Samsung rarely takes rookies to its spring camp for the first team. It believes it needs "time." The decision will be made only after thorough observation of its debut in the first team. 2025 will be different. There are already quite a few players that caught the eye of coach Park Jin-man (49).스포츠토토

Samsung left for Guam on June 22 and held the first spring camp. It ended with four days and temporarily returned to Korea. It will move to Okinawa, Japan, on June 5 and hold the second camp.

There is something unusual about this camp's roster. Four new players are included in the list of campers in 2025. They are Bae Chan-seung, Shim Jae-hoon, Cha Seung-joon, and Su-ho, who are nominees for the first to fourth rounds.

After Park Jin-man's inauguration, rookies started out as Futures Camp. "Rookie players cannot join the first team immediately. We need to give them some time." Not only in the camp, but also in the first team.

Lee Ho-sung, the 2023 first-rounder, only came up in October after briefly playing in the first division in April. Yuk Sun-yeop, a 2024 first-round pick, was also listed in the first division in May. He went down again after that and stayed in the first division for quite a while in September.

The 2025 season is expected to be different. The starting point was the closing camp of last November. Five rookies participated in the camp. This is where I caught the eye of the coach.

Coach Park Jin-man said in January, "Bae Chan-seung and Shim Jae-hoon were good. Other rookies have followed well. They are good. They all have skills. If they are okay, I will take them to the first-team spring camp."

"Actually, rookies will use this after May. Rookie players are a bit different this year. I saw them at the closing camp. I think the first team camp will be okay, too. Bae Chan-seung and Shim Jae-hoon are both competitive and talented. They are good."

In fact, the team showed good performance at the Guam camp. "I got the impression that rookie players have prepared well for the basics in many ways, including physical conditions. I feel like I got off to a good start," coach Park Jin-man said in the general evaluation of the camp. The team has also decided to continue testing the team at the Okinawa camp.

The explosion of young players is an important part of any team. This is why Samsung advanced to the Korean Series in the 2024 season. New faces should always come out.

Analysts say that Bae Chan-seung can be used in the first team right away. Shim Jae-hoon can also be called a second baseman in the future, but he is a player who can be "present" at any time. Cha Seung-joon and Su-ho are expected by Samsung as big guns.

"First of all, I got off to a good start. I didn't take him to the first team camp for no reason. If he changes the coach's thinking and the club's stance, he can gauge how good it would be. This is another point to watch as Samsung approaches the 2025 season.