SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) – LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yup, who has often had sleepless nights worrying about his domestic starting lineup, must have woken up refreshed on July 29.That’s because the club announced a trade that sent outfielder Lee Ju-hyung, pitcher Kim Dong-kyu and the first-round pick in the 2024 rookie draft to the Kiwoom Heroes in exchange for Choi Won-tae.Choi Won-tae, who is 6-4 with a 3.25 ERA this season, will now play a third starter role in the LG uniform.Speaking to reporters at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Monday, Choi said, “I heard the news (of the trade) last night, and it felt like my blood was drained. It’s like a cancerous lump has been removed,” he said, smiling broadly.Yeom envisions a starting rotation of Choi Won-tae, Lim Chan-kyu and Lee Jung-yong, along with foreign one-two punch Casey Kelly and Adam Plutko.When Kim Yun-sik returns next month after refining his mechanics in the second team, Lee Jung-yong will move to long relief or the win column.Choi Won-tae’s LG debut is scheduled for April 30 against the Jamsil Doosan Bears.He fills the void created when Plutko, who was originally scheduled to start, left with a casinositekingcom cold.Yeom saw the trade as a win-win for both LG and Choi.”Considering our batting order and our winning percentage, Won-tae will have a lot more wins in the second half of the season,” Yeom said, “and he will be a great pitcher for us for the next seven or eight years.””It’s a very empowering trade for the (LG) players as well,” Yeom said, adding that Won-tae’s arrival could positively change the players’ thoughts, “If the team goes on like this, the limit will come.”Although there is a hemorrhaging of prospects, he also said that it has a net function of reducing excessive competition within the team.”There were definitely situations where there was overlap,” Yeom said, referring to infielders Song Chan-ui, Lee Jae-won, Son Ho-young, and Lee Young-bin, “but with the departure of the three, opportunities have opened up.As for the first-round pick, he said, “Our first-round resources this year are obviously not as good as the pitchers we have now.”