Saw abnormality in Hsu Jo-Hsi last game, Yeh Chun-Chang: SoftBank has the ability to help him
Taiwanese pitcher Hsu Jo-Hsi struggled in his third game for the SoftBank Hawks, allowing 7 runs. Former coach Yeh Chun-Chang noted he saw signs of strain in the previous game but remains confident that SoftBank's coaches can help him adjust.
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(Central News Agency, Reporter Su Chih-shuo, Taipei, 18th) Taiwanese 25-year-old pitcher Hsu Jo-Hsi had his worst outing since moving to Japan yesterday. His former team, Wei Chuan Dragons' head coach Yeh Chun-Chang, revealed that he saw signs of abnormality in the previous game, noting that discovering it now allows for early adjustment: "I believe SoftBank's coaches have the ability to help him."
Hsu Jo-Hsi, who joined the Nippon Professional Baseball's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, pitched 6 scoreless innings and 7 innings with 1 run in his first two games in Japan, respectively. However, facing the Orix Buffaloes yesterday, he allowed 2 home runs and 7 earned runs in 1.2 innings, raising his ERA to 4.91.
After Hsu's second appearance, Yeh Chun-Chang, who knows him well, pointed out some instability that needed quick correction. With issues arising in his third game, Yeh told the media today in a joint interview: "I noticed a situation after he finished the second game, but I didn't expect the third game to be like this." He then changed his tone: "It's not good to have it too smooth; discovering it early means he can adjust early."
Yeh analyzed that after the second game, Hsu himself should have felt it. "I think his head was burning too; it was probably purely willpower that kept him to only 1 run allowed. Plus, starting like this in the third game... he is a very sensitive player; if his body is slightly off, you can tell."
Regarding external speculation whether it was related to adapting to the NPB or changing catchers in the third game, coach Yeh believes Hsu is a player highly focused on his pitching, and the external environment won't affect him. "The catcher is actually fine. When he is in good form, the catcher just needs to catch the ball. In the second game (when he was unstable), maybe the catcher also helped him pull through."
Yeh pointed out that when Hsu is in good condition, he can easily throw at his proper velocity, and the rising angle of the ball crossing the plate is better. But in the second game, it was obvious he was pitching more strenuously.
Yeh admitted these are his analyses based on video footage, as he rarely contacts Hsu privately since he went to Japan. "This is more normal. He is a SoftBank player and needs to adapt and survive in that environment. Relying too much on external factors is not that good." (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150418
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(Central News Agency, Reporter Su Chih-shuo, Taipei, 18th) Taiwanese 25-year-old pitcher Hsu Jo-Hsi had his worst outing since moving to Japan yesterday. His former team, Wei Chuan Dragons' head coach Yeh Chun-Chang, revealed that he saw signs of abnormality in the previous game, noting that discovering it now allows for early adjustment: "I believe SoftBank's coaches have the ability to help him."
Hsu Jo-Hsi, who joined the Nippon Professional Baseball's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, pitched 6 scoreless innings and 7 innings with 1 run in his first two games in Japan, respectively. However, facing the Orix Buffaloes yesterday, he allowed 2 home runs and 7 earned runs in 1.2 innings, raising his ERA to 4.91.
After Hsu's second appearance, Yeh Chun-Chang, who knows him well, pointed out some instability that needed quick correction. With issues arising in his third game, Yeh told the media today in a joint interview: "I noticed a situation after he finished the second game, but I didn't expect the third game to be like this." He then changed his tone: "It's not good to have it too smooth; discovering it early means he can adjust early."
Yeh analyzed that after the second game, Hsu himself should have felt it. "I think his head was burning too; it was probably purely willpower that kept him to only 1 run allowed. Plus, starting like this in the third game... he is a very sensitive player; if his body is slightly off, you can tell."
Regarding external speculation whether it was related to adapting to the NPB or changing catchers in the third game, coach Yeh believes Hsu is a player highly focused on his pitching, and the external environment won't affect him. "The catcher is actually fine. When he is in good form, the catcher just needs to catch the ball. In the second game (when he was unstable), maybe the catcher also helped him pull through."
Yeh pointed out that when Hsu is in good condition, he can easily throw at his proper velocity, and the rising angle of the ball crossing the plate is better. But in the second game, it was obvious he was pitching more strenuously.
Yeh admitted these are his analyses based on video footage, as he rarely contacts Hsu privately since he went to Japan. "This is more normal. He is a SoftBank player and needs to adapt and survive in that environment. Relying too much on external factors is not that good." (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150418
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