trade, swapping left-handed pitcher Oh Won-seok for right-handed pitcher Kim Min-soo.

The two clubs announced today (Nov. 31) that they have agreed to the trade, which will see Oh Won-seok join KT and Kim Min-soo switch uniforms with SSG.

“We were looking for an immediate power pitcher with starting and bullpen experience to strengthen the competitiveness of our pitching staff, and we traded with KT because our interests were aligned,” SSG said of Kim.

“Won-seok has a wealth of starting and bullpen experience for his age, and he is a left-handed pitcher with good command,” said KT, 메이저사이트 who received Oh Won-seok in exchange for Kim, 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 2020 and went 27-34 with a 5.13 ERA in 129 appearances over five seasons, including 6-9 with a 5.03 ERA in 29 appearances this season.

Kim was also drafted by KT in the first round in 2018, and over the course of six seasons, excluding his time in the military, he went 22-23 with a 5.12 ERA in 153 games and 24 starts in the first team, and 8-4 with a 4.31 ERA in 71 appearances this season.