Hyeseong Kim has left a long-lasting first impression on his new teammates and training through the early days of his first spring coaching with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Kim has dazzled along with his protection to the purpose the place supervisor Dave Roberts doesn’t need to tie him fully to the infield.
Based on Roberts, Kim will see time at second base, third base, and heart discipline this spring. Whereas he by no means performed heart discipline in a KBO sport, he did make 44 appearances in left discipline through the 2020 season.
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Earlier than highschool, he primarily performed the outfield and truly feels extra comfy in heart, the place he prefers monitoring fly balls from that perspective.
“I believe that he can actually win ballgames along with his protection alone,” Roberts mentioned. “Then the query is the event half. What’s good for him? What’s good for the Dodgers? And that, we don’t must reply proper now.”
Kim may earn the beginning second base job vacated by Gavin Lux’s commerce to Cincinnati or he might be a left-handed superutility choice.
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“I’m not tied right down to a single place, so I’m working towards at each single place that I get an opportunity to,” Kim mentioned, with worldwide scout Dean Kim deciphering. “I’m going to organize each time I’m referred to as on to play any place that Doc would need me to play.”
Kim seems to be adjusting wonderful on the sphere however the largest distinction for him is likely to be within the field. Hitting towards Main League Baseball pitchers is barely completely different from the KBO.
“Defensively, I believe it’ll be very seamless,” Roberts mentioned. “Offensively, there’s actually extra velocity. Controlling, getting his path proper. Having the ability to deal with balls that transfer late, deal with velocity, use the entire discipline. He’s going to place the ball in play. He can run.
“I simply suppose he wants repetition. So we’re going to attempt to get him on the market as a lot as we are able to (in Cactus League video games) to calibrate on big-league stuff. However he’s already proven me that he’s a fast examine, and he’s bought aptitude.”
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