He can hit fastballs, but he has feet that fast. Whether he achieves it or not remains to be seen a little longer, but there is no doubt that he has the potential to reopen the 30-home run-30 club, which has lost its reputation as a Korean player. That potential was well revealed in the match against the SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Thursday.
Kim played as the starting second and third baseman at the match against the Incheon SSG on Thursday, and displayed three hits from four times at bat, five RBIs, one stolen base, and four runs, contributing to his team's 11-3 victory. He has displayed his strongest batting performance by displaying homeruns in three consecutive games in recent months. Kim had a hard time since his debut, as he lacked both batting performance and physical performance in defense in the early days of this season, but he has displayed his strongest performance since his debut with a batting average of 0.381 and six home runs in the recent 10 games. He also added five more stolen bases. It is scary even though it is within a 10-game or full-blown section.
Kim's potential was well revealed. He is not like a big gun, but he boasts fast batting speed. The downside was that there were some ups and downs in the batting speed, namely, there was a difference in the quality of hits that were hit well and those that were not hit well, but that has disappeared recently. Most of the hits are being made, and thus the hits are going out to the outfield like bullets.
According to "Trackman," which provides tracking data to nine KBO League teams, Kim's three-run homerun in the seventh inning was 170.9 kilometers. With a 28.7-degree angle of launch, it became a 124.4m homer over the central fence. The wedge-two-run shot in the ninth inning was even stronger. It flew over the left-center fence at a whopping 182.5km. The angle of launch was not ideal for a 15.7-degree homer, but the speed of the hit was so fast that it flew 121m.
He has the style of a big gun in terms of batting speed, but Kim does not. He has the fastest speed in the league. He stole once in the fifth inning. He started the game regardless of opponent team's checks, and lived at the second base early enough to embarrass the SSG infield. This is where you can feel Kim's innate speed. He attempted eight steals this year, and succeeded in all of them. The success rate is 100 percent.
The team raised concerns due to sluggish performance in the early days of the season, but ultimately, Kim's preparations were not wrong. Kim, who injured his finger while sliding head-first during the APBC last year, started warming up much later than others. In fact, he didn't even have a proper catch until January, and didn't even dare to practice batting. He started preparing for the event from February's camp.
During her break, Kim modified her batting form a little more. In order to reduce physical strain, she changed her standing posture, and changed her mechanism to a structure that allows her to use strong force instantly instead of using less force to her body. It took time to fully adjust to this batting form, but since she started late due to rehabilitation, she might have expected her initial struggles. She also had to establish an ABS zone. She had a lot of homework to solve. However, Kim says she has adapted to both to some extent.
"I experienced ABS in the beginning, and honestly, I think I had a lot of difficulties. That's why I ate a lot of rookie strikeouts. But I finished adapting quickly, and now I think I'm making a good record," Kim said after the game on Thursday. "In the case of changed form, it's very comfortable to just stand there. So I think it's good because I'm getting along well these days, and I'm eating comfortably at bat, too."
Kim already has seven homers and eight steals. Kim is the only player in the league who has recorded seven or more homers and seven or more steals at the same time. Despite the hasty prediction, the number 50 homers and 58 steals appear to be unimaginable given the current pace. Since he has to rest in the middle and it is difficult to maintain the peak pace until the end, the final figure is likely to decrease significantly, but if he continues to play healthy without injury, he will be able to have full expectations for the 30-30 club. At the game on Thursday, everyone confirmed the possibility.
BY: 토토사이트