If we break through the competition, is there a chance that Kim Hye-sung, the main second baseman, will win the Rookie of the Year award?The ML team's front desk answered

Feb 06, 2025

Kim Hye-sung. AFP/TD>

What is the possibility of Kim Hye-sung (26, LA Dodgers), who took his first step into the Major League, as the Rookie of the Year.

The U.S. sports media 'The Athletic' selected 30 candidates for the Rookie of the Year award that they would like to see at the MLB Spring Camp on the 6th (Korea time). Jim Borden, the Washington Nationals' general manager, wrote, `We selected 30 players after collecting opinions from the front of the 30 MLB teams.````````````````````.

Kim Hye-sung was the 23rd to have a name. The media said, "'Kim Hye-sung joined the Dodgers on the condition that he was guaranteed three years and $12.5 million and could extend his contract by two years.'" He played for the Kiwoom Heroes in the KBO League with a batting average of 3.26 last year. He had an on-base percentage of 0.383 and a slugging percentage of 0.458. He hit 11 home runs and stole 36 times, making 30 successful attempts, he said.

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Shortly after signing Kim Hye-sung, the Dodgers traded Gavin Lux, who played as the main second baseman last year, to the Cincinnati Reds. The possibility of playing as the main second baseman has increased, but competition with Chris Taylor and Miguel Rojas is waiting.

The Dodgers said in a media outlet that `Kim Hye-sung will compete with outfielders Andy Pazs and James Outman for entry into the 26-man roster.` If she breaks through the competition, Kim Hye-sung will become the main second baseman, otherwise she can play as a utility player.'

Detroit Tigers right-hander Jackson Jove was named the top candidate for the Rookie of the Year award. He joined Detroit as the third overall pick in the first round in 2021 and pitched two games and four innings in the big league last year to score no runs. Second place was Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews and third place was Japanese pitcher Loki Sasaki. Most evaluators think of Sasaki as the best pitcher prospect in baseball, but he is not a complete pitcher when he came to the U.S. from Japan like Yu Darvish, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Masahiro Tanaka, and Shohei Ohtani. There will be a year or two left for amazing talent to reach its peak. Sasaki will be included in the Dodgers' six-man starting rotation and the innings will be controlled. 'Still, Sasaki should be at the top of the Rookie of the Year.' He said he has the talent to win the Cy Young Award in the future.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.