The last piece that the Hanwha Eagles wanted, the lead-off protagonist, was Moon Hyun-bin (20).
In March, Moon played in all eight games of the regular season, posting a batting average of 0.346 with a 0.471 on-base percentage. He got perfect scores for all the virtues required for a first batter. 토토사이트넷
He was not the first hitter from the beginning. Hanwha manager Choi Won-ho failed to determine the owner of the first hitter during this year's spring camp and exhibition games. Earlier, Choi pointed out Jonathan Peraza as the second hitter early on. Ahn Chi-hong, who was hired as a free agent (FA) following Chae Eun-sung and Roh Si-hwan, set up the batting order between three and five times. When asked about the first hitter, Choi declined to comment, saying, "I will use a hitter with good on-base percentage in front of Peraza."
There was no candidate in the team. Lee Jin-young, who recorded a net on base rate of 0.095 last year, and Jung Eun-won, who recorded a base on 105 walks in 2021, failed to improve their pace. Moon Hyun-bin filled the vacancy. Moon has a batting average of 0.462 per game. He even made his first four-hit game in his career on Saturday, when he made seven consecutive wins.
After seven consecutive wins, Moon Hyun-bin said in an interview with the club, "The team was winning consecutively, and I tried to get on base as much as today is the day Hwang Joon-seo (junior) throws. I hoped it would help the team, but I got a good result," and added, "I was not conscious of the number of hits." (The last at-bat) was a one-out runner on third base, but I hit it lightly because I could get a score even if I hit an outfield fly, so I flew farther than I thought, resulting in good results."
Moon was a big cauldron. He hit 114 hits last year during his rookie season. He was the eighth chronic rookie of the year 100 hits after Kim Jae-hyun, Lee Seung-yeop, Park Jin-man, Lee Jung-hoo and Kang Baek-ho. He is also trusted by Choi Won-ho in defense. Choi moved Jung Eun-won and Ahn Chi-hong, who won the Golden Glove, to the outfield and first base, respectively, before naming Moon as his main second baseman. He made an error in the opening game, but became more solid in ball and water after being consoled by ace Ryu Hyun-jin.
Manager Choi Won-ho said, "I will continue to use Hyun Bin (for No. 1) for the time being." As the remaining pieces are filled, the batters will be organically connected. Even Moon Hyun-bin (contact, on base), Peraza (power, contact, line drive heating), Chae Eun-sung (full heating), Roh Si-hwan (full heating) and Ahn Chi-hong (medium-length distance) have different types of top hitters. If Chae Eun-sung and Roh Si-hwan, who are similar types, are sluggish at the same time, it will be enough to bully a pitcher, unlike last year when they collapsed.
As a result, the Hanwha Eagles' batting lineup, which was at the bottom of the standings last year, has completely changed. With a batting average of 0.241 to 604 points (both 10th) in 2023, the Hanwha Eagles ranks atop with a batting average of 0.291 (second place), 54 points scored, and a scoring capacity of 0.380 (first place) and nine home runs (third place) in the early days of this season.