The Lotte Giants played a total of nine practice games during the first and second spring camps. Son Ho-young (third hitter, third baseman) and Yoon Dong-hee (fifth hitter, right fielder) are the only fielders who have not changed their batting order and position in the games that they started. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung seems to have already made up his mind on how to use them. 바카라사이트

Son was primarily the third hitter and third baseman in 2024. In contrast, Yoon only played 14 at-bats for the central lineup (No. 3 to No. 5). He played 313 at-bats for the first batter, followed by No. 2, and 142 at-bats for the second time. He also recorded 696 and two-thirds innings as center fielder, and 455 innings as right fielder. 

His slugging percentage rose from 0.354 in the 2023 season to 0.453 in the 2024 season. The number of home runs has also increased from two to 14. As he gained experience by playing full-time in the two recent seasons (2023-2024), he is said to have improved his skills as well. He is expected to hit .300 with more than 20 home runs in the upcoming season.

Manager Kim Tae-hyung plans to put Yoon in the fifth position, which supports the third and fourth hitters, to maximize his team's scoring capacity. Yoon mainly held a table setter position (the first and second hitters) last season, but he displayed outstanding clutch skills to rank third (85) in RBIs in his team. He also had a high batting average of 0.319. 

The effect of "No. 5 Yun Dong-hee" was clearly revealed in a practice game against the Doosan Bears on the 2nd. At bat in the 2nd and 6th innings, Yoon hit a home run and a hit, respectively, with one runner on the floor. At bat in the 8th inning when there was no runner with two outs, he hit a double to open a scoring opportunity himself. 

If Yoon Dong-hee settles down at No. 5, Lotte can add to the weight of its batters by putting other batters with good slugging power, such as Na Seung-yeop and Jeon Jun-woo, into No. 6 and No. 7. 

It is also important to pay attention to changes in the defense position. Reyes, who played as the most right fielder at Lotte in the 2024 season, is said to be slow in rushing towards hitters. When he played right fielder, he failed to record a single assist. 

Manager Kim believes that Yun Dong-hee, who has relatively good footwork and strong shoulders, can play effectively in preventing first baseman from advancing to third base. Yoon made four of his nine assists in right field. On July 27 last year, he threw a laser-like home throw to force out third baseman Seo Ho-cheol, who rushed home after retouching. 

Coach Kim Tae-hyung often compliments and criticizes Yoon for his skill and mental ability. Whenever his team's offense was still lingering, he tried to change his batting order to make a breakthrough. Yoon is a key player of Lotte in the upcoming season as well.