# What happened to the combined winning team from a year ago SSG caught in turbulence

After the dismissal of former coach [Kim Won-hyung](https://us.newyorktimesnow.com/read-blog/33059_kang-in-lee-scores-first-champions-league-goal-as-europe-remains-alive-and-well.html) , public opinion worsened due to Kim Kang-min's transfer to Hanwha Director Kim Seong-yong’s position has been transferred

SSG Landers, the overall winning team of the 2022 season, was literally caught up in a turbulent situation. He is going through a rough patch by bringing controversy upon himself.

SSG never lost its first place last season, confirmed first place in the regular season, and achieved an unprecedented 'Wire to Wire' victory. In the Korean Series, they also defeated Kiwoom Heroes with 4 wins and 2 losses, consolidating for the first time in 12 years since 2010. achieved victory.

[SSG](http://cse.google.tk/url?sa=i&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.19guide03.com%2F), which enjoyed the joy of winning, became the club that generated the most controversy in the KBO League a year later. It was the most noisy club in the past month.

It started with the dismissal of former coach Kim Won-hyung.

SSG finished the regular season in 3rd place and went straight to the semi-playoffs. However, the fall baseball season ended early after losing three games in a row to the NC Dinos.

Afterwards, on the 31st of last month, when the playoffs were in full swing, SSG announced that it would terminate the contract with former coach Kim Won-hyung.

Considering last year's championship, this year's performance was disappointing, but the dismissal of former coach Kim Won-hyung, who led the team to fall baseball for two consecutive years, was a somewhat surprising decision. It was even more surprising that the manager, who had signed a three-year contract after the 2022 season, was fired after just one year.

The SSG club said, “We needed a leader who would lead change and innovation, not because of grades. He explained the reason by saying, “I thought we needed a director who would actively bring about a generational change,” but not many people took this at face value.

As the dismissal of former coach Kim Won-hyung came as a shock, great interest was focused on the next coach. In the end, Coach Lee Soong-yong became the new head coach.

The process was not smooth.

In the KBO League, it is established as a norm to maintain strict security regarding manager candidates. However, in the case of SSG, after it became known that LG Twins hitting coach Lee Ho-jun was a final interview candidate, the general manager acknowledged this, causing a stir in the league. The controversy was fierce as LG was just around the corner from the Korean series.

There was also noise in the process of appointing Son Si-heon Futures (2nd team) team coach. When he offered the second-team manager position to Son Si-heon, who was receiving training in the U.S. with support from the NC club, he received criticism for violating a kind of 'common sense.'

After the dismissal of former coach [Kim Won-hyung](http://www.kitaoka-group.com/pukiwiki/index.php?19guide033), coaches were leaving the team one after another, filling the vacancies, but also receiving negative attention for contacting coaches whose positions for next season had already been decided on other teams.

Kim Kang-min, who played as a 'one-club man' for 23 years, transferred to the Hanwha Eagles through the second draft, which became the trigger that caused public opinion toward SSG to reach its worst.

SSG excluded Kim Kang-min in the second draft by compiling a list of 35 protected players with a focus on prospects, and Hanwha called Kim Kang-min's name as the 22nd overall player in the fourth round.

Afterwards, SSG said, “We were continuing the conversation with Kim Kang-min regarding his retirement game and coaching after his retirement. I had no idea I would be nominated to another team in this situation. “I am embarrassed,” he said.

However, it is said that the process of SSG discussing his retirement with Kim Kang-min was not very smooth.

SSG, which was unable to conclude the retirement discussion with Kim Kang-min, who had intentions of extending his active career, until the second draft, did not write a special note about 'planned retirement' in his name when the draft candidate was revealed. They were complacent and thought that the nominated team would not emerge, but they faced a backlash.

As public opinion deteriorated, it was reported that SSG hurriedly persuaded Kim Kang-min to retire, and the criticism became even stronger.

Kim Kang-min's transfer even caused confusion within the team. SSG's leading star and left-handed ace Kim Gwang-hyun posted on his social network service (SNS) account, "They say SNS is a waste of life, but I have to do it today. “I respect someone’s choice, but I don’t think 23 years should be ignored,” he said, raising his voice.

As the controversy boiled over, the solution that SSG came up with was to transfer the position of former director Kim Seong-yong. On the 25th, SSG announced, “To take responsibility for the controversy that arose during the recent selection of managers and coaches and the second draft, General Manager Kim Seong-yong will be transferred to the position of head of the R&D Center.”

The dismissal of former general manager Kim Seong-yong proved that the decision the club made last year was wrong.

SSG entrusted the position of head of the front office to former general manager Kim Seong-yong after former general manager Ryu Seon-gyu suddenly resigned in December last year.

It was difficult to say that former Director Ryu Seon-gyu's resignation was solely a reflection of his own intentions. Former general manager Ryu Seon-gyu, who is credited with contributing significantly to SSG's overall championship, continued his external activities actively after the season ended, but his resignation was suddenly announced. The prevailing view was that he was forced to resign due to internal problems within the club.

SSG, which has been causing controversy for a month, has a vacant position as the head of the front office when it is in the midst of forming a force for the next season, including signing foreign players. The idea is to minimize the vacuum with CEO Min Kyung-sam, who has experience as a general manager, at the center, but there are concerns about disruption.

We don't know who SSG, which is looking for a new general manager, will appoint, but it is clear that whoever comes will feel tremendous pressure. [19가이드03](https://www.19guide03.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=totosite)