The Wiz are a young team with some very exciting players complemented by some veteran pitching. 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! I wanted to highlight the Wyverns status as an expansion team, so my mind turned to the Diamondbacks. I cant help but root for this guy. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. MyKBO He ended the season with a 15-4 record, 2.50 ERA in 194.2 innings and a 4-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio. His 7.39 K/9 and 2.61 BB/9 are typical of the KBO, and were really solid marks while his 0.28 HR/9 was unreal. Best Pitcher: Casey Kelly or Tyler Wilson. Outside of electronics, Daegu is also a heavy textile town, with fashion also being one of the citys major industries. Which catchers are best at stealing strikes. In the decades to follow, American major leaguers would play exhibition tours across eastern Asia to promote the game. Woo-jin Ahn (Kiwoom Heroes) The right-handed Ahn is the youngest relief pitcher on this list, at just 21 years old, but he is also the tallest at 63. In many ways, it has been one of Asias best-kept secrets. But for every Kelly or Flexen, theres someone like Josh Lindblom, who signed with the Brewers after two great seasons with the Doosan Bears. Now, lets talk about the Eagles. KBO TOP 5 ERA MORE+ 1. In 2019, the Tigers did not so well. This is a young team on the rise; in 2019, the Wiz had the third-youngest lineup and the youngest pitching staff in the KBO. Park Min-woo. In 11 playoff games that season, he went 1-1 with one save and two holds, and posted a 3.14 ERA over 14.1 innings. His 9.59 K/9 led the league, but his 3.80 FIP suggests he benefited from some good fortune on the year. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. Then, after making the playoffs two years in a row, they debuted Dongeuli in 2015, a pixie-like female mascot with batlike earflaps on her helmet aimed at female fans and children. 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. In 2019, the Bears' best pitcher was undoubtedly Josh Lindblom, who won the Choi Dong-won award (the KBO's Cy Young equivalent) in both 2018 and 2019, and took home the league MVP in 2019 with league-leading numbers in wins, strikeouts, WHIP, K/BB, and opponent AVG, and finishing second in ERA on the season. They are the only team in the KBO not owned by a larger parent company. The struggles continued, and he too was replaced after the season with 2014 National League Manager of the Year Matt Williams. In 2019, the Samsung Lions were seventh out of ten teams in runs scored at 4.32 runs per game. The Cardinals were swept in the 2019 NLCS by the eventual champion Nationals. Id legitimately consider taking him over Jordan Lyles or Kyle Gibson, both of whom signed for much more. Despite the low strikeout totals, Jokisch did receive interest from MLB teams over the offseason before resigning with Kiwoom. Theres nothing quite like it. The NL Central crown is certainly possible, but not at all a lock. I believe they play twice on April 1 + 2 at Jamsil. Between 2005 and 2011, he never had an OPS below .800, and posted three seasons with an OPS above 1.000. Seoul is the largest metropolis in South Korea (fourth largest in the world with over 9.7 million people) and is the capital city of South Korea. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. In most categories, however, they finished at the top (or very near it! An inauspicious end to a great campaign for the SK Wyverns, but hope remains. The city is about 238 kilometers, or about 150 miles away from Seoul. Of those two, only one posted a 3+ WAR: former Detroit Tigers prospect Saupold. Progressive front offices, similar colors, and oh, Thames has played for them both! In 2017, the KBO tweaked the strike zone to make it, in practice, larger. While the rate stats have been impressive, Koos innings pitched have also dropped in the last few years. The Brewers and Cubs are still capable teams, and the Cincinnati Reds are on the verge of competing. Take Merrill Kelly for example, whos serving as the de facto ace for the rebuilding Diamondbacks. In 1981, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) was established to govern the impending professional sport. Its one of my favorite stories in baseball. Doesnt hurt that theyre shaping up to have what will be one of the more dominant pitching staffs in the KBO, too. The good news: that once was quite recent. Jokisch pitches to contact, and over his two years in the KBO he has had strikeout rates under 20% (less than 7 K/9) and a walk rate under 5% (under 2 BB/9). They finished tenth in the league in hits allowed, ninth in earned runs, walks, and WHIP. Will he hit? Current Greats: Clayton Kershaw, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Jacob deGrom, Miguel Cabrera, Zack Greinke, Jose Altuve , . Best Hitter: Hyun-Soo Kim or Chun-Woong Lee. Itll be a nice homecoming season for Oh, who will be turning 38 in July, but can hopefully provide some quality relief innings for the Lions in 2020. The Dinos have an assemblage of talent on their team perhaps led by Eui-ji Yang. In 2019, right-handed pitchers Drew Gagnon and Chris Flexen both spent time in the Majors with the New York Mets. Thanks for putting together. Thats the kind of power weve only seen out of the likes of Trout, Pujols, or Bonds. With the KBO de-juicing the ball in 2019, Yang Hyeon-jong had his best season since his MVP year. To compare his success in the KBO, Zack. 