Roger Arrieta
Hyun-jin Ryu now with two full Major League seasons under his belt has returned home and hopes to pitch in more games next season. In an injury riddled campaign Ryu matched his win total from his rookie season at 14.
“I’ve had three injuries this year, but at least I didn’t miss as much time as some other players did,” Ryu said at a press conference in Seoul. “I don’t want to go through the same fate next season. I think I am going to have to take care of my body better in the winter. I will start my offseason training earlier than before and focus on preventing injuries.”
Ryu pitched a total of 152 innings, 40 fewer than one year ago.
“This year, considering the number of starts I made, I didn’t pitch in a lot of innings,” Ryu said. “My objective is to pitch 200 innings next year. I must avoid injuries and pitch deep into games.”
Ryu was 14-7 with a 3.38 ERA this year and made one start in the NLDS against the St Louis Cardinals,.
