KBO held the 2024 KBO Rookie Draft at 2 p.m. on the 14th at the Grand Ballroom of the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul. A total of 1,083 players participated in the draft, including 782 prospective high school graduates, 296 prospective college graduates, and 5 other players, including overseas ama and professional graduates, and 110 players were selected as professionals.

There was no surprise in the glory of the overall No. 1 ranking, which attracted the most attention. As Jang Hyun-seok, who was considered the "biggest fish," signed a contract with the LA Dodgers, Hwang Joon-seo, who was called the "left-handed No. 1," was called by the Hanwha Eagles. And Kim Taek-yeon, who led South Korea's bronze medal at the World Youth Baseball Championship, which could have been the main character of the unexpected if his name was called as the first overall, would wear the Doosan Bears' uniform as the second.

In the first round of the draft, the Lotte Giants, who collected promising prospects such as "fireballer" Lee Min-seok, Cho Se-jin, Jin Seung-hyun, and Yoon Dong-hee in their arms, and Kim Jin-wook, who will lead the mound.

Among the players selected by Lotte this time, the player who is receiving the most attention is Jeon Mir, the "first round." Jeon Mi-re, who played 12 games as a batter and recorded a batting average of 0.125 in 2021 when he was a freshman at Kyungpook High School, began to play as a "second-rate" in earnest from the 2022 season. Jeon Mir had a batting average of .280 with seven hits, five RBIs and five runs in eight games as a batter in 2022, and a record of one win, no loss, and a 0.00 ERA in three games as a pitcher.

His potential exploded this year when he was in third grade. Jeon Mir played 27 games as a batter, recording 28 hits, 3 home runs, 32 RBIs, 22 runs, and a batting average of 0.346 OPS 1.032; as a pitcher, he played 67⅔ innings, 5 wins, 1 loss and a 1.32 WHIP (allowed on-base percentage per inning) of 0.85. In particular, Jeon Mir won the best player award and the best training award at the Blue Dragon Flag held in July, putting Gyeongbuk High School at the "top" for the first time in 30 years.

Jeon Mir received keen attention from each club after Hwang Joon-seo and Kim Taek-yeon as he had excellent talent in both pitching and batting, and Lotte, which had the right to nominate third place overall, called his name without much thought.

Regarding picking Jeon Mir in the first round, Sung Min-kyu expressed satisfaction, saying, "I was nominated because I showed very good skills in pitching and hitting." In high school, it is not difficult to find players who play as "second-rate" depending on the team's situation. And there are players who perform well in both categories. Jang Jae-young (Kium Heroes) and Kim Dae-han (Doosan Bears) showed off their talents in both pitching and hitting as amateurs, but Jang Jae-young is focusing only on pitchers and Kim Dae-han on batters. What will Jeon Mir focus on in the pro.

For now, Lotte, like Kim Gun-hee (Kium Heroes), intends to raise Jeon Mir as a "divergent." Sung Min-kyu, the head of the team, said, "As to whether both pitching and hitting will be possible, we cannot say 'yes or no.' Jeon Mir should show it after taking the professional stage. "I don't think it's that different (although the exercise method is different)," he said, expressing his intention to push back Jeon Mir's Lee Do-ryu. Depending on how he performs in the closing camp and spring camp, Jeon Mir can be used as an immediate sense of power rather than looking far into the future.

After receiving Lotte's nomination, Jeon Mir said, "I'm so happy to be selected in the top order. I was expecting to be named to Lotte. People around me said a lot. When it comes to Lotte, the fans are passionate. It's an honor to be able to play baseball in it, he said. "There are still many things that are lacking." "I want to ask my seniors a lot, learn things to learn quickly, and play in the first division," he said.

After calling Jeon Mir in the first round, Lotte nominated left-hander Jung Hyun-soo, who is attending Songwon University, in the 13th round of the second round. Chung Hyun-soo began to gain fame when he appeared in the entertainment program "The Strongest Baseball" and remained at 9.00 ERA in five games in his freshman year, but was nominated for the top round by Lotte with 6-1 ERA in 12 games in his junior year, 10-1 ERA 3.58, and 4-2 ERA in 11 games this year.

Lotte focused a little more on "knowledge" as a pitcher than on the fact that "college graduate" Chung Hyun-soo can use it with all his might immediately. "I thought another team might nominate Jung Hyun-soo if the second round passes," said Sung Min-kyu, head of the team. "There is an immediate sense of power, but I thought of his completeness as a left-handed pitcher."

In addition to Jeon Mi-re and Jung Hyun-soo, Lotte agreed to Lee Ho-joon (inner, Daegu Sanggo), Park Joon-woo (inner, Yoo Shin-shin), Kang Sung-woo (inner, Hwimungo), Lee Sun-woo (outfielder, Deoksugo High School), Ahn Woo-jin (inner, Seoul High School), Jeon Dae-won (in, Seoul Auto High School), Yoo Jae-soo, and science.

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