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. Sadly, the Eagles fell back to the bottom of the standings in 2019 (59-85), but there is hope on the horizon. He doesnt have much mileage on his throwing arm, and I dont think hell age the way other starters typically do. Official KBO Website The city is the home of electronics giant Samsung, which also explains the team name. His numbers were affected by the de-juicing of the ball, but before that, he was in the position to take the best hitter title from Choi Hyeong-Woo (). 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. This tweet features a GIF randomizer featuring all 10 teams. As for a 2020 outlook, the Cardinals are still a well-equipped club, but play in a highly competitive division. This achieved its goal of increasing strikes and making the league more pitcher-friendly, as well as shortening the average length of games. . Hyeon-jong started his career in 2007 at 19 years old, and has become the crafty lefty and leader of the Tigers pitching staff. He has impeccable control, with a walk rate hovering between 2 and 4% throughout the high minors. The Aussie righty debuted for the Eagles last year with a 3.51 ERA, a 3.49 FIP and a 6.30 K/9 (remember, the league average ERA was 4.17 and K/9 was 7.3). Knowing which ones excel can help you make more informed value bets. 2019 KBO: 2.50 ERA, 2.87 FIP, 194.0 IP, 24.5 K%, 3.8 BB% Lindblom has dominated the league for years, and won the best pitcher award again this year. Updated: Thursday, March 2, 2023 3:23 AM ET, Park Factors
Its almost like theres a reason he received one of the largest free agent contracts in the history of the KBO. by Handedness, The As Signed the KBOs Best Starting Pitcher, JAWS and the 2023 Hall of Fame Ballot: Omar Vizquel, Reds Awaken with Trio of Pre-Christmas Transactions. However, he didnt look the same in 2020. A total of 16 of 30 foreign players stayed in the KBO this year, one more than last year. 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. While the Heroes were the top offensive team in the league in 2019, the Bears were probably the next best, finishing in second in runs scored with 736 (over five runs per game) due in part to their league-leading .355 OBP, and in spite of their bottom-half power numbers. We know what they are. Jeong led the team in both OBP (.399), and SLG (.519), while his .292 AVG trailed only the .323 clip of Jong-Wook Ko. KBO teams tend to anchor their rotations with foreign pitchers, the max being two on a team (and for most teams those are your numbers one and two in the rotation). Itll be interesting to see if he can revitalize his game like so many former MLB-players before him. One of my favorite things about the Dinos is that they are the former employer ofEric Thames. (Seriously. Most people agree that starting pitchers play a vital role in baseball betting odds. The walks didnt return in 2019, but he still slashed an impressive .305/.382/.395. Their all-time winning percentage is .471, but they remain one of the most popular teams in the KBO. Hes essentially an ideal lead-off hitter, with a batting average last year that was good for 11th-best in the KBO. For many years, Korean baseball existed only as amateur teams and informal leagues, often playing against teams in the more reputable Japanese baseball scene. This stretch included two Korean Triple Crowns (2006 and 2010) and an MVP in 2010. *Note: Theres a $5 million club option for 2024. A club legend while playing for the Wyverns from 2007-19, he made the transition to the US prior to the 2020 season. Players to watch: Left-handed pitcher Chang-mo Koo, 23, is a prolific strikeout artist on the mound. The team was formed in 2000 after the former team of the region, the Hyundai Unicorns, moved from Incheon to Suwon. Their best starting pitcher in 2019 was Jung-hyun Baek, who had a 4.24 ERA in 28 games pitched and 157 innings. The Asian crisis of 1998 affected the team and caused Hiatai to sell the team to Kia. Saupold has a four-pitch arsenal: a four-seamer (90-92 mph), cutter (87-89), curveball (79-81), and change-up (85-87). After Oriental Brewery (OB) was sold to InBev, the Doosan group (who previously owned OB) changed the team name to the Doosan Bears in 1999. In addition, the Heroes finished first in offense, but were also the third-best pitching team in the KBO, which fits nicely with the Rays balance of offense and pitching, even if the Rays arent quite as proficient on the offensive side of the ball. Also on the roster and making his return to the KBO and the Lions is former major leaguer Seung-hwan Oh. While the KBO is known as a more offensive league, it's still had its fair share of excellent pitchers. They both found themselves in their respective leagues championships in only their fourth year of existence, but the similarities dry up there. Android, Google Play, and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc. He rebounded from that rough stretch and finished the season with a 3.69 ERA in 97 2/3 innings, and should be a key member of the teams rotation moving forward. Most Similar MLB Team: St. Louis Cardinals. 