'Two foreign hitters' super strong → Big failure, Kiwoom eventually replaced... 'Puig or Cadines.' That's the problem

'Two foreign hitters' super strong → Big failure, Kiwoom eventually replaced... 'Puig or Cadines.' That's the problem

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Only four teams have ever made it. The Kiwoom Heroes are in danger of having to worry about a win rate of less than 30 percent. Starting with the KBO as the only foreign hitter, Kiwoom is expected to find a solution by giving up one hitter and bringing in a new foreign pitcher.메이저놀이터

As of Tuesday, Kiwoom has played 49 games, ranking lowest with 14 wins and 35 losses and a winning percentage of 0.286. It has 7.5 games to play against the ninth-ranked Doosan Bears. Kiwoom is the only team that is in a tight race with a gap of just three games from fourth to ninth.

We cannot afford to collapse like this. Even if the team's lowest ranking for three consecutive years is unavoidable, it is a disastrous result that could put a damper on the fever of the Korean pro baseball whose winning rate in the 200 percent range is expected to exceed 10 million to 11 million and 12 million.

The final team with a winning percentage point of the 20 percent range has to go back as many as 23 years. The last 20 percentage point was 0.265 recorded by the Lotte Giants in 2002. There were the Ssangbangwool Raiders (0.224) in 1999, just before the dissolution due to management difficulties, and the Binggrae Eagles (0.290) in 1986, when they could not find a solution, and the Sammi Superstars, who were the last to be founded in the first year of professional baseball and had problems with the supply and demand of players, were the only teams with a winning percentage (0.188).

The problem is the mound and hitting. In other words, nothing goes well. The team's batting average is 0.227 and on-base plus slugging percentage or OPS, respectively, and the team's ERA is also the lowest at 6.03.

In particular, the batting issue was foreseen to some extent. As the team lost superstars Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) and Kim Hye-sung (LA Dodgers) for two consecutive years, its batting lineup became loose. Therefore, Kiwoom chose a desperate measure to consist of two foreign hitters. Nevertheless, due to such consequences, the team has no choice but to make changes now. Yasiel Puig (35), who was brought back with a guaranteed $1 million, has a batting average of 0.212 (33 hits in 156 at-bats) with six home runs, 20 RBIs and 17 runs in 40 games, a on-base percentage of 0.285 and a slugging percentage of 0.340 and an OPS of 0.625 while Ruben Cadines (28), who was recruited for a total of $600,000 including options, is also writing figures that even domestic players will not be satisfied with with his batting average of 0.224 (33 hits in 147 at-bats) with four home runs, 23 RBIs and 19 runs, a on-base percentage of 0.341, a slugging percentage of 0.354 and an OPS of 0.695 in 42 games.

There is a saying that baseball is a pitcher's play, and the role of starting pitchers is very big, and Kiwoom has only 10 wins. Considering that Cody Ponce (Hanwha), who is currently tied for first in multiple wins, has eight wins alone, it is easy to conclude that adding another foreign pitcher can bring much more benefits to Kiwoom.

Prior to the doubleheader game, a media outlet reported that Kiwoom would replace a foreign hitter and bring in Raul Alcantara (33), a proven pitcher who also won 20 games for the Doosan Bears. "It is true that there is an Alcantara among Kium's candidates," a baseball source said of Alcantara's trip to Korea, according to the Star News report. "In order to change the current situation, the club is also trying to change one batter into a pitcher."

However, he hinted that the replacement will be decided soon, but said, "It has not been decided who will change between Puig and Cardinez."

As they are suffering from a deep slump, it is hard to say who is better, which is why they have to worry. Puig had two hits in five times at bat, including a home run, in the second game of a doubleheader against the NC Dinos on Wednesday, but he had no hit in four times at bat again in the game against the NC Dinos on Wednesday, failing to turn the game around. Cardinez has remained silent with no hit in four consecutive games, and has yet to find an opportunity to rebound with a batting average of 0.057 (1 hit in 35 times at bat) in the last 10 games.

It is true that Cardinez seems to be slightly ahead of him not only in age, defense contribution, attitude, overall evaluation within the club, and even numerically, but it is not easy to make a decision as he has been in such a big slump recently. Attention is focusing on what decision Kiwoom will reach.