These are the words of a legendary and best pitching trainer in the KBO League. KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul, who has 152 wins overall, picked Ariel Furado as the best pitcher for the 2024 season. Furado, who will build a new nest for the Samsung Lions, is dreaming of making a leap forward in 2025.메이저놀이터

After playing for the Kiwoom Heroes last season, he won 10-8 with a 3.36 ERA. He ranked second in innings (190 ⅓) and fourth in ERA and strikeouts (169).

He played as a "quality start" (more than six innings and less than three runs). He ranked No. 1 in the league by posting a total of 23 "quality starts." "Quality start+" (more than seven innings and less than three runs) is also No. 1 in the league with 13.

During the season, coach Lee Kang-chul said, "Furado is the best in the league." "He throws changeups well to right-handed hitters. When I hit the right-handed batter (with a fastball) and throw changeups (outside) here, I just saw his swing coming out. He mixes the balls well."

"The slider system is also horizontal to the species. The command is not bad. He also uses high fastballs well."

Compared to his performance, his luck was not as good as his performance. Furado, Charlie Barnes (Lotte Giants), and Son Ju-young (LG Twins, nine wins) are the only pitchers who have won 10 or less among the top 10 ERAs. Furado recorded 10 no-decision games (ND), and among them, only two failed quality starts were against the Doosan Bears on June 14 (four runs in six innings) and August 2 (four runs in six innings).

At the end of the 2024 season, Kiwoom recruited Yasiel Puig and Ruben Cardinez to form a surprise two-man foreign hitter system. Both Furado and Emmanuel de Heysus gave up renewing their contracts and even lifted the right of suspension.

Samsung has snatched the big fish. Samsung has signed a contract worth 10 billion U.S. dollars (down payment of 300,000 dollars, annual salary of 700,000 dollars) with Furado.

There are signs of a big hit. According to Statistics Korea, Furado's grounder rate stands at 53.3 percent in 2024, the third largest in the league. He ranked fifth in the league with 52.5 percent in 2023. A grounder cannot be connected to a home run. He is an optimized pitcher for Samsung Lions Park, which always pays attention to home runs.

In fact, Furado was strong at Lions Park. From 2023 to 2024, he pitched five times and recorded 3-1 with a 2.91 ERA. During 34 innings, he hit only four homers.

Samsung's defense can also be of help. Samsung's defense efficiency in 2024 was 0.690, the highest in the league. DER is the ratio of in-play balls to outings. This means that Samsung's defense team managed to catch the best outings in the league. In addition, it had 81 errors, the lowest number in the league. Samsung's defense in 2024 was an "iron wall."

The league's best pitcher and top defense met. Naturally, great synergy is expected. If the Samsung batting line, which ranks first in home runs in the league, is on the back, Furado's bad luck is likely to disappear. Furado and Samsung are literally the best.