2B. Youll also find resources for learning more about the KBO, information on where you can watch the games, a GIF randomizer to help you choose your favorite team, and more! Replacing him is Sam-young Heo, a former pitcher who made only four appearances for the team in the mid-1990s, but has since been a part of the teams training and support staff, and more recently, was the head of the teams data analysis department. Here's what we wrote: Yang, who posted a 2.29 ERA over 184 innings while striking. GO Woo Suk (LG) 42 2. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location,
Their stadium Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park, but also referred to as Hanbat and Eagles Park is considered one of the most beautiful in the KBO and for good reason: Just look at the view. At the end of the day, the KBO is what we love: baseball. Itll be interesting to see if he can revitalize his game like so many former MLB-players before him. In 2019, manager Kim Ki-tai resigned and was replaced by Park Heung-sik. They may not be the most competitive organization this year. Last season, the Lions were the third-worst team in terms of runs allowed per game, giving up 5.08 per game. FIP or Fielding Independent Pitching measures what a pitcher's ERA would look like if the pitcher experienced league-average defense and luck. 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. 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. This immediately made me think of the Detroit Tigers. and even whooped up on Tuckdori (but not on our precious DomDoml, Id commit crimes for that sweet robot child). The franchise is less than a decade old and has played just five seasons in the KBO. Typically, plate discipline adjustments like that dont come at age 19, so it will be very exciting to see where he can take his game in 2020. As such, they won an automatic spot in the championship series where they swept the Kiwoom Heroes in four games. Given the size of the town, one could say the Kia Tigers are much like the St. Louis Cardinals or Green Bay Packers. Hi all! 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. On the pitching side of things, the Wyverns lost a few key pieces during the offseason. Between 2005 and 2011, he never had an OPS below .800, and posted three seasons with an OPS above 1.000. of coaching experience that has enshrined him in international baseball lore. The team should be more interesting than in years past as they start to filter in younger players that fans can hopefully see develop in front of their own eyes. Award winners [ edit] References [ edit] KBO League Most Valuable Player Award - Wikipedia KBO League Most Valuable Player Award The KBO League Most Valuable Player Award is given to the player judged the most valuable player in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) League. There is still a lot of time between now and when he could be considered for a MLB role, but he could establish himself as a future MLB arm if he can keep improving in the KBO. Being an Angels, Nets, and Chargers fan, I have become quite familiar with disappointment. Your email address will not be published. Since 2008, it has been called the KBO Futures League, and consists of 12 teams divided into two divisions. "Ex-Blue Jays outfielder Eric Thames wins MVP in South Korea", "Bears' Nippert wins MVP in Korean baseball", "American pitcher Josh Lindblom voted MVP in KBO", "KT Wiz slugger Mel Rojas Jr. voted KBO's MVP", "(LEAD) Bears' ace Ariel Miranda voted 2021 KBO MVP", https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/11/17/sports/Baseball/KBO-Korean-baseball-Lee-Junghoo/20221117174014164.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KBO_League_Most_Valuable_Player_Award&oldid=1138057902, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 20:27. When he last appeared in a major league game, he was a lackluster middle reliever for the Marlins. Won the first ever Korean baseball league championship. Baseball-Reference With only 10 teams, the KBO has no organization by division or league, meaning over the course of the 144-game regular season, each team plays each other team exactly 16 times. Jeon Jun-woo was a sensation for the Giants the previous year, when he recorded 33 homers, a .992 OPS, and 5.9 WAR. Before we begin on the team breakdowns, lets break down the KBO as a league. Finally, the Lions home ballpark, Daegu Samsung Lions Park, opened for the 2016 season and seats 24,000. Considering my Yankee allegiance in the MLB, its hard for me not to admire a team that has made it to the finals 40% of the time. Pitchers are known to have trouble battling offenses in the KBO, and if a pitcher is able to hold off the aggressive offenses, they stand a good chance of being posted and signed by an MLB team. The Lions home city is Daegu, which is the fourth-largest city in South Korea, and has the third-largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. 