“I don’t care about the batting order, I just want them to hit the same.”

It’s interesting to look at Kim Do-young (20, KIA)’s stats. There’s a huge disparity in his batting order. As a No. 1 hitter, he’s 38-for-9 with a .237 batting average and one RBI; as a No. 2 hitter, he’s 180-for-60 with a .333 batting average, five home runs and 30 RBI; as a No. 3 hitter, he’s 50-for-11 with a .220 batting average and eight RBI; and as a No. 9 hitter, he’s 13-for-13 with two home runs and a .154 batting average.

For KIA manager Kim Jong-kook, the three and five spots in the lineup are where he has the most trouble these days. Choi Hyung-woo and Na Seong-beom have to fill the vacant spots. Socrates Brito, who usually bats fifth, is batting fourth, and the third and fifth spots are in flux every day.

Kim Sun-bin was used at 3, but Kim Do-young was selected for the four-game midweek series against NC. However, Kim has a strange batting order. She had only 3 hits in 16 at-bats in the four-game series. Then, on the 29th, he returned to the lineup as the No. 2 hitter and went 6-for-6 with two doubles, one triple, and two RBIs.

It’s true that Kim Do-young has been used as the No. 2 hitter the most this season. That’s because he’s been the best fit at the top of the order. Park Chan-ho, who has a good range, and Choi Won-joon, who is quick, are in the 9 and 1 spots, and Kim Do-young, who has the clutch ability, is in the 2 spot, which is the optimal arrangement for a triple setter.

Even the term ‘strong No. 2’ has become a thing of the past. Long gone are the days when center hitters and power hitters are only placed in the 3-4 spots. It is quite natural in modern baseball for a hitter with speed and power like Kim Do-young to bat 1-2. From a traditional perspective, a one-hitter like Kim would be better suited to bat third than first.

However, in reality, Kim Do-young is rigid at the top of the order, and something doesn’t go right at the top of the order. Coach Kim Jong-kook said, “Don’t worry about the batting order, just hit the same,” whenever the subject of Kim Do-young’s batting order came up. This is the right answer. The number one hitter is only number one in the first inning, but after that, you have to play a role in the situation. If the No. 3 hitter is leading off the inning, sometimes a run is more important than a home run.

This discrepancy may be due to the fact that Kim batted second when he was in a good hitting cycle, and then moved to a different spot in the batting order when he fell off. This season, Kim adjusted to the change of carrying the bat from his shoulder to his chest and getting to the plate faster, but that didn’t mean he was always on pace.토토사이트

All in all, it’s a growing process. We’ll have to wait a few more years to see how batting order variation affects batting average. In any case, there is no optimal batting order. Every hitter should be able to move around the batting order depending on the team situation and how they feel.

Of course, a fixed batting order is the most stable, and we may see a batting order that symbolizes Kim Do-Young in the future. Kim Do-young is already one of the most talented players to ever represent KIA. I wonder if there will be a batting order that symbolizes Kim Do-young in the future. I don’t think we need to make any adjustments at the top of the order. For now, Kim can bat third.