Hanwha’s lucky charm falls, and the batting average in the second half of the year is last
In the match against Kiwoom in Daejeon on the 11th, Peraza was out with a fly ball to center field with one out and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the third inning. In the 3B-1S heating count, Kiwoom pitcher Ha Young-min turned the bat to the fastball in the middle of the fifth pitch, but the timing was late. When the high-floating ball was caught as a fly ball to center field, manager Kim Kyung-moon of the first base dugout said something to Yang Seung-kwan, the head coach, and pointed his finger at him.
He seemed to be ordering replacement of players. After Hanwha’s attack in the bottom of the third inning, Peraza was absent during defense in the top of the fourth inning. Moon Hyun-bin entered as second baseman in Peraza’s first batting order. Second baseman An Chi-hong moved to first base and first baseman Kim In-hwan moved to left field without Peraza.
It was not that he changed due to abnormal physical conditions. As Peraza could hardly boost his batting performance, Kim tried to change the mood after just two at-bats. For Peraza, this can be seen as a kind of shock therapy and warning.
Peraza has emerged as a lucky player for the Hanwha Eagles by displaying strong batting performance since the beginning of the season. Through May, he had a batting average of 324 (68 hits in 210 at-bats) in 54 games with 15 homers, 42 RBIs and a slugging percentage of .407 OPS of .614 OPS. By ranking first in slugging percentage and OPS, second in homers, seventh in hits and RBIs, ninth in on-base percentage and 10th in batting average, Chae Eun-seong and Noh Si-hwan led the struggling Hanwha lineup.
However, he lost pace after injuring his chest in a collision with a fence at the match against Samsung in Daegu on May 31. It was a simple bruise, but he missed five consecutive games due to lingering effects. He played two games afterwards, but was not in normal condition and was excluded from the entry for the first team for two weeks. He returned to the main team after recovering his physical condition, but he was not in a good condition. “I have to adjust the timing with the swing that I made the most of in the early days of the season like I did in the early days of the season. I want to return to the good days as soon as possible,” Peraza said at the end of the first half.
Nevertheless, the feeling that I lost once has hardly returned. Rather, the situation deteriorated further in the second half of the year. The batting average of 221 (23 hits in 104 times at bat) in 25 games in the second half completely collapsed with a batting average of .283 with two homers, seven RBIs and an on-base hit ratio of .327 with an on-base hit ratio of .610. The batting average is the lowest among 63 batters in the second half of the year. The OPS is also the lowest among LG Twins’ Park Hae-min at .586 with a 62nd place. The poor batting average in the first half of the year turned into the worst hitter in the league in the second half of the year.
Peraza, whose contribution to defense is low due to nine errors, the most among outfielders, should win the game by hitting. From the match against Samsung in Daejeon on June 23 to the match against Samsung in Daegu on June 8, he played as the designated hitter in 11 consecutive games, easing the burden on defense and focusing on hitting, but showed no rebound.
It also has no effect on moving around in the batting order. As the team failed to resolve the issue at the centerline, Peraza’s batting order changed to No. 1 from April 23. “Now, I think it would be better to play comfortably at No. 1 than at centerline, so I changed the order. Peraza is a good fit, and I need to get on base more to help my team survive,” coach Kim Kyung-moon said at the time, using the No. 1 Peraza card for 14 consecutive games.
Manager Kim was considerate of himself, and he was fixed as No. 1 in line with his team’s seven consecutive wins, but it has no effect. He had hits in 12 of the 14 games, but ended up with one hit in 10 games except for two hits and two games. During the period, he had only two long balls, and he had no hits in 14 consecutive at-bats in the scoring position, showing his weakness in chances in the batting order.
Peraza’s overall performance in the season also fell to a batting average of 285 (101 hits in 354 at-bats) and an OPS of .867 in 90 games. Although his performance is consistent, he is ranked eighth in the batting average and OPS among foreign hitters. His early performance was strong, but the fall was too big. Coach Kim Kyung-moon was not on the team until May, when Peraza was in full swing. Just before Kim took office, he was hurt in a collision with the fence, and his pace dropped, and after his return, he fell below the league average. He applauded the hustle play, but Peraza cannot look good in Kim’s eyes. The replacement of only two at-bats suggests a lot.
BY: 메이저사이트