Naturally, 2020's gonna 2020 the NC Dinos and the Samsung Lions dealt with a rain delay early, while the Kia Tigers and Kiwoom Heroes had to wait through a fire delay. Their best starting pitcher in 2019 was Jung-hyun Baek, who had a 4.24 ERA in 28 games pitched and 157 innings. 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. Its hard to determine who the best pitcher is in on the Twins, but its one of these two. Located about 90 miles south of Seoul in Daejeon, the Hanwha Eagles debuted in the KBO in 1986 as the seventh franchise to join the league. 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! The Cardinals were swept in the 2019 NLCS by the eventual champion Nationals. Woo-suk Go (LG Twins) Go (or Ko, depending on your source) has the typical fastball-slider combination that is common among relievers, and his fastball sat at 94 MPH, and touched 97 last year. Since then, South Korea and its major professional league, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) have become important sources of talent for major league clubs. Even though 2019 was Rufs weakest season in the KBO, (although he still had a .911 OPS), his 22 home runs and 101 RBI still placed him inside the leagues top six and top five, respectively. The NL Central crown is certainly possible, but not at all a lock. Their last victory was in 2017. However, the MLB took notice, and the St. Louis Cardinals snatched him up on a two-year deal. Sang-woo Cho (Kiwoom Heroes) When I first saw Sang-woo Cho (also listed as Jo) pitch in 2019, he seemed to be MLB ready and the stats backed it up. Another player to watch is second-year player Min-gyu Kong, who, at just 19 in his rookie season, was third on the team in OPS, with a .245/.333/.434 slash line. DH. Pitchers. If you measure success by the number of championships won, then the Tigers are incredibly successful, as theyve been champions eleven times, the most of any KBO Team. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. Its worth noting that the Wyverns signed former major leaguer Nick Kingham for 2020. Just two years removed from a championship, the Tigers decided to make some changes during the season and after. That type of control is comparable to Indians ace Shane Bieber. During that late 1990s, I worked for a Korean tire company and had the pleasure of visiting Korea on occasion. The 2018 KBO Champion SK Wyverns are my new favorite team. Losing out first place to Doosan proved quite important. In his time since returning, he has home run totals of 34, 37, and 16. Alas, the Wyverns will also be without him in 2020, as he secured a contract with the Yomiuri Giants of Japans NPB. 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. Yes. The park replaced Daegu Baseball Stadium, which was the home of the Lions since their inception in 1982, and sat just 5,000 fans. KBO Rookie of the Year (2014), KBO League Golden Glove Award (2019) so many quotables. Rucinski also pitched very well in the Korean Series, winning Games 1 and 6, while earning a save in Game 4. In many ways, it has been one of Asias best-kept secrets. Best Betting Promos+ Legal Sports Betting+ Fantasy Football+ Fantasy . Choi is not a pitcher that will overpower hitters and has . He also has the most starting experience of the relievers, starting 20 of his 39 appearances for Kiwoom from 2018 to 2019, before being moved exclusively to the bullpen in 2020. They both found themselves in their respective leagues championships in only their fourth year of existence, but the similarities dry up there. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted GO Woo Suk (LG) 42 2. That made the Lotte Giants a perfect fit for my familiarity with thinking and writing about struggling teams. 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. Given the size of the town, one could say the Kia Tigers are much like the St. Louis Cardinals or Green Bay Packers. 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. 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. He has had relative success getting swings and misses in the big leagues, with strikeout rates between 18-22% from 2012-2018. The GM is turning things around. However, if youre desperate for dingers, dont despair despite the change, the KBO still remains above-average in offense output compared to the MLB: One of the inaugural six teams when the KBO League was founded in 1982, the OB Bears were based in Daejeon and won the very first championship of the KBO League. Lively usually managed good strikeout rates during his time stateside, but walks were an issue, and what ultimately held him back as a pitcher. Last season, the Lions were the third-worst team in terms of runs allowed per game, giving up 5.08 per game. At 22 years old, with four KBO seasons under his belt, Go is a player to watch down the road as a possible MLB bullpen arm. "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. Kiwoom would eventually go on to be swept themselves in the Korean Series by Doosan. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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 does not have the swing-and-miss stuff like Bieber does, which is why he is not currently employed by a major league team. The KIA Tigers arrived in Terry Park in Fort Myers, Florida, for spring training. 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. While teams are typically named after their sponsoring corporation rather than their home city, local pride plays a huge role in sports fandom. and even whooped up on Tuckdori (but not on our precious DomDoml, Id commit crimes for that sweet robot child). In the years since, the Tigers have won only four championships, in 1996, 1997, 2009, and 2017. Talk about adding incentive for every single one of those 144 games in the regular season, huh? Id legitimately consider taking him over Jordan Lyles or Kyle Gibson, both of whom signed for much more. Highlight Hitters 9.7M views 5 years ago The Slowest Pitches In Baseball History Made The Cut 1 year ago Galaxyrican 20K views 1 month ago MLB Weirdest Pitching. At 26 years old, Cho has time to build up his stock, and hopefully regain some of his velocity along the way. A few seasons later, if he discovered the strength needed to throw at an increased effort throughout an entire season, that would explain why his velocity has trended up, not down. At the time, he was around the same age as Rucinski is now, with a similar reputation for providing clean innings in bulk. A return to his pre-2019 performance would make him a fine replacement for Ruf, and once again become an anchor for this lineup. The KBO League Kia Tigers (KIA ) are based in Gwangju. 