"Out of the first half" Kim Do-young fills the vacancy with ML third baseman..."Stronger lineup. That's the first thing now"

"Out of the first half" Kim Do-young fills the vacancy with ML third baseman..."Stronger lineup. That's the first thing now"

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"Which line-up can be a little bit stronger. I think that's the first thing right now."

Lee Bum-ho, manager of the Kia Tigers, said, "We have been having difficulties forming lineup throughout this season. Key players who are supposed to be fixed in the lineup are sidelined due to injury. Currently, the main third baseman Kim Do-young (hamstring), right fielder Na Sung-bum (calf), and second baseman Kim Sun-bin (calf) are not leaving the lineup. It hurts me to try to fill the vacancy of key players in offense and defense.토토사이트

Lee appointed Patrick Wisdom, a foreign hitter who had just returned from a back injury, as a third baseman against Suwon KT Wiz on the 1st. Wisdom was in charge of first baseman until the injury, but Kim Do-young was unable to return in the first half due to a hamstring injury, so he chose to turn Wisdom into third baseman.

In fact, Wisdom was a third baseman in the U.S. Major League Baseball. He played 2,119 ⅔ innings in 277 games, the most as a third baseman, 464 ⅔ in 83 games as a first baseman, and 280 innings in 49 games as an outfielder. If Kia's third baseman was not Kim Do-young, it would not be strange for Wisdom to serve as a third baseman.

Regarding the possibility that Wisdom will continue to play as a third baseman instead of Kim Do-young, Lee said, "I asked Wisdom once. Will third baseman be okay? I think we should take turns taking turns at first and third basemen. If there are many players at third basemen, it can be physically challenging. I plan to use (Oh) Sun-woo and (Hwang) Dae-in as first basemen. If Daeshin plays as a first baseman, Sun-woo will play as an outfielder, so I think that's the first thing I can do now to see what kind of lineup can be stronger. Regardless of whether Wisdom is a first baseman or a third baseman, it is the best situation if he can do well in any position."
Coach Lee has already used several players as third baseman when Kim Do-young and Wisdom were away at the same time. All of the infielders currently registered in the first division, including Yoon Do-hyun, Kim Kyu-sung, and Hong Jong-pyo, have been tested, and it is best for Wisdom to enter the third base to strengthen its offense. For now, it is best to set up the outfield as Kim Seok-hwan, Kim Ho-ryeong, Choi Won-joon (or Lee Woo-sung) for third baseman Wisdom, second baseman Yoon Do-hyun, and first baseman Oh Sun-woo.

Wizdom should also serve as third baseman for Yoon Do-hyun and Oh Seon-woo, whom Kia has to nurture long-term. Oh has emerged as a hit product this year by posting a batting average of 0.315 (39 hits in 124 times at bat), five homers and 16 RBIs, but he is much more stable when he is a first baseman than when he was an outfielder. Yoon is currently the hottest hitter at Kia with a batting average of 0.371 (13 hits in 35 times at bat), four homers, seven RBIs and an OPS of 1.236 in 11 games. Yoon is aiming to become the next main second baseman.

Yoon Do-hyun said honestly, "I think playing as a second baseman is a little less burdensome than playing as a third baseman in the beginning. Rather, I just think it's good to play as a second baseman because the results are better on the batting side."