One of the things that the Lotte Giants had last year’s ‘self-control’ was the ‘four-day break’ rotation of ace Charlie Barnes at the beginning of the season.
Of course, during the month of April after the opening, Barnes played in more games than the aces of other teams while taking a 4-day break rotation. He recorded 6 games, 41⅓ innings, 5 wins, an earned run average of 0.65, and 45 strikeouts, and the team ran second in the month of April, raising expectations.
However, since he did not play a regular rotation, the results may be good right now, but in the mid-to-late season, he had to worry about Barnes’ stamina. There was a strong feeling of using Barnes’ stamina as collateral and pulling it to get the current grade. Of course, the variable of foreign partner Glenn Sparkman’s injury at the beginning of the season had to be taken into account, but Barnes’ 4-day break rotation continued even after Sparkman joined.
Concerns became reality. Lotte was unable to repay the debt of Barnes’ physical decline. He posted an earned run average of 0 in April, but his performance gradually improved. Monthly grades got worse and worse. In May, he recorded an average ERA of 4.29 (17 earned runs in 35⅔ innings) and 1 win, 3 losses in 6 games in May, and an average ERA of 4.34 (14 earned runs in 29 innings) in 5 games in June.
Internally, it was already concluded that Barnes’ stamina had declined significantly. Eventually, from July, Barnes returned to a Korean-style 5-day break rotation rather than a 4-day break. Then, in July, 2-3 with an average ERA of 3.82 (13 ERA in 30⅔ innings), and in August 2-2 with an average ERA of 3.77 (13 ERA in 31 innings), it found stability. However, the power of his April could not be found.
In the end, the average ERA in September, when the fall baseball was competing at the end, soared to 7.23. The season ended early with the last game against LG on September 22nd. The final score was 31 games, 12 wins, 12 losses, an average ERA of 3.62 (75 earned runs in 186⅓ innings), 160 strikeouts, 47 walks, WHIP (on-base allowed per inning) 1.20, 18 quality starts.
He did his job well as an ace. It is also possible to analyze that he could have achieved more consistent results if he had not taken a 4-day break at the beginning of the season. 토토
As a left-handed pitcher, he has a tricky release point, so left-handed hitters have definite strengths. Against left-handed hitters, he recorded a batting average of 2.26 and an OPS of .571. In addition, pitches such as two-seam, change-up, and slider have dirty ends. Right-handed hitters were also relatively difficult to attack. Against right-handed batters, the batting average was 2.62, and the OPS was .686, which was worse than against left-handed hitters, but it was hard to see him as a pitcher with an extreme left-right split.
‘The Left Seated Lion’ now recharges and returns. Based on his performance this year, he renewed the contract for a total of 1.25 million dollars (a contract payment of 350,000 dollars, an annual salary of 850,000 dollars, and an incentive of 50,000 dollars). As long as there is a lesson from last year, unless it is an urgent situation, there will be no use to pull his stamina in advance with a 4-day break. In addition, since Dan Strayley is likely to play the role of the first ace starter, Barnes can now climb the mound with less pressure.