On Feb. 1, the start date of last year's spring camp, the dollar exchange rate was 1,328 won against the dollar. However, the dollar exchange rate reached 1,459 won as of Tuesday. This means that the dollar has risen by 131 won, almost 10 percent. Even if local prices did not rise, additional spending would be incurred by 10 percent.토토사이트

A baseball team that has a large number of employees staying in the U.S. for a long time during the spring camp may feel pressured no matter how large its parent company is. However, the LG Twins will send a team similar in size to last year's to Arizona, the U.S. The team accepted Yeom Kyung-yeop's request.

Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop introduced the team's plan for this season in detail at an interview with the club's New Year's greeting ceremony on the 8th. Citing his high dependence on key players as a problem last year, he vowed to recruit a large number of new faces. He said he would thoroughly prepare for the final camp and the spring camp to actively use promising players who could not have been hired prematurely due to uncertainties in their skills.

He added that the size of this year's spring camp has been maintained at last year's level. Asked how much the roster for this year's spring camp has been narrowed down to, Yeom said, "I go a lot. All the players I've mentioned so far are going," adding, "I'm grateful to the team. I wanted the team to reduce its personnel, but the general manager said well."

Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop also said, "I think other teams tend to reduce their manpower, but the general manager did a good job. I think it is an important issue for nurturing. I think whether or not to participate in the spring camp has an effect on motivation and growth."

The ongoing emergency martial law crisis, which took place last month, has left negative impact on the business community. It has also had an indirect effect on the sports community. The dollar has been on the rise since October last year, but has soared since the martial law. It rose from 1,411 won on Dec. 3 to 1,476 won on Dec. 31, and remains in the mid-1400 won range. Some teams that are leaving their spring camps in the U.S. due to the high exchange rate have started to cut costs by reducing the size of their teams compared to previous years.

LG also considered this, but decided to set up a team similar to last year's in line with Yeom's intention. "I agreed with Yeom's opinion that spring camp is meant to foster promising players and motivate players," a source from LG said. "It also means that the team will continue to invest in the team."

Unlike last year when he stayed in the U.S. until early March, this year's second camp was moved to Okinawa, Japan, which naturally reduced costs. However, this was decided in advance regardless of the exchange rate.

LG's head coach Yeom Kyung-yeop and seven other players are scheduled to fly to the U.S. on Saturday. Oh Ji-hwan, Park Dong-won and Lee Young-bin will be fielders, while Lim Chan-gyu, Baek Seung-hyeon, Son Ju-young and Jin Woo-young will be fielders in the U.S. The players will pay for the expenses before the team's main team arrives because they are not active. The team only supports the main team's flight to the U.S. The main team's roster remains to be finalized. LG plans to announce the list of its spring camp before heading to the main team.