The king of on-base hits, the king of RBIs, and even the fourth batter at the age of 24, but there is no fifth batter at the peak of the fire. Strike Machine Rolex MVP Who of 6.5 Billion FA

Dec 29, 2024

The 2024 KBO Golden Glove Awards ceremony was held at the COEX Auditorium in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. Austin to win the Golden Glove first baseman category. Samseong-dong = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.12.13/

LG Hong Chang-ki, the right field defense award, is speaking at the 2024 KBO Awards held at Lotte Hotel World on the 26th. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.11.26/

LG Moon Bo-kyung hits in the top of the second inning of the second playoff between LG and Samsung at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 15th. Daegu = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.10.15/

No. 1 ￣ 4 deserves to be called the strongest enough to win compared to any other team. However, it is a pity that the fifth batter will sweep away the chance. The height of the LG Twins' batting lineup, which is seeking to regain the championship next season, is expected to be the fifth batter.

LG is the team with the best on-base plus RBI. Hong Chang-ki, who has been the on-base king for two consecutive years and has been the on-base king for three out of four seasons, is playing as a top hitter. Hong Chang-ki ranked No. 1 in on-base percentage this season with a batting average of 336 and 176 hits and 96 points on-base percentage of 0.447.

And Austin Dean, who became the first hitter in LG's history with 132 RBIs this season, will play as No. 3. Austin hit a batting average of 319 and 168 hits with 32 home runs this year, his second year in a row, winning the Golden Glove at first base for the second consecutive year.

The first and third batters are the top in the league, and the second and fourth batters are also at the top.

The second batter can be taken by Moon Sung-joo, who has an on-base percentage of 0.411 or Shin Min-jae, who has an on-base percentage of 0.401 and 32 steals.

Moon Bo-kyung is the No. 4 hitter who will take the center stage with Austin. He has been the fourth batter since the second half of this season, and has played his part as a 24-year-old young hitter with a batting average of 311 and 156 hits, 22 homers and 101 RBIs.

Hong Chang-ki, Moon Sung-joo (Shin Min-jae), Austin, and Moon Bo-kyung are second to none.

The problem is the fifth batter. In the first half of this season, LG's top lineup consisted of Hong Chang-ki, Moon Sung-joo, Kim Hyun-soo, Austin, and Moon Bo-kyung. As Oh Ji-hwan, who was the fifth batter last year, was injured and sluggish, Moon Bo-kyung, who was the sixth batter, came up to the fifth, but Kim Hyun-soo also failed to show good performance in the chance, and as the scoring opportunity was cut off, Hong Chang-ki, Moon Sung-joo, Austin, and Moon Bo-kyung were finally formed in the first ￣ and fourth line. And the fifth batter was Kim Hyun-soo, Oh Ji-hwan, and Park Dong-won, depending on his condition and the opponent's starting pitcher.

Kim Hyun-soo welcomes Park Hae-min, who scored on Moon Sung-joo's hit with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 11th. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.10.11/

LG Oh Ji-hwan hits a solo home run and shares joy in the top of the fourth inning in the first round of the playoffs at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 13th. Daegu = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.10.13/

3rd semi-PO match between LG and KT held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 8th. LG's Park Dong-won hit a solo home run in the second inning. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.10.08/

For LG, the most ideal scoring route is for four table setters with good on-base percentage and running ability, including Park Hae-min and Shin Min-jae, Hong Chang-ki and Moon Sung-joo, who are composed of eight ￣ and two runners, to get on base a lot, and the fifth batters in three ￣ to post RBIs.

Last year, Kim Hyun-soo had a batting average of 294 and 152 hits, eight homers and 69 RBIs, while Oh Ji-hwan had a batting average of 254 and 94 hits, 10 homers and 59 RBIs. Park Dong-won had a batting average of 272, 118 hits, 20 home runs and 80 RBIs.

The batting average of the scoring position was disappointing. Kim Hyun-soo posted 257 percent, Oh Ji-hwan 243 percent, and Park Dong-won 207 percent.

If Kim Hyun-soo, Oh Ji-hwan, and Park Dong-won's ability to solve the scoring position is low again next season, there is also a way to place three table setters in the first ￣ and put them in the fourth Austin-5 Moon Bo-kyung. According to the scoring batting average of LG hitters this year, Hong Chang-ki ranked first at 389, and Moon Sung-joo ranked second at 378. Austin was third with 329 percent, and Shin Min-jae was fourth with 306 percent.

LG's Choi Won-tae, a stable starter, moved to Samsung, and the bullpen started a new game by recruiting Jang Hyun-sik, Kim Kang-ryul and Shim Chang-min as closer Yoo Young-chan and Ham Deok-ju underwent surgery, so it takes time to find stability early in the season. For LG, which is a 'hit team', hitters have to burst from the beginning to help the mound, and in order to do so, especially the top batting lineup, which is most trusted, has to make the expected hit.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.