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| Lee Jung-hoo is preparing to hit live batting at the San Francisco Giants' spring camp site at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona on the 20th (Korea time). Scottsdale (Arizona, USA) = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.02.20/ |
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| The San Francisco Giants' spring camp site at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona on the 20th (Korea time), and head coach Bob Melvin is watching Lee Jung-hoo's strike on live batting. Scottsdale (Arizona, USA) = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.02.20/ |
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| Lee Jung-hoo is preparing to hit live batting at the San Francisco Giants' spring camp site at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona on the 20th (Korea time). Scottsdale (Arizona, USA) = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.02.20/ |
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Will Lee Jung-hoo be the center hitter, not the top hitter of the San Francisco Giants.
San Francisco manager Bob Melvin is drawing attention by mentioning the possibility of Lee Jung-hoo's third batter. Coach Melvin said in an interview with Mercury News, a San Francisco-area newspaper, on the 14th (Korea time), `I haven't talked to Lee Jung-hoo yet, but Lee Jung-hoo may not be the top hitter in the opening game.' In the meantime, `Ramonte Wade Jr. also has good on-base ability. Someone has to take the third position." In Melvin's batting order initiative, Wade Jr. is No. 1 and Lee Jung-hoo is No. 3.
Lee Jung-hoo signed a six-year contract with San Francisco last year with a total of $113 million. At that time, he introduced Lee Jung-hoo as a top hitter, and actually played as a top hitter in exhibition games, and as a built-in first hitter from the opening game until he was eliminated due to injury in May. Last year, Lee Jung-hoo had 37 games, a batting average of 262 (38 hits in 145 at-bats), two homers, eight RBIs, two steals, and an OPS (long hitting percentage + on base percentage) of 0.641. On May 13 last year, he injured his shoulder during defense at home against the Cincinnati Reds and ended his first season early with surgery.
Mercury News "Lee Jung-hoo recorded an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.642 in 135 at-bats as the first hitter last year and an OPS of 0.633 in 21 at-bats as the third batter. The power shown in Korea was not shown in MLB, but the ability to hit the ball proved," he said.
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| Lee Jung-hoo goes to the ground for live batting at the San Francisco Giants' spring camp site at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona on the 20th (Korea time). Scottsdale (Arizona, USA) = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.02.20/ |
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| Lee Jung-hoo is training for defense at the San Francisco Giants' spring camp at Scottsdale Statium in Arizona on the 24th (Korea Standard Time). Scottsdale (Arizona, USA) = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.02.24/ |
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| Lee Jung-hoo signs fans' requests for autographs at the San Francisco Giants' spring camp at Scottsdale Statium in Arizona on the 24th (Korea time). Scottsdale (Arizona, USA) = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.02.24/ |
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Then "Lee Jung-hoo's contact rate (the rate of hitting the ball when swinging) was 91.5%. If he had filled the regular at-bat, he would have ranked third overall in the Major League after Luis Aras (94.2 percent) and Stephen Kwan (92.8 percent). Lee Jung-hoo's 8.2% strikeout rate was second only to Araes (4.3%)"I introduced Lee Jung-hoo.
Mercury News also introduced Wade Jr.'s ability to get on base. "Wade Jr. ranked 11th in on-base percentage (0.376) among batters with 900 at-bats or more in 2023 and 2024. The power or running speed is not fast, but the on-base ability is good. "If Wade Jr. gets on base, No. 2 Willy Adames with a long shot, No. 3 Lee Jung-hoo with a sophisticated hit, and Matt Chapman and Eliot Ramos have a chance to score, San Francisco's scoring ability can increase."Melvin's initiative was reinforced.
When Lee Jung-hoo was in Kiwoom, he mainly entered as the first hitter and the third hitter. In 2017 and 2018, when he was a rookie, he was mostly the first hitter, started as the first hitter in 2019 and changed to the third hitter, and played almost as the third hitter from 2020.
As the first hitter in his career performance, he hit .328 (428 hits in 1,304) with 11 home runs and 139 RBIs in 1,468 at-bats, and as the third hitter, he hit .344 (609 hits in 1,768) with 51 home runs and 309 RBIs in 2017 at-bats.
Since he mainly played as the center hitter in the KBO League, the third hitter may fit his batting style better than the top hitter.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
