Comparing with Ohtani? From the perspective of Kang Jung-ho, the 'hit instructor', FA Kim Sung-wook... "Good tool player, I will fix the problem quickly."
Comparing with Ohtani? From the perspective of Kang Jung-ho, the 'hit instructor', FA Kim Sung-wook... "Good tool player, I will fix the problem quickly."
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King Kang Jung-ho analyzed the hitting problems of FA Kim Sung-wook (21) in his YouTube video.먹튀검증
Kang Jung-ho, who is considered a "hit instructor" among KBO league hitters, analyzed the batting of outfielder Kim Sung-wook in the FA market on his YouTube channel "Kang Jung-ho_King Kang" on the 23rd. Kang Jung-ho said of Kim Sung-wook, "I thought he would do better, but I thought it was a waste. He swings without hesitation, he has fast feet, defense, and power, but I personally think he is a good tool player."
"He's good at defense, but he's not a noticeable player, he can steal bases, but he doesn't do a lot, and although he doesn't have good contact, he has a long shot. As a team, this player is now an FA, so I think I'll have to worry a lot about whether I should let him catch it or not," he added.
Although Kim has strength in slugging power to the extent that he had the most home runs (17 home runs) and the second most RBIs (60 RBIs) among center field players in the league this year, he showed a fatal weakness in accuracy with a batting average of 0.204. His overall performance was 0.238 (515 hits in 2,165 at-bats) in 962 games, with 78 homers, 293 RBIs and 64 steals.
This season, Kim Sung-wook played more than 400 at-bats (412 at-bats) for the first time since his debut and 743 innings as a center fielder in defense, making him the main center fielder of NC. There were predictions that Kim Sung-wook, who has a consistent center field defense and a punch power, would be the target of a team that saves a right-handed outfielder in the FA market, but so far, the possibility of staying in the original team is increasing without any news.
Kang Jung-ho, who examined Kim's record this year, pointed out that his in-play batting average and hitting average were low this season. Kang found the cause in Kim's batting form. "[Kim Sung-wook] swings almost to the point where his uniform number is visible when he is hit," he said, comparing to the batting video of Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers), who plays no-step similar to Kim Sung-wook. On the other hand, Ohtani does not see his back. When Ohtani strikes, he pushes his hips forward. It conveys central movement to the front foot. "Because I do not push my hips, my left side (of my body) opens up quickly."
"It's not easy to cover the outside because you rotate right in place. You have to rotate while pushing your hips to hit the outside ball strongly," he said, explaining why Kim is weak in the outside course.
Finally, Kang expressed his positive outlook by saying, "If Kim pays more attention to these areas, everything will get better, both in batting average and in home runs. You can fix these areas quickly. If you practice with this in mind, you will get better."