Don't get drunk on the home run king's successWhy KIA Wisdom and Hanwha Floral should not be guaranteed to succeed
Dec 17, 2024
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It is no exaggeration to say that it is an important work that accounts for half of the season's farming and recruitment of foreign players. Although there are only three of the entries, the team that cannot properly select the center hitter in the starting one-two punch is difficult to play autumn baseball no matter how good the domestic players are.
It is said that it is more difficult to pick a batter than a pitcher. Pitchers are more likely to survive in any league once they have good pitching. In addition, it may be easier to face strong batters in the United States and to play against less powerful Korean batters.
However, batters are much less likely to succeed than pitchers. There are many players who have the power to hit the ball beyond the outfield, but there are many players who have difficulty in the game of breaking balls and ball control unique to Korean baseball. Japan is more. Japanese pitchers' ability to use falling breaking balls and control are several levels higher than those of Korea.
Meanwhile, the NC Dinos produced hit products. This is because Davison, who was newly brought in this year, hit 46 home runs and won the home run title. However, the batting average was not low. It's 306 Rina. 154 for 504. Conceded. The on-base percentage was 370. He tied for fifth place with 142 strikeouts, which he was worried about.
With the success of Davison in the style of 'Homerun if you get caught' with a powerful swing, other teams seem to be turning to similar types of power heaters. The winning team KIA Tigers are on the verge of recruiting Wizdom. The Hanwha Eagles have already confirmed the recruitment of Floral, a left-handed slugger outfielder.
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But you need to look at it carefully. Davison played for the Hiroshima Toyokaf in the 2023 season of the Japanese professional baseball league. It was disastrous. He hit 19 home runs but had a batting average of 210. He had only 77 hits and 44 RBIs. He struck out a whopping 120. It was simply 'The Black Lives Matter'. So I had no choice but to pack my bags in a year.
However, the experience and pain in Japan were the basis for the success of the KBO League, an Asian stage. As a result, it may have been easier to face more detailed and persistent Japanese pitchers and meet Korean pitchers. Before coming to Korea, Davison said, `I heard that Korea is closer to American baseball than Japan"I was confident that I would be able to relieve the frustration at bat, but I actually showed a tremendous performance.
However, Asian baseball is the first for Wisdom and Floral. For them, the persistent game of breaking balls by Korean pitchers is also a style of baseball that is experienced for the first time in their lives. There is a possibility of difficulties. This is why they should not conclude that they will hit 30 and 40 home runs yet.
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