Director Dal's No. 1 concern, Kim Tae-yeon's PUNA. "You can steal 20 steals as long as you want."

Director Dal's No. 1 concern, Kim Tae-yeon's PUNA. "You can steal 20 steals as long as you want."

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The Hanwha Eagles, who were agonizing over the first batter, found a strong candidate at the last minute of the exhibition game. It is Kim Tae-yeon (28) who has strong attack power.토토사이트

Kim Tae-yeon started as the first hitter and left fielder on the 16th and 17th, and played 2 hits in 4 at-bats (one home run), one run, and one RBI and one stolen base. At Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark, which opened on the 17th, he also hit his first home run in an official match.

Given her recent pace, Kim Tae-yeon is a strong candidate to serve as the No. 1 hitter at the opening game. No. 1 was Hanwha's biggest concern. Hanwha's on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) stood at only 0.734, the highest at-bat. The team failed to find a clear leadoff as it recorded 155 pars (Choi In-ho) as the most frequently played player.

Coach Kim Kyung-moon has expressed his intention to deploy Shim Woo-joon, who was hired as a free agent during the spring camp, as the first hitter. Shim is fast enough to have 156 steals, but his OPS was only 0.680. Consequently, Kim frequently deployed Lee Jin-young as the first hitter at exhibition games, but his batting average was only 0.158.
Kim Tae-yeon hit a batting average of 0.400 in the exhibition game, including three hits and two walks in three at-bats against the Lotte Giants on the 13th. He also played a batting average of 0.291 with 12 home runs and an OPS of 0.799 in last year's regular season. In addition, he also had a long-shot power enough to hit 0.338 with five home runs and an OPS of 0.987 in 83 at-bats as the first batter last year.

"I don't think the No. 1 hitter is particularly different. I don't feel pressured," Kim said. "He is just the No. 1 hitter. I want to grab it because it's an opportunity to participate in the game. I'm trying my best not to be outdone in the main competition with other players."
"We will not decide (the No. 1 hitter). In the early days of the season, players with good condition and strong players against opposing team's pitchers will come first," said manager Kim Kyung-moon. Stealing is one area Kim needs to improve in order to win in the "No. 1 competition." Kim has only 18 stolen bases (nine failed attempts).

However, Kim was confident in his "football" as well. When asked if he could steal 20 bases, Kim replied with a witty remark, "I can do it if I want to. (This year) I have made up my mind." "I succeeded by stealing (without signing) in the match against NC Dinos on Sunday. Coach Kim Jae-gul told me the habit of a pitcher and told me to try stealing. I played boldly because I saw such habit." "I am not setting my goal for this season (of the results). If I do not care about the outcome, and if I try to win every day, I think I will get good results as well," Kim said.