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). non-Korean) players can be signed by any team (raised from two in 2014), though only two of these three can play in a given game. KBO starting pitchers are some of the best in the world and can make a huge difference in a game's outcome. A good comp for Jun-woo is, ironically, South Korea native Shin-Soo Choo. With a strong defense behind him (and Jokisch himself is no slouch, winning the Fielding Bible Award at pitcher), he was able to win the ERA title at 2.14. pic.twitter.com/iThnlhYhj5, Michael Ajeto (@dysthymikey) January 6, 2020. But they havent been to the Korean Series since 2002, and have generally been a fringe playoff team (except for the 2003-2012 stretch where they missed the playoffs every year). Theres been a lot of drama, too, involving a top free agent, a medical issue, and boatloads of cash. 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. the championship series of the league) in the last five years, winning three of the five, including last year. I wanted to highlight the Wyverns status as an expansion team, so my mind turned to the Diamondbacks. 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 In the early 2000s, the team won the Korean Series three out of five years, and more recently, the team went to six straight Korean Series and won four in a row between 2011 and 2014. But the comparisons dont stop there, and they are not all rosy. Heres a look at some pitchers from the KBO who could find their way to MLB teams in the coming years. While the Eagles finished close to the bottom in a majority of offensive and pitching categories, theyll look to a staff mixed with veterans and newcomers along with a new GM to help them climb back to the top of the KBO standings in 2020. Unfortunately for Doosan, Lindblom signed a three-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers in December, dealing a massive blow to the Bears 2020 rotation. (The Dinos seem more wont to bullying teams in free agency, but this seems like a decent enough comparison.). 3B. Club was founded in 1982 as the OB Bears, with the Oriental Brewery as their owners. The truly impressive part about Lees performance is that he is only 19 years old. Is he going to hit for power in 20? They easily could have named themselves the Dragons and called it a day. He followed with 11 consecutive scoreless appearances. Who the best hitter on the Twins is depends on what youre looking for in a hitter. While the Eagles have been to the Korean Series six times, theyve only won once (1999). Yoon has a 3.05 ERA on the year, but he has been the losing pitcher in each of his last two games. A die-hard Orioles fan, Alex is well versed in futility and broken pitching prospects. Regardless, he was a top-20 pitcher by WAR, despite pitching significantly fewer innings than all pitchers above him. His career high is just 133. 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. Both Kelly and Wilson spent time in the major leagues, and both have had a lot of success with the Twins. Leading the league in hits in 2019 was Doosans Jos Miguel Fernndez, a foreigner who played 36 games for the Los Angeles Angels back in 2018. He might be less but they dont really have a lot to lose. Like all professional sports leagues, several teams have been founded, disbanded, moved, or completely reformed over the course of the leagues history. The left-hander uses four pitches, a four-seam fastball in the low 90s, high-80s slider, circle change, and a curveball. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. In the regular season, all games have a 12-inning limit. One of the factors you need to consider when betting on Korea Baseball Organization games is the starting pitcher. Just look at the reigning champs, the NC Dinos, with a Korean ace in Chang-mo Koo. But then theres Chun-Woong Lee, who has absolutely no power to speak of, but can hit for a high average and is quite fast. Despite the low strikeout totals, Jokisch did receive interest from MLB teams over the offseason before resigning with Kiwoom. Over that time period, he has rewarded them with 10 straight seasons of a .900+ OPS. Their position players only accumulated 6.57 WAR over the whole season. They have won two championships (1984 and 1992) and have only made the playoffs six times since the turn of the century. All opinions are Alex's and Alex's alone. 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. Starting this game for the Eagles will be Chad Bell. 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. Jeong led the team in both OBP (.399), and SLG (.519), while his .292 AVG trailed only the .323 clip of Jong-Wook Ko. They often lost their best players to other teams or other leagues. Another KBO standout has been Eric Jokisch of the Kiwoom Heroes, who is 5-1 with a 1.49 ERA. Major League Teams 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). Ruf, now 33 years old, most notably played in parts of five major league seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies from 2012 to 2016, and in his last taste of the majors, slashed just .205/.236/.337 in 89 plate appearances for a Phillies team that finished 71-91. When he returned to the MLB, he had one of the most ridiculous Aprils in recent memory (.345/.466/.810, 11 home runs), before essentially becoming a solid platoon bat. With a strong defense behind him (and Jokisch himself is no slouch, winning the Fielding Bible Award at pitcher), he was able to win the ERA title at 2.14. First team to win the Pennant Race, Korean Series and Asian Series in the same year. 