Kim Hye Sung's call-up? It's difficult right now A cold reality different from the hope circuit, a real reason why it is difficult in a short period of time
Apr 10, 2025
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However, in conclusion, Kim Hye-sung's early call-up is highly unlikely. Major League Baseball is not a place to call up players just because they played a good game or two. It will conduct a thorough verification and evaluate how it can help the team at the present time to decide on call-ups and minor league notifications. Contract options such as the right to reject the minor league are also complicated. Team performance and the balance of pitching and hitting are also factors to consider changing the entry.
This is why the possibility of Kim Hye-sung's call-up should be examined from various perspectives.
First of all, Kim Hye-sung himself is working hard in Triple A. Kim Hye-sung, who completely corrected his batting form during the spring camp, had a hard time re-establishing his batting balance. At one point, the batting average in the exhibition game fell to 0.071. Then, at the end of the exhibition game, the sense of hitting gradually revived. In the nine games he played in March, he batted 0.333 (5 hits in 15 at-bats), walked two, struck out four, and recorded an OPS of 0.945, seemingly recreating his stat from his KBO league days.
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Kim Hye-sung, who went down to Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets through this process, is performing well by making stronger and stronger pitches.
Kim Hye-sung started as the No. 1 center fielder in an away game against the Round Rock Express (under the Texas Rangers) in Round Rock Del Diamond, Texas, on the 10th (Korea time), contributing to his team's 7-5 victory by scoring two hits and two points from four times at bat. Both hits were doubles.
As a result, Kim Hye-sung has recorded a batting average of 0.326 (14 hits in 43 at-bats), nine RBIs, 12 runs, four steals, and an OPS of 0.931, with hits in the last seven consecutive games. He achieved multi-hits in five games.
The batting pace is fine for now. However, it is hard to say that it has overwhelmingly exceeded the league level. Just ' at this pace, I could try to go for the major leaguesIt's about ' Above all, this sense of hit should continue for at least the next month or so. So, if you hit a .300 batting average and an OPS of 0.8 to 0.9 when you accumulate at least 100 at-bats, you can evaluate that you have a major league-class competitiveness.
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For reference, San Diego (10-3, winning percentage 0.769) is currently ranked first in the Western District, and San Francisco (9-3, 0.750) is ranked second. It is 0.5 game and 1 game away from the Dodgers.
For the second reason, there is not much room for Kim Hye-sung. For players like Kim Hye-sung, the call-up reference point is actually geared toward defense rather than hitting. Striking is an auxiliary indicator. There should be a place in the defensive position. Even if you can't hit, you have a call-up opportunity if there is a hole in the defense. On the contrary, even if the batting is good, it is difficult to call up if there is no room to enter the defense. Unless Kim Hye-sung continues to hit long balls and home runs as Shohei Ohtani, it is hard to get out of this structure.
However, first of all, the Dodgers infield is too densely packed with main players and backups. Tommy Edman, the main second baseman, is the No. 1 home run player in the team (five). Mookie Betts, the main shortstop who suffered from gastrointestinal diseases during the opening game of Tokyo, recovered all his health, and both batting average (0.310) and RBI (8) are third in the team. There is not much room for Kim Hye-sung to penetrate. If there is, it's like a backup, but it doesn't really help the team.
At least, the outfield is worth glaring at. Andy Parz, who pushed out Kim Hye-sung to win the major league entry, is notable for his sluggish batting average of 0.171. For this reason, Roberts also continues to send Triple-A Kim Hye-sung to center field.
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As if to support this, Pazs is gradually recovering its sense of hit. He had two hits in three at-bats against Washington on the 9th, including his first home run of the season, and hit a home run against Washington on the 10th, which became the starting point for his come-from-behind victory. He hit a tiebreaking solo shot against opponent right-hander Eduardo Salazar after one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, trailing 4-5. In the end, the Dodgers succeeded in turning the game around 6-5 with Teoscar Hernandez's timely hit to the right, with Ohtani's infield hit, stolen base, and Edman's walk.
Although Pazs is currently batting .171, he has been coming back to life with good batting in both of his recent games. This makes it difficult to shake the entry. Roberts trusts his players to the point where he can be awful. There is a high possibility that it will give Pazs a longer chance, which has revealed room for improvement. I have no choice but to pay more attention to the major leaguers in front of me than Kim Hye-sung, a minor leaguer in the distance.
After all, the reality is inevitable. Kim Hye-sung has to endure longer. However, I have to do two homework. maintaining a sense of hitting. He should also do his best in the center field. Then someday the call-up opportunity will come.
Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
