Hanwha broke up with Mike Tuckman, who posted a batting average of 2.89 li (166 hits in 575 at-bats) last year, 12 homers, 43 RBIs and 88 runs, and ambitiously recruited outfielder Brian O’Grady, who played in the US and Japan. Shortly after his signing, he introduced himself as “a power-hitter-type right-handed left-handed outfielder who can expect more than 20 home runs” and expected the new face’s performance.
However, he only had a batting average of 1.2 5 Lee (10-for-80) with 8 RBI and 3 runs scored. He was the only foreign hitter in the 10 clubs to not report a home run. O’Gredi went through a readjustment period in the Futures League, but showed no sign of a rebound. In the end, he couldn’t avoid the blade of the expulsion. Substitute Nick Williams was no different from O’Grady either. In 10 games, he had a batting average of 106.3 (7 hits in 43 bats), 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 3 runs. He did not get a single walk while striking out 13 times. All he did was record 1 ball hit to the body.
Regarding Williams’ batting, manager Choi Won-ho pointed out, “It’s an out-in swing, not an in-and-out swing. 안전놀이터 There are a lot of misses on the manned ball on the outside breakout ball, and the fastball is slow to respond.” Hanwha has recruited free agent Chae Eun-seong (batting average of 2.995, 11 homers and 47 RBIs), and Roh Si-hwan (batting average of .315, 19 homers and 57 RBIs) is creating a synergistic effect. If a foreign hitter is added to the center line, the scoring power can go up even more.
Kang Jung-ho, a major leaguer, foretold Hanwha’s rebound through his YouTube channel ‘King Kang’, saying, “The atmosphere of the team is changing little by little after Choi Won-ho’s appointment as coach. Expectations for the second half have risen, such as achieving 8 consecutive wins in the first half.”
He then pointed out the sluggishness of foreign hitters, saying, “We need to increase the overall team batting average. Kang Jeong-ho expressed his intention to help recruit foreign batters through Hanwha batting coach Kim Nam-hyung, who played together at Hyundai and Nexen, but he confided that he did not receive any feedback.