This stretch included two Korean Triple Crowns (2006 and 2010) and an MVP in 2010. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. This tweet features a GIF randomizer featuring all 10 teams. Required fields are marked *. Unfortunately for Doosan, Lindblom signed a three-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers in December, dealing a massive blow to the Bears 2020 rotation. Hyun-Jin Ryu, Shin-Soo Choo and. Hes been pitching for the Lions since he was just 19 in 2007, and will be turning 33 in July. Montgomery. Now, we move on to the pitchers. Baseball was first spread to the Korean Peninsula by Western missionaries as early as the late 19th century. The Bears have boasted a strong rotation but face a recent loss of talent and will need to rely on aging stars and unproven talent in 2020 more than they did in 2019, putting them more in line with a team like the Nationals, Cubs, or Giants of a few years ago whose window may be starting to close. Last year, the Twins went 79-64, finishing the year fourth in the league, winning a Wild Card matchup against the NC Dinos but ultimately falling to the Kiwoom Heroes in the semi-final playoff. A transition across the diamond to first base is a common practice, but the aforementioned Romak has held down the position for the Wyverns over the last few seasons. but was at his best last season, putting together a 2.29 ERA and 1.05 WHIP in 184.2 innings. And though he showed some promise in 2020, a series of disastrous relief outings coupled with injuries the following season made any chance of him sticking in the Brewers rotation kaput. Entering his age-38 season and the final year of his contract, this could be the end for the veteran. Hands down. OF. They had the lowest weighted on-base average (wOBA) in the KBO. Eno Sarris write-up & C. Trent Rosecrans write-up via The Athletic Matt Williams will have to find a way to manage a lineup that needs a bit of work. He seems to be an important part of Giants history, and his story deserves attention from all baseball fans. The Tigers, despite their success, were a team that often financially struggled. His less serious work can be found on Twitter @justinochoi. The Wiz are a young team with some very exciting players complemented by some veteran pitching. ESPN. Except for the NC Dinos, who saw a 60% boost. DraftKings KBO: Korean Series Game 2 Cheat Sheet Erik Halterman breaks down Game 2 of the Korean Series between the Bears and Wiz. In any case, the Wyverns and their fans are hoping for another excellent year out of their star third baseman. Over that time period, he has rewarded them with 10 straight seasons of a .900+ OPS. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. 34-year-old left fielder Jeon Jun-woo was their best hitter in 2019, posting 22 homers, an .840 OPS, and 3.84 WAR. For a team like the Lions thats trying to get younger, improvement and development in their youngsters will be crucial for their future. KBO Leaders Batting, Pitching. If Nick Kingham can fill the void they left, they could compete once again, but that remains to be seen. Between relaxing on the sofa and reading up on Drew Rucinski, deciding on which is the more appealing option doesnt seem like a difficult task. The Dinos purportedly have a reputation as an analytic-friendly team. This is awesome. Jeon Jun-woo was a sensation for the Giants the previous year, when he recorded 33 homers, a .992 OPS, and 5.9 WAR. In that same time span, the teams have also won half of the championships theyve appeared in, with the Cards winning two of four and the Wyverns winning four of eight. Being an Angels, Nets, and Chargers fan, I have become quite familiar with disappointment. Theirs is an organization filled with a rich history. They finished tenth in the league in hits allowed, ninth in earned runs, walks, and WHIP. Will he hit? On the pitching side of things, the Wyverns lost a few key pieces during the offseason. Their .340 winning percentage was below their expected winning percentage by .036 points (a league-worst .376). At the time, the ball-walloping first baseman was coming off an astonishing 53 HR season (in just 140 games!) His stuff played up when he pitched exclusively out of the bullpen: in 2019 his average fastball velocity was 91 MPH in 15 starts and 5 relief appearances, but in 2020 his average velocity jumped to 95 MPH in 42 relief appearances and topped out at 99. The inaugural six teams were: In the decades since, the league has expanded to ten teams. He does not have the swing-and-miss stuff like Bieber does, which is why he is not currently employed by a major league team. Sill only 28, Kingham will look to reinvent himself in Korea, and has been named the Wyverns Opening Day starter. Just look at the reigning champs, the NC Dinos, with a Korean ace in Chang-mo Koo. They were nearly the top of their 10-team class in 2019, but have lost some very important players in Angel Sanchez and Gwang hyun-Kim. the championship series of the league) in the last five years, winning three of the five, including last year. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .393 and they score 4.71 runs per game (1st. The Cardinals have failed to qualify for the postseason in only seven of the past 20 seasons, while the Wyverns have failed in eight. Their team FIP was better than three other teams, and with the additions of Adrian Sampson and Dan Straily, they could move further up the leaderboard. The Kiwoom Heroes share their home base of Seoul with the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins. Both spent part of 2019 with the Baltimore Orioles (and both struggled), and they have similar pitch mixes as well, with a fastball, slider, changeup and a little-used curveball to round out the repertoire. Most Similar MLB Team: St. Louis Cardinals. A few years later, the Bears moved to Seoul, where theyve remained ever since, sharing their home stadium with another of the inaugural six (the LG Twins), establishing what is possibly the leagues biggest rivalry. A salary cap will go into effect in 2023. The best pitcher on the slate (by far) got lit up and the two cheapest on DraftKings pitched as good as anyone on the slate. Between the 2018 and 2019 seasons, though, the KBO de-juiced their ball and he responded by leading the league with 33 HR, 98 RBI, and 92 runs in a mere 122 games. As mentioned earlier, the Wyverns were also swept in what is basically the KBO equivalent of the NLCS in 2019. One of the factors you need to consider when betting on Korea Baseball Organization games is the starting pitcher. Despite the deadened ball, he still had a .958 OPS and nearly half his hits went for extra bases. He also cut his strikeout rate from 21.2% to 17.2%, and raised his walk rate from 8.9% to 12.1%. It has been quite an interesting career path for the South Korean product. According to an article from the Yonhap News Agency in March of 2019. , the Giants topped Gallup popularity polls from 2008-2013 and appeared back on top in 2018. Regardless, he was a top-20 pitcher by WAR, despite pitching significantly fewer innings than all pitchers above him. During that late 1990s, I worked for a Korean tire company and had the pleasure of visiting Korea on occasion. Last year, Chun-Woong Lee slashed .308/.378/.374 with two home runs, 88 runs, 48 RBI, and 21 stolen bases. Thames hit .349/.457/.721 with 124 home runs during his three-year stint in the KBO. Interest in former major leaguers in the KBO has spiked in recent years, and so have re-exports of these players back to the States. The Bears had a top tier pitching staff as well, though like their lack of offensive power, they had a remarkably un-flashy lack of strikeouts, ending up in ninth place in total strikeouts. If a postseason game ends in an official tie, it essentially does not count, and is replayed in full. But 2017 is where the losing ways stopped. He also features a knuckle-curve as his fourth pitch, but it does not distinguish itself from the slider as the pitches overlap in velocity and movement. When he last appeared in a major league game, he was a lackluster middle reliever for the Marlins. In 2019, their best pitcher was most likely Gwang hyun-Kim. Oh made his professional baseball debut with the Lions and pitched for them for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013 before moving to Japan, and eventually to the majors for four seasons. Saupold has a four-pitch arsenal: a four-seamer (90-92 mph), cutter (87-89), curveball (79-81), and change-up (85-87). By coming in first, the Bears secured a spot in the leagues final series called the Korean Series The Wyverns second-place finish allowed them to skip to what can be referred to as a semi-final called the Playoff Series. SS. The Twins share a stadium with the Doosan Bears who are one of the most dominant franchises in the KBO. Shortly after graduating high school, he debuted at the age of 18 with the KT Wiz, hitting 29 home runs en route to Rookie of the Year honors. KBO starting pitchers are some of the best in the world and can make a huge difference in a game's outcome. That type of control is comparable to Indians ace Shane Bieber. Twitch