You said you were the king of strikeouts, but are you sure you're getting on base 50%? Is ML's top-notch bat speed a reality? 'I have a big feeling.'

You said you were the king of strikeouts, but are you sure you're getting on base 50%? Is ML's top-notch bat speed a reality? 'I have a big feeling.'

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You said you were the king of strikeouts, and even an unexpected snow baseball game? KIA Tigers' Patrick Wisdom is displaying his great instinct. He is also tying for first with nine walks.

Wizdom, a U.S.-based hitter who Kia has recently joined after breaking up with Socrates Brito, has 88 home runs in the Major League. He hit 88 home runs during his seven seasons in the Major League while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, and Chicago Cubs. Notably, he had his best years as a member of the Cubs, surpassing 20 home runs for three consecutive years during the 2021-2023 season. It was only two years ago.

However, he was an extreme power hitter in the Major League Baseball as well. He struck out as many as homers. He had 274 hits in his career, and the number of strikeouts was 540, almost twice as many. Although it was unavoidable in terms of batting style, I was worried about the high swing and miss ratio. Notably, KBO league pitchers throw breaking balls a lot even though their average speed is slower than that of the Major League.

Even if Wisdom moves to Korea, how to reduce the ratio of swing and miss was considered the key. In addition, it is difficult to expect a high batting average due to the mechanism, and the club hoped to make as many long as possible by making the most of its strengths.

In the beginning, I was half-hearted. Wisdom had no hit at all in the opening two consecutive series against the NC Dinos. Surprisingly, the proportion of snow baseball was higher than that of swing and miss. It may have been affected by his more careful selection of balls, but Wisdom had six strikeouts and nine more walks through Sunday.

In contrast, the number of homers hit in three games has been on fire recently. He hit homers in three consecutive games against the Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon from Friday to Sunday. Notably, he hit a cut fastball against Ryu Hyun-jin, a former major leaguer, for a valuable solo home run that tied the game 2-2.

He is already tied for the league lead with four home runs this season.

He has a batting average of 292, but four out of seven hits are home runs, and he is showing off his unexpected charm with an on-base percentage of 0.471, which is close to 500.

When recruiting Wisdom, Kia predicted that it would be able to produce many strong batting performances with the best bat speed in the Major League. However, the team considered the swing ratio and strikeout a lot to be endured. 온라인바카라

We've only played eight games, but the positive factors are starting to stand out a little more than what we were concerned about. If Wisdom makes use of its strengths, it can be a huge boost to KIA's batting lineup, which has lost strength due to the departure of injured players.