Last - place KBO club demotes 10 players to minors SEOUL , June 9 ( Yonhap ) -- Mired in last place in South Korean baseball during a 14 - game losing streak , the Hanwha Eagles have demoted 10 players to the minor league . The Korea Baseball Organization ( KBO ) club made the drastic move Monday evening , a few hours after naming their minor league manager Choi Won - ho as the interim skipper . Former manager Han Yong - duk resigned Sunday night after the Eagles fell to the NC Dinos 8 - 2 for their 14 th consecutive loss . Choi had earlier reshuffled his coaching staff . Members of the Hanwha Eagles take a bow after losing to the NC Dinos 8 - 2 in their Korea Baseball Organization regular season game at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon , 160 kilometers south of Seoul , on June 7 , 2020 . ( Yonhap ) " I felt like some of the veteran players were drained physically and mentally for going through so much losing , " Choi explained . " I decided they could use some break . At the same time , I thought we would need to see some new faces emerge , and I called up some minor leaguers who were putting up good numbers and who I felt had some potential . " Among those going to the Futures League , the KBO ' s minor league , are veteran hitters Song Kwang - min and Lee Sung - yul , who were batting . 217 and . 226 , respectively . From the pitching staff , three hurlers with an ERA of over 7 have been sent packing : An Young - myung ( 7 . 59 ) , Jang Si - hwan ( 7 . 48 ) and Lee Tae - yang ( 7 . 27 ) . Owing to their lack of depth , the Eagles have had little choice but to rely on veterans even as their slumps on the mound and at the plate continued . By calling up unproven minor leaguers , Choi may have begun an in - season rebuild at the expense of a few losses in the short term . The interim manager said he didn ' t want the same group of players back on the field after making changes to the coaching staff . " These young players that have been called up may be lacking in their skills , but I think they ' ll still be able to produce some quick results , " Choi said . " No one will win a regular job right away . We ' ll see how they perform at this level and then make our decisions . " The Eagles will take on the Lotte Giants for a three - game series starting Tuesday evening . If the Eagles get swept there , they will come within one loss of tying the longest losing skid in league history , set by the defunct Sammi Superstars in 1985 . Hanwha Eagles ' pitcher Jang Si - hwan ( back ) waits for his catcher Choi Jae - hoon on the mound after throwing a wild pitch against the NC Dinos during a Korea Baseball Organization regular season game at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon , 160 kilometers south of Seoul , on June 5 , 2020 . ( Yonhap ) jeeho @ yna . co . kr ( END )