FACTS/FLUKES: Kang, Rosenthal, O. Herrera, LeMahieu, Nola
Aug 26 2015
Kang exceeding expectations … Jung-ho Kang (SS/3B, PIT) was shrouded in a bit of mystery when he signed with the Pirates out of the Korean League in January 2015. He hit .356 with 40 HR in 418 AB in the Korean League last year, but would his ability translate to MLB?
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% HctX h% GB/LD/FB PX xPX hr/f HR/SB ==== === ==== ==== === === ==== == ======== === === ==== ===== 2014* 418 .355 ---- 14 75 --- -- -------- --- --- --- 40/ 3 2015 351 .288 .274 7 77 111 34 51/21/28 116 103 16% 12/ 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-1H 187 .262 .255 8 76 84 33 55/22/23 83 71 12% 4/ 5 15-2H 164 .317 ...
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