Pittsburgh is at the bottom of the league
In the "2024 Minor League" Louisville Batts (a Triple-A team under the Cincinnati Reds) held at the Slugfield in Louisville, Kentucky on the 11th (Korea time), Bae Ji-hwan started as the first batter and second baseman, recording one hit and one walk from three times at bat. His batting average for this season slightly decreased from 0.362 to 0.361.
From his first at-bat, Bae hit a hit. He took the lead as a batter in the top of the first inning, and hit the first pitch cutter of the game against rival starter Randall Winn to make a hit to the left-handed game. This was the only hit he had on the day. Afterwards, Bae had a walk in the top of the fifth inning with one out for the third at-bat, and successfully reached multiple bases. The team was completely defeated 0-3.
Currently, Bae is bombing Triple-A. He has a batting average of 0.361 (26 hits in 72 times at bat), three homers, 11 RBIs and six steals, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.991 in 19 games. He has failed to meet the required number of at-bats, but he is the highest batting average in his team among batters who have played 70 or more at-bats. Although Bae has a good batting pace, Pittsburgh does not even give a glance. Ahead of the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, he called up infielder Nick Gonzalez to the Major League.
A day earlier (on Thursday), Bae displayed stellar performance. He garnered attention by playing two hits (one homer) and five RBIs in five times at bat against the Louisville Bats. After the game, posts highlighting Bae's performance were posted on Indianapolis Indians' SNS, and fans left comments wishing him a speedy call-up. There were only 20 posts on the SNS, but the comments drew attention as they were many for minor league teams' SNS posts, and that the main contents were what they wanted Bae to be promoted to the big league.
Pittsburgh is doing well and has many good hitters, which means it has no place for Bae. Currently, the team ranks among the lowest in terms of offense among the 30 Major League teams. It ranks 27th in the league in terms of team batting average (0.220) and team RBI (129 RBIs), 28th in team OPS (0.627) and last in team homers (27 home runs). Major offensive indicators are close to hitting rock bottom.
Even if you look at each player's performance, four of the current players (Kibrian Hayes, Brian Reynolds, Jared Triolo, and Jack Swinski) have not exceeded 0.250, except for Connor Joe (32 hits in batting average of 0.288/111) and O'Neill Cruz (36 hits in batting average of 0.261/138).
Bae usually plays second baseman and center fielder. He played 111 games in the big league last year, and played second baseman (64 games/465 ⅓ innings), shortstop (three games/24 ⅔ innings), and center fielder (62 games/336 ⅔ innings). He has experience as a left fielder in the minor league. He has many talents, but has yet to be called upon and is currently playing in Triple-A.
Pittsburgh's fan site "Rumber" mentioned Bae on Tuesday, citing the three players who can improve Pittsburgh's offense. "Bae Ji-hwan was a quasi-regular player for Pittsburgh during the 2023 season. He had the opportunity to join the opening game, but he was injured during spring training. He returned to the team and did everything he could to return to the Major League."
"I am hitting Bae really hard right now. His batting average is 94 miles per hour (about 151.2 kilometers). He improved from an average of 88.1 miles (141.7 kilometers) last year. The number of samples is small, but at this rate, he can be among the top 15 in average batting speed. The launch angle also increased from 1.1 degrees to 7.4 degrees last year," he added.
Currently, Pittsburgh is ranking fourth in the National League Central with 17 wins and 22 losses overall this season. Will the team, which has suffered three wins and seven losses in the last 10 games at the same time as its third consecutive loss, continue to play as it is? Or will it call up new players such as Bae Ji-hwan to make changes.
Photo = Yonhap News AP / Indianapolis Indians' official SNS
In the "2024 Minor League Triple-A" Louisville Bats match held at Slugfield in Louisville, Kentucky, on the 11th, Bae Ji-hwan recorded one hit and one walk in three times at bat. Yonhap News AP https://www.totositesafe.com/
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