KIA Tigers outfielder Na Seong-beom (34)’s rise is unlikely to end. The start of the season was delayed due to a calf injury, but since joining the first team at the end of June, he has consistently shown a good sense of hitting and is contributing greatly to the team's mid-level fight. Na Seong-beom recorded a batting average of 0.339, 9 homers, 26 RBIs and 28 runs in 31 games this season until the 14th. In 10 games in August, he has a batting average of 0.421 (16 hits in 38 bats), clearly showing off his presence in the center of the batting line. Following last year, this year, he wielded a strong blow and paid off a free agent (FA) ransom of 15 billion won.
This year, Na Seong-beom is clearly continuing to perform higher than last year in terms of 'purity'. Although the sample is small, the number of strikeouts compared to walks has decreased noticeably. It can't be a big burden to his opponent pitchers. Na Seong-beom recorded 16 walks and 17 strikeouts until the 14th. This is a significant improvement compared to last year, when the same game was played. At the time of digesting 31 games in the 2022 season, 17 walks were obtained while strikeouts were 29. 토토사이트 Compared to last year, the number of strikeouts this year has decreased by almost half. If Na Seong-beom, who has both sophistication and long hitting power, is equipped with 'snow baseball', the opposing pitchers will have fewer points to attack.
For KIA, it has become a further strengthening of the initially powerful card. If Na Seong-beom's on-base rate increases, KIA's center batting line can demonstrate higher efficiency than now. Choi Hyeong-woo and Socrates Brito, who are behind Na Seong-beom, have more RBI opportunities. Na Seong-beom can play the role of a solver in the center of the batting line, as well as the starting point of an attack with frequent on-base hits. Na Seong-beom’s career batting average in the KBO League is 0.314, which is 10th among active hitters. It is a style of reaching base through accurate hits rather than walks, and the probability of using the precision of the strike increases as the number of strikeouts decreases.
It is Na Seong-beom, who is overcoming his long-exposed weakness and brushing off the regret of his injury. Interest is focused on whether he will be able to achieve an on-base rate of 40% or more, which is highly pure, through the remarkably developed 'eye baseball'. In his 2022 season, his on-base percentage was 0.402 and his slugging percentage was 0.508. He has an on-base percentage of 0.410 and a slugging percentage of 0.628 this season.