There was a reason why Tess gave up... Current ML Scouts said, "Wizdom Power is the best in the U.S. and will compete with Davison for home run king."
There was a reason why Tess gave up... Current ML Scouts said, "Wizdom Power is the best in the U.S. and will compete with Davison for home run king."
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On the 17th, Arizona Diamondbacks scout Lee Seung-won and former NC Dinos scout Song Min-gu appeared on the YouTube channel "Kim Tae-kyun [TK52]" run by KBS N Sports commentator Kim Tae-kyun, predicting the performance of foreign players this season. They predicted that Patrick Wisdom (34), who newly joined the KIA Tigers this year, will be able to enter the race for home run king this season.바카라사이트
Scout Lee Seung-won said, "Wizdom is a very famous player. Up until three years ago, he played many Platoon in the Chicago Cubs. I thought he would go to Japan, but I was surprised to come to Korea," adding, "He has a lot of swing and strikeouts. However, he is the best in the Major League when it comes to power."
He is right. Wizdom, who KIA brought with a total of 1 million U.S. dollars, is a "power heater" who has recorded 20 or more home runs three times in the Major League. In 2021, he played in 106 games for the Chicago Cubs and recorded a batting average of 0.231, 28 homers, 61 RBIs and an OPS of 0.823 to become a major league player at once. In 2022, he hit more than 20 homers for three consecutive seasons, including a batting average of 0.207 with 25 homers and 66 RBIs in 134 games and an OPS of 0.724 in 97 games last year.
Despite his predecessor Socrates Brito achieving a career high in most batting indicators with a batting average of 0.310 26 home runs, 97 RBIs and an OPS of 0.875 in 140 games, KIA chose a card that could add a certain punch to the lineup.
Wisdom's weaknesses, however, are also certain. Like most big hitters, he lacks sophistication and has a high strikeout rate. His batting average remained at 0.209 in 455 games in the big leagues, and his overall batting average in the minor leagues was 0.245. He has a weakness in his pioneering eye to the extent that he recorded the highest swing and miss rate in the major leagues in the 2021 season, and his overall walking/strikeout ratio is also very low at 0.24. Matt Davidson, who won the home run title in the KBO league last year, had a walking/strikeout ratio of 0.27.
Former scout Song Min-koo said, "Wizdom's power may not be higher than Davidson, but I think it will be at an equal level. I think we can compete for home run champion." He added, "By the way, swing and miss are the most common among foreign hitters coming in this year. His weaknesses are obvious. Davidson would have made the same assessment last year."
Davidson, who re-signed with NC last year, said he would challenge for 50 home runs. In an interview with KBSN Sports commentator Park Yong-taek, Wisdom announced that he would hit 45 home runs, his number. All three members in the video agreed that Wisdom would compete with Davidson for home run.
Scout Lee Seung-won compared the two players, saying, "Davidson seems to be a strikeout, homerun, or do-in player, and Wizdom is not that bad." Former scout Song Min-koo also said, "We can expect Wizdom to run a little more compared to Davidson."