Entering his age-33 season, it will be interesting to see how his defense holds up. They dont have the best rotation. Much like the Redbirds, the Wyverns have been incredibly successful over the past two decades. The KBO's Brightest Star Meet Baek-Ho Kang, a 22-year-old first basemen from Seoul, South Korea, who has taken the KBO by storm and currently leads the league in WAR. In 2019 the Wyverns posted an 88-55 (.615 win percentage) which was good for the best in the league, tied with their main rivals and eventual 2019 champion Doosan Bears. Both of these clubs have been playing exceptional baseball for a sustained period of time. In 2019, the Tigers did not so well. He spent some time going up and down from the Twins Futures League team, and he had a rough spell in August and early September where he seemed to be running out of gas (a four-start stretch where he allowed 24 earned runs, including 10 in 1 1/3 innings against Lotte on September 7). Despite winning the inaugural championship of the KBO League, the Bears had only mediocre success for several decades after, winning twice more in 1995 and 2001. DH. Also, for what its worth, they have the coolest name in the KBO. Both Kelly and Wilson spent time in the major leagues, and both have had a lot of success with the Twins. He made his MLB debut with Texas in 2021. Aaron Brooks (Kia Tigers) Aaron Brooks came to the KBO with much less fanfare than Dan Straily, but there are similarities in both of their journeys to Korea. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. If you feel really adventurous, there are markets everywhere, and in particular, the Namdaemun Market is the oldest market in Seoul and covers 66,000 square meters! According to an article from the Yonhap News Agency in March of 2019, the Giants topped Gallup popularity polls from 2008-2013 and appeared back on top in 2018. The American was great in his first season, recording a 3.13 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP, and his performance in 2020 was even better. Starting pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong () was the league MVP in 2017 and the league ERA leader in 2019. Min-ho Lee (LG Twins) At this point in the list of pitchers, we are starting to look at pitchers who have potential, but still need to prove that they deserve a chance to pitch at the MLB level. Id rather have him than Jordan Lyles or Kyle Gibson also. If Jokisch can continue to find success, and stay healthy (he dealt with a minor shoulder injury last year) he could find his way back to the Majors as teams are always looking for left-handed pitchers. KBO TOP 5 ERA MORE+ 1. While the rate stats have been impressive, Koos innings pitched have also dropped in the last few years. The bullpen should be strong, too. Their best starting pitcher in 2019 was Jung-hyun Baek, who had a 4.24 ERA in 28 games pitched and 157 innings. His next quest applying what hes learned overseas in a familiar yet new environment will be his most ambitious to date. The soft-throwing lefty averages 89 on his fastball, and mixes in a knuckle-curve with late break, changeup and a slider that he can manipulate to add velocity and work as a cutter inside to righties. Have five distinct fan event days: Bears Day, general fan appreciation; Queens Day, female fans appreciation day; Players Day, players wear franchises original jersey; Mr. Doo Day, male fans appreciation day; and Workers Day, customized event for salaried workers. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Like the AL, the KBO employs a DH instead of requiring pitchers to bat. They have a strong and passionate fan base and I would know: Ive been one since I visited Gwangju in 1996 and had the good fortune to watch them play at Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium. While the Eagles have been to the Korean Series six times, theyve only won once (1999). Loading Pitcher Player Stats. The difference in 2020 was that he didnt seem to miss belt high quite as much, and the hitters were more willing to chase it out of the zone, and miss it more frequently in the zone. In many ways, it has been one of Asias best-kept secrets. If Kelly and Flexen made it, so can Rucinski. Most Similar MLB Team: Washington Nationals. The belief is that his work in his former role as the leader of the teams data analysis should give him a good understanding of the teams players and put them in a position to succeed, which shouldnt be a foreign concept to fans of Major League Baseball. They have won two championships (1984 and 1992) and have only made the playoffs six times since the turn of the century. 