화려한 성적은 아니지만 선발진이 어려움을 겪고 있을 때마다 호투해주며 '장원삼은 한 물 갔다'는 일각의 평가를 뒤집었다.
Although it was not a spectacular performance, he pitched well whenever the starting lineup was having a hard time, overturning some assessment of 'Jang Won-Sam is over the hill.'