The shocking batting average of 0.111, the shabby reality of Kim Hye-sung who couldn't overcome his weak hitting point, and lip service ended. Scheduled steps to the minor

Feb 26, 2025

A batting average of 0.111 (1 hit in 9 at-bats). In the end, it is revealed that it cannot overcome the weakness of the hit. There is a growing possibility that LA Dodgers' Kim Hye-sung will go to the minor league.

Even a single hit is not a pleasant hit. It was an infield hit that he barely made with his fast feet when he hit a ground ball that missed. No matter how much Kim Hye-sung is evaluated as a 「Master of defense」, it is difficult to leave him on the bench, let alone the main player. In the KBO League, it is common knowledge that hitters with a batting average of 10% go to the second division.

batting average of 0.111 (1 hit from 9 times at bat) in the exhibition game. In the end, it is revealed that it cannot overcome the weakness of the hit. There is a growing possibility that LA Dodgers' Kim Hye-sung will go to the minor league.

Even one hit is not a pleasant hit. It was an infield hit that he barely made with his fast feet when he hit a ground ball that missed. No matter how much Kim Hye-sung is evaluated as a 「Master of defense」, it is difficult to leave him on the bench, let alone the main player. In the KBO League, it is common knowledge that hitters with a batting average of 10% go to the second division.

There is only a lot of dark cloud hanging over the future of Kim Hye-sung, who was ambitious about entering the big league. As expected, the weaknesses that were feared also seem to explode into a realistic bomb. It has been confirmed through actual practice that he has not overcome the weaknesses of the hit at all. Local media in Los Angeles and the Dodgers, who praised Kim Hye-sung for various lip services in the early days of recruitment and inflated the marketing value of the Korean market, are also gradually returning to realistic stories.

All circumstances point to 'Kim Hye-sung to the Minor League'.

Kim Hye-sung, who signed a three-year-12.5 million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers last month, received a great 'praise ceremony' at the beginning of his joining the club. LA Dodgers manager Dave Roberts praised Kim Hye-sung's defensive ability.

MLB.COM, the official website of the Major League Baseball, said on the 18th (Korea time) 'According to manager Dave Roberts, Kim Hye-sung will prepare not only second and third bases, but also center field. He has never seen a center fielder in the KBO, but he played in 44 games as a left fielder in 2020, and before entering high school, he grew up as an outfielder and considered center field more comfortable than corner outfield,' he said, predicting that Kim Hye-sung will be useful as a multi-position defender.

LA Dodgers manager Dave Roberts also said just over a week ago that `Kim Hye-sung thinks just defense can definitely make him win a major league game" he said.

However, these predictions and comments were only typical 'lip services' and 'long blueprints'. In fact, contrary to Roberts' comments, the club experimented with Kim Hye-sung as a new defensive position (midfielder) and tried to fix his batting form during the spring camp. He conducted various experiments over Kim Hye-sung.

There is only one reason. This is because it was judged that it could not be used properly in the major leagues as it is. It can be seen that the report of the batting part that it cannot face big league pitchers unless the batting form is fixed, and the utility sector's judgment that it is difficult to set up in the lineup unless more defensive positions are played.

It's easy when you think about it in common sense. Right now, players who are the main players in the big leagues do not try to make many changes in exhibition games. I can't even imagine changing my batting form with the opening just around the corner. The same goes for defensive positions. These are all changes that are implemented for minor league-level players.

It is increasingly becoming a reality that Kim Hye-sung also falls into this category.

The LA Times has made a clear forecast. On the 26th, the media reported 'Roberts opened up the possibility of Kim Hye-sung going to the minor league. Kim Hye-sung is continuing to adjust the batting. General manager Brandon Gomes also reported that Kim Hye-sung does not comment on where he will start the season.

A local newspaper familiar with the Dodgers' situation has already detected a change in the atmosphere surrounding Kim Hye-sung. The point is that we continue to revise our batting form, which we don't do to big league players. I heard that the general manager and manager imply going to the minor leagues.

Roberts responded, `What I want from Kim Hye-sung is to show what he can do in hitting. Of course, there are many other options." This means that the top priority should be to show batting talent.

However, Kim Hye-sung failed to meet the demands of Roberts and Dodgers leaders. Roberts decided that Kim Hye-sung could not overcome the ball speed of big league pitchers and was not able to cope with breaking balls, so he ordered a revision of his batting form. However, hitting form does not settle quickly.

In fact, Kim Hye-sung has been showing disappointing performances in exhibition games. He played in four games until the 26th and had a batting average of 0.111 (one hit in nine times at bat). Four pitches and two strikeouts were added each. One hit is an infield hit. It's not a bat, it's made of feet. The batting average in the 10% range is a number that symbolizes that Kim Hye-sung will eventually start the season in the minor leagues. This is a reality that cannot be changed even by the level of defense capabilities.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.