It's because you're so nice. I have to play well... Hanwha's real concern. It's ambiguous to make a guaranteed 1 billion won?

May 20, 2025

It's because you're so nice. I have to play well... Hanwha's real concern. It's ambiguous to make a guaranteed 1 billion won?
The second game of a double header between SSG and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 17th. Floral is regretful after striking out with one out in the bottom of the third inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025..May 17/



Ahead of the home game against SSG Landers on the 18th, Hanwha Eagles coach Kim Kyung-moon praised Moon Hyun-bin's growth in training hard, but first mentioned foreign hitters.

"Florell has to play well. You said you were good at it today, so I'll look forward to it." On this day, Floral started as a second-center fielder and walked his first at-bat and hit a second at-bat double, but he was silent afterward.

Hanwha's foreign hitter Esteban Floral is a former New York Yankees prospect and made his first challenge in the KBO League this year.




Floral, who started in a slump with four hits in 28 at-bats (0.143) in eight games since the opening, seemed to rebound with a batting average of .300 (0.300) in April. However, the batting average fell back to .25 in May. There was also one three-hit game, and although he recorded four multi-hits in May alone, the difference between the days when he had a hit and the days when he did not have a hit is so big.

It's because you're so nice. I have to play well... Hanwha's real concern. It's ambiguous to make a guaranteed 1 billion won?
SSG-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 18th. Floral is happy after hitting a double with one out in the bottom of the third inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025..May 18/
The expected home run or RBI 'Eating Show' is not coming out cool. Floral, who has four homers and 22 RBIs, remains at an OPS of 0.735 with a season slugging percentage of 0.413 for the season. In terms of overall league performance, most of them are out of the top 20. In the double category alone, he ranked second (14). The number of strikeouts is 53, the second highest after Kang Seung-ho (Doosan, 57).

The hits are coming out one by one, so it's not an extreme slump, but Hanwha's pleasant solution to foreign batters is not clearly visible.




Director Kim Kyung-moon said, `Florious should play wellThe emphasis on " also means that the foreign hitter should show his punch power in the end. Director Kim said "He's so nice. I think it's because you have a good mind. It should be a little mean, but "The defense has definitely improved. Still, we caught a lot of one-point games recently because we had a lot of good defenses coming out in the end." Considering the team's deep concern about the outfield depth, Floral's stable defense helps greatly.

It's because you're so nice. I have to play well... Hanwha's real concern. It's ambiguous to make a guaranteed 1 billion won?
Dusan-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. Musa Floral hits a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025..May14/
Hanwha had a disappointing 1-5 record in its six games last week after its winning streak stopped at '12'. Cody Ponce's eight scoreless innings and 18 strikeouts were the only one win. On that day, Hanwha's batters only scored one run in eight innings. If it wasn't for the mistake of judging the opponent's base running in the last 9th inning, it might have been difficult to win.

However, the biggest reason why Hanwha is in the top three is that it is based on its defense that can bring a tight game as head coach Kim Kyung-moon said.




Instead, there is that much risk. If the hit slumps together like last week, you have to fight a difficult fight. As the upper and lower hitters have become tricky, Floral must explode so that Roh Si-hwan can aim for the explosive effect.

This season, Hanwha is aiming to enter the fall baseball league for the first time in seven years. To do so, the role of foreign batters is very important. If the results continue to be ambiguous as they are now, there may be a time to make a decision. It's because you have to throw a winning move. Floral is in desperate need of steady performance for Hanwha's advance into fall baseball.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.