2B. The long weekend is just around the corner. The improvement showed in his stats too, as his ERA dropped from 5.20 to 3.00 (though his FIP just went from 4.06 to 3.73) and he raised his strikeout percentage by over 8 points from 20% to 29% (8.2 K/9 to 10.3). Best Pitcher: Yang Hyeon-jong Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. some typos there..bibimap->bibimbap. There are bat flips. The KBO has been known as a flashy, high-powered offensive league with home runs, bat flips, and crazy first pitches. 9. Hanwha Eagles/LG Twins Over 8.5 Runs (-116) When you have an awful team like Hanwha, the runs tend to come in bunches. Baek-ho Kang emerged in the 2018 season, at age 18, winning the KBO Rookie of the Year as a left fielder; all he did to win it was hit .290/.356/.524 with a KBO rookie-record 29 homers. 1 - Jose Miguel Fernandez The Doosan Bears signed Fernandez before the 2019 season, and he's spent the last two years being a huge part of their lineup. Other sources of offense for the 2020 Bears include their primary power source Jae Il Oh (leading the 2019 roster with 102 RBI, .495 SLG, and 21 HR, all of which rank in the top 10 of the league) and 2018 MVP Jae Hwan Kim, though he seems unlikely to repeat his three-year run from 2016-2018 where he assembled a 1.000+ OPS each season. The drop in velocity did allow Cho to deepen his repertoire, throwing more changeups which feature some fade away from lefties. 1 0. but 2020 is shaping up to be a much-improved season. That made the Lotte Giants a perfect fit for my familiarity with thinking and writing about struggling teams. In many ways, it has been one of Asias best-kept secrets. The 31-year-old left-hander was a force on the mound last year, starting 30 games and throwing 190.1 innings of 2.51 ERA ball. Ahn is likely being groomed as Kiwooms next closer should Sang-woo Cho depart, but in the meantime they combine to give Kiwoom the most powerful back-end relief combination in the KBO. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. While there is plenty of excellent food in any of the ballparks in Seoul, you can also bring food into any of the ballparks and Seoul is a treasure trove for good food. The Tigers tried to sustain a winning and aging core the in hopes of another championship run, and have only fully embraced a rebuild in the past couple of years. He never really had much success in the majors, finishing those two seasons slashing .271/.330/.399 with seven total home runs. While that was happening, he improved just about everywhere else, raising his average to a .336 mark good for fourth-best in the KBO. Some of the best KBO players are from other parts of the world. Dan Straily (Lotte Giants) The Lotte Giants made a bit of a gamble last year on Dan Straily, as he was coming off a terrible 2019 MLB season, and they signed him to the max contract that a foreign player can sign in their first year in the KBO, at one year for $1 million. Choi is not a pitcher that will overpower hitters and has . Super-Premium - $66.99 / year Premium - $45.95 / year Premium Monthly - $6.99 / month Basic - Free. He hung a lot of sliders in 2019, and he appeared to miss his spots with the pitch in 2020 as well. The Eagles have three retired numbers, more than any other team in the league. He signed with the Mariners in 2016, and despite relative success in the big leagues, he returned to the KBO, signing a four-year, $12.9M contract with his hometown Giants. A total of 16 of 30 foreign players stayed in the KBO this year, one more than last year. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. Its almost like theres a reason he received one of the largest free agent contracts in the history of the KBO. AN Woo Jin (KIWOOM) 15 4. The playoffs begin with the fourth- and fifth-place teams playing a best-of-three, with the fourth-place team starting with a built-in 1-0 advantage. Theres some concern under the surface in his 4.43 FIP and .257 BABIP, but he should still be able to return as an innings-eater for KT. The struggles continued, and he too was replaced after the season with 2014 National League Manager of the Year Matt Williams. