Samsung's height to go higher in the 2025 season is still the bullpen. At the end of last year's Korean Series, Samsung coach Park Jin-man once again stressed the need to strengthen the bullpen.

Samsung, however, failed to strengthen its bullpen during the offseason. Instead, it hired Choi Won-tae, a starting pitcher, as a free agent. As Samsung starts its spring camp without a new face in the bullpen, young players are hoping to take a step forward through last year's experience.

To this end, it is necessary for the existing senior players to take the center stage well. Kim Jae-yoon will be the closing pitcher, and the main pitchers who lead the juniors are important in the must-win group that protects the mound's waist.스포츠토토

Samsung right-hander Lim Chang-min (40) is one of them. Lim, who became a free agent at the end of the 2023 season, signed a two-year contract worth 800 million won (approx. Along with Kim Jae-yoon, who joined Samsung in the same year, he helped the bullpen as an FA transfer.

In 60 games last season, Lim allowed 26 runs (24 earned runs) and an earned run average of 3.98 in 54.1 innings, serving as the centerpiece of the bullpen. Lim Chang-min, who was one of the members of NC`s unified championship in 2020, also took the mound at Samsung`s first Korean Series in nine years.

Lim Chang-min, who joined the closing camp unusually after the end of last season, trained in Guam, the first spring camp site, and in Okinawa, Japan, his second camp, he is building up with other senior players in the second camp.

Lim Chang-min said, "If Choi Won-tae and Ariel Furado come and the starting line becomes stronger, wouldn't the burden on the bullpen be eased a little?" and added, "Since teams with strong starting players often become strong teams, expectations from outside seem to be high. I will have to prepare hard and fulfill my duties."

During the off-season, the team changed its pitching mechanism. The trigger was the winter conference of the Korean Baseball Association held on Dec. 21 last year. At that time, Lim participated as an active player and played a role to share his experiences in the field. He got a hint from a lecture by a Japanese analyst named Ryota Morimoto, who runs the Next Base, a Japanese baseball academy that he also participated in.

Lim Chang-min said, "It was organized in my head when I looked at the data and video data of people in each field," adding, "One of the video data that Ryota showed was the data showing the direction of the force when pitching. I showed the ball getting out of my hand with a high-speed camera, and I thought, "It would be good for me to take the feeling this way."

After moving to Okinawa, I applied a different mechanism while pitching for the first time, and it felt good. "I'll have to do more to find out, but so far, I've been okay," Lim said.

Even though he is one of the most experienced players, he is trying to make another change ahead of the new season because he knows well where his team is looking for next season. "As Samsung was classified as a weak team before the opening of the season last season, it seems that other teams were not very wary of it," Lim said. "Other teams will analyze a lot this season. That is our real ability. This season will be a stage of verification that determines the true image of our team."

Other players are well aware of the situation. "Me and other players will make thorough preparations. I think they will forget about the last season and start anew to meet their expectations," Lim said. "First of all, I think it is important to gain an advantage in the panant race," Lim said, adding that early matches in the regular season are important.

Lim Chang-min personally aims to finish the season in good health. "I've never thought about my individual performance, but I hope I don't miss the first team entry due to an injury because I'm old enough. If I keep the entry, I will do my part," he said, renewing his commitment.