No All-Stars…”SD’s MVP” Kim Ha-Sung becomes ML’s “Best Second Baseman

San Diego Padres’ Kim Ha-Sung: Is it time for Major League Baseball to recognize his talent? It’s time for everyone to recognize what Kim Ha-Sung has done.

On Friday, MLB.com announced the second baseman candidates for the All-MLB Team, which recognizes the best players at each position in Major League Baseball this year. The All-MLB Team is divided into a First Team and a Second Team, and is determined by a combination of 50 percent fan votes and 50 percent votes from a panel of experts. Nominations will be announced in November and the final selections will be made in December.

Kim is the fourth of eight nominees in the second baseman category. After introducing Marcus Semien (Texas Rangers) and Luis Arajuez (Miami Marlins) as the frontrunners, Kim’s name was mentioned after A.J. Elvis (Atlanta Braves).

Ketel Marte (Arizona), Glavier Torres (New York Yankees), Bryson Scott (Philadelphia) and Nico Horner (Chicago Cubs) were then mentioned as dark horses.

“Despite San Diego’s failed bid, Kim is San Diego’s most valuable player, the MVP,” the outlet wrote, explaining his value as “a team-high 4.4 wins above replacement (fWAR), career-best batting average (.275), on-base percentage (.365), slugging percentage (.429), and OPS (.795), with 17 home runs.

“By the standards common among All-MLB second baseman candidates, Kim doesn’t hit the ball particularly hard, but he makes up for it by finding the right spots to hit it. He ranks 93rd in chase rate and 91st in swinging strike rate.” “In addition, he has 31 stolen bases and plays solid defense with a Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) of +10, good for fourth among second basemen,” he said, explaining Kim’s consistent hitting, running ability, and defense.

Although he didn’t make the All-Star team, which is the measure of a popular player, he is recognized as more than an All-Star. Most importantly, he is having one of the best seasons in the history of the Korean Big Leagues, and indeed the Asian Big Leagues. On April 4, he added two more stolen bases against the San Francisco Giants, becoming the first Korean major leaguer to steal 30 and 31 bases in a season. He had already surpassed the previous record of 22 stolen bases by a Korean major leaguer, set by Choo Shin-soo in 2010.

Not only did he become the first Korean to steal 30 bases, but he also extended his multi-hit streak to 15 games, tying him with Asian big leaguer record holder Ichiro Suzuki. Kim’s festive streak has continued throughout the season.

It is especially meaningful that he is having an MVP-caliber season, showing off his versatility at second base, where he can hit for power, field for defense, and run for runs, all while playing in the center of the infield, a position that does not require much defensive pressure.카지노

His 4.4 WAR on FanGraphs.com ranks 12th in the majors. But his Baseball-Reference WAR of 6.0 is fifth in the majors. That puts him on par with some of the best players in the game today, including Mookie Betts (LA Dodgers, 7.8), Ronald Acuña Jr. (Atlanta, 7.0), Freddie Freeman (LA Dodgers, 6.1), and Corey Seager (Texas, 6.0).

He needs just three more home runs to become the first Asian big leaguer to hit 20 home runs and 30 doubles, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished by Shin-Soo Choo or Ichiro. Not only would he be the first Asian player to accomplish the feat, but he would also be the only second baseman in the league to do so this year.

He’s also in position to become the first Asian second baseman to win a Gold Glove. While his defensive numbers are down a bit, they’re still competitive and should be enough to earn him the award. In particular, the SABR Defensive Index (SDI), a defensive metric from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), which is the basis for Gold Glove selection, still has Kim at the top. As of August 13, Kim’s SDI was 8.3, better than Bryson Scott (6.4) and Nico Horner (5.7). It will be interesting to see what happens in the September release, but it’s unlikely to change much. The time is coming for Kim to reap the rewards of his performance.