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. While his power did take a massive step back in 2019, going from a homer every 20 plate appearances to one every 38 in his sophomore campaign, power fell across the KBO as the league de-juiced baseballs league-wide. Park Min-woo. with enough epic bat flips to make your head explode with pure unadulterated baseball joy: I remember being so incredibly excited to see this bat-tossing machine take the U.S. by storm, but unfortunately, recognizing the lameness that permeates American baseball, we never got the bat flips that were promised. Ruf then made the move abroad to Korea in 2017 and played there for three seasons with a career KBO .313/.404/.564 slash line. Youre hoping that hell adjust to a much higher level of competition in a relatively short period of time. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Eric Jokisch (Kiwoom Heroes) Eric Jokisch can seem like a pitcher from another era. They easily could have named themselves the Dragons and called it a day. Another KBO standout has been Eric Jokisch of the Kiwoom Heroes, who is 5-1 with a 1.49 ERA. He missed a couple of months with a forearm injury last year, and his velocity wasnt quite back when he returned, although he was able to ramp up in time to pitch in the Korean Series and make two starts, winning Game 5. Machado could not keep up with big-league pitching, but could find success as an above-average defensive infielder. Talk about adding incentive for every single one of those 144 games in the regular season, huh? It was here that the 2019 season came to an end for our bipedal dragons, as they were promptly swept in three games by the Kiwoom Heroes. The good news? , including an adorable robot named DomDoml, whose head was modeled after their stadium, the gorgeous Gocheok Sky Dome. Callis: Julio Rodriguez, OF, Mariners (2021 age: 20) Fernndez led the Bears in most offensive categories, slashing .344/.409/.483 through all 144 games of the KBO season as the Bears regular DH. Hi all! Not his zone rate, which remained essentially the same in each season. Its a league fueled by MLB-caliber players yearning to leave an impression, passionate fans, organizations hungry for championships and much more. PLUTKO Adam (LG) 2.39 4. While only a decent source of power, the 32-year-old should remain a reliable source of hits in 2020, alongside stellar plate discipline, boasting an 8.4% strikeout rate and a 9.5% walk rate in 2019. The KBO is definitely a different league in terms of pitching results, so strikeout rates should be viewed a bit differently. In 2019, the Giants struggled in all areas of the game. The initial lack of it also might have caused him to conserve his energy early on. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. Their all-time winning percentage is .471, but they remain one of the most popular teams in the KBO. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Orix Buffaloes): Yamamoto is by far the youngest starter listed here at 22 years old. Despite the injury, Cho set career bests with 33 saves and a 2.15 ERA. The winner takes on the third-place team in a best-of-five, and the winner of that series faces the second place team in another best-of-five. The best case scenario is a no. An inauspicious end to a great campaign for the SK Wyverns, but hope remains. (Seriously. In fact, they finished in last place in the KBO in each of their first three seasons, topping out at 53 wins in 2016. Koo looks like he could be the next great Korean starter to make the jump to MLB, but he needs to stay healthy to show teams he can handle a starters workload. Starting in 2020, if the two teams are tied for first place at the end of the regular season, they play an additional game to determine the regular season champion. An FSWA award winner for Research Article of the Year, Alex is the co-host of On The Corner and host of the weekend edition of First Pitch. Entering his age-38 season and the final year of his contract, this could be the end for the veteran. The Most Disgusting MLB Pitches! 2023 stats and schedules updated daily. (Unofficial) KBO League stats, schedules, video links, live game day coverage and more. a 3-2, 10-inning victory Friday, when they faced KBO's top pitcher, Chang-mo Koo (7 IP, 2 R, 1 . Editor's Picks. The most recent winner is Lee Jung-hoo of the Kiwoom Heroes. They were the Yankees of South Korea if the Yankees were in the sixth-largest city in the United States. Players to watch: Left-handed pitcher Chang-mo Koo, 23, is a prolific strikeout artist on the mound. a reputation as an analytic-friendly team. As a contact-oriented pitcher Jokisch was at the mercy of his defense, and luckily for him the Heroes were the best defensive team in the KBO. Over 177.1 innings, Rucinski posted a 3.05 ERA and 3.6 WAR (good for 12th in the KBO) with an approach that hinges on a pitch-to-contact approach that is popular in the KBO. 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