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. Due to their lengthy history, location in Seoul, prominent rivalry with their neighboring team, and recent dominance, the Doosan Bears are one of the most popular teams in South Korea. They were also one of the youngest teams in the league, which fits with the Rays focus on young players on controllable contracts. Thames hit .349/.457/.721 with 124 home runs during his three-year stint in the KBO. Its not a perfect fit, as theres no longer an aging slugger equivalent to Byung-Ho Park on the Rays, but otherwise its a really nice fit. Sill only 28, Kingham will look to reinvent himself in Korea, and has been named the Wyverns Opening Day starter. Their mascot, Dandi the Tyrannosaurus, may just be the, They have three mascots, which you can see. In the past, it has hosted the 1988 Olympic Games, was a 2002 host city for the World Cup, and is the home of the world headquarters for Taekwando, South Koreas national sport. 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. In many ways, it has been one of Asias best-kept secrets. 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. Pitchers. The KIA Tigers arrived in Terry Park in Fort Myers, Florida, for spring training. The Dinos are unique in that they are a newer team, but their owner Kim Taek-jin is the founder of NCSoft, which allows them to be active in courting marquee free agents. The drop in velocity did allow Cho to deepen his repertoire, throwing more changeups which feature some fade away from lefties. 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. 2022 Player Stats. The Dinos purportedly have a reputation as an analytic-friendly team. In 2012, he went to play in the JPL (Japanese Pacific League) where he won two championships while posting solid numbers. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Orix Buffaloes): Yamamoto is by far the youngest starter listed here at 22 years old. All seven of the top pitchers over the past three seasons were at least 6-foot-3, with only two of the top 14 (6-foot-2 Aaron Nola and 6-foot-1 Trevor Bauer) shorter than that. the championship series of the league) in the last five years, winning three of the five, including last year. Sanchez bounced around five different MLB farm systems before coming over to the KBO in 2018. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. The Tigers 2020 campaign will likely feature strong pitching, but will like only go as far as their batting can take them. 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. The team as a collective posted a .488 SLG in 1999, which is the highest in KBO history, and earned them the nickname the Dynamite Bats (this is also a nod to the Hanwha conglomerates main business: explosives production). Koo relies on his slider as his best breaking pitch, and pairs it with a splitter and a curveball to round out his repertoire. for the latter part of his career. Most Similar MLB Team: Washington Nationals. During his time as a relief pitcher, he frequently had strikeout-per-nine rates pushing double digits, but as expected, as a starter those numbers have dropped. However, you should not base your picks only on the opposing starting pitchers. Both Gagnon (8.37 ERA, 8.96 FIP, 1.73 WHIP) and Flexen (6.59 ERA, 5.56 FIP, 2.05 WHIP . KBO 2023 scoreboard - scores, standings, results Baseball South Korea KBO 2023 Summary Results Fixtures Standings Archive Scheduled SOUTH KOREAKBO Standings Apr 01 05:00 AM Doosan Bears Lotte Giants - - Apr 01 05:00 AM Kiwoom Heroes Hanwha Eagles - - Apr 01 05:00 AM KT Wiz Suwon LG Twins - - Apr 01 05:00 AM Samsung Lions NC Dinos - - Apr 01 A lot. Most Similar MLB Team: San Francisco Giants. Former major leaguer Angel Sanchez also had a wonderful 2019 season, starting 28 games, good for 165 IP and a 2.62 ERA. Its hard to determine who the best pitcher is in on the Twins, but its one of these two. Four years later, theres an argument to be made that he was the best starting pitcher during his time in Korea. This wasnt with the Dinos, but this is why Ive rooted for Thames since 2012, and why I have picked the Dinos as my KBO team: given @EricThames' signing with the nationals today, i would like to remind everyone of the greatest walk-off interview i have ever seen. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Pitcher GIFS Inc. All Rights Reserved. Likely not, as his days of 20+ HR seasons are in the past. We can first consider Rucinskis on-field contributions. The slight dip in production from 2018 to 2019 can mostly be attributed to the KBO de-juicing the ball. They were the Yankees of South Korea if the Yankees were in the sixth-largest city in the United States. His previous work can be found at Prospects365 and Dodgers Digest. The matchup here is tough but Choi has been one of the more solid pitching options in the KBO over the past few seasons. 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