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). The Samsung Lions are a former powerhouse that has fallen on tough times in recent years. If the Giants can load a solid defense behind him, he could end up being their best pitcher. In 20 years of existence, the Wyverns have made it to the championship series eight times. The LG Twins have been around since 1982 and have two Korean Series championships to their name, one in 1990 and one in 1994. He did so while routinely recording some of the best ERAs and FIPs in the league; Eric Jokisch and Casey Kelly occupy the top two spots for both metrics, but they dont have Rucinski beat by a large margin. 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. Its one of my favorite stories in baseball. His fastball averaged 95, and in the KBO he could dominate by just throwing a bunch of fastballs and some sliders, which feature late, two-plane movement. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. In 2018, after nine consecutive losing seasons, the ragtag Eagles finished third in the league thanks in large part to one of the better relievers in the KBO: Woo-ram Jung. OF. 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. Beginning in 2020, however, all three foreign players can play in a single game. His 8.5 K/9 and 1.8 BB/9 werent too shabby either. A severe losing slump in the 2009 and 2010 seasons briefly earned them the nickname the Hanwha Chickens. The Twins share a stadium with the Doosan Bears who are one of the most dominant franchises in the KBO. The Tigers, despite their success, were a team that often financially struggled. 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. Their mascot, Dandi the Tyrannosaurus, may just be the, They have three mascots, which you can see. Another player worth mentioning is Dixon Machado, who you might remember from his stint with the Tigers from 2015-2018. You neednt look further than his 6.04 K/9 in 2019 to know he goes about his business in a different manner than pitchers like Koo. That brings us to yet another former major leaguer, reliever Jae-Hoon Ha. Its unclear who will step up in 2020, but there will undoubtedly be a huge void to fill with Lindbloms departure. 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. In 2012, KBO approved the Dinos admission into the KBO, where they have played since 2013. Some of the best KBO players are from other parts of the world. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. As for our Wyverns? Best Hitter: Hyun-Soo Kim or Chun-Woong Lee. KBO 2022 Standings Win Matrix Updated Oct 11, 2022 8:00am 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. Now, we move on to the pitchers. largest in the world with over 9.7 million people) and is the capital city of South Korea. Theres a realistic chance that Rucinski flops. Something changed, but what? Lively could certainly end up being the best pitcher for the Lions, and the entire league this season, and could make a return to the majors at some point. Catcher Eui-ji Yang was arguably the best position player in the league last year according to . ), including in WHIP, ER allowed, QS, and opponent AVG. 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. . This surely played a part in their struggles last season, and unfortunately for them, Ruf is no longer in the league, as he was attempting to make a major league return in 2020, signing a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants and was perhaps playing his way to a roster spot with a 1.469 OPS through 28 spring at-bats prior to the shutdown. Thats a huge success for the Heroes and as one of the youngest teams in the league marks them as a team to watch for years to come. They may not be the most competitive organization this year. The Twins' offense ranked poorly across the board with the 8th best batting average, 8th most runs, 9th most hits, 9th best on-base percentage, etc. The NC Dinos could have resigned Rucinski, but it probably would have cost them their entire foreign player budget, which is meant to sign up to three players. The Dinos purportedly have a reputation as an analytic-friendly team. Alcantara finished the 2020 season with a 20-2 record and 2.54 ERA, winning the Choi Dong-won award as the KBO's best pitcher, and if he can build on his success in Japan a return to the Majors may not be far off. DraftKings KBO: Korean Series Game 1 Cheat Sheet This achieved its goal of increasing strikes and making the league more pitcher-friendly, as well as shortening the average length of games. The eight best pitchers in the KBO native to Korea. Matt Williams will have to find a way to manage a lineup that needs a bit of work. 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. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, Yang Hyun-jong (Kia Tigers): The former first overall pick and 2017 Korean Series MVP has had a long and fairly successful KBO career (14 seasons despite being only 32!) If Kelly and Flexen made it, so can Rucinski. The Giants bolstered their rotation prior to the 2020 season by adding Adrian Sampson (Rangers, 2019) and Dan Straily (Seemingly every MLB team). On my first trip, a work colleague pointed at my Cleveland Indians hat then pointed to his Tigers hat and said, I take you. Tigers fans are some of the most passionate and knowledgeable baseball fans I have ever met, and even in Northeast Ohio, it is not uncommon to see a Kia Tigers hat from time to time and share a few kind words. He was born in 1982, which was the year the KBO was formed, and began playing for the Giants at age 19 in 2001. In any case, the Wyverns and their fans are hoping for another excellent year out of their star third baseman. The matchup here is tough but Choi has been one of the more solid pitching options in the KBO over the past few seasons. However, since 2016, the team hasnt had a winning season. @fukudasun. Both leagues will also be taking a break from mid-June through early August to allow players to represent their countries in the Olympics, which should result in both Japan and South Korea fielding competitive teams in the event. He also added a splitter to give him a pitch in a different velocity range from his fastball and other offspeed pitches, though he didnt incorporate it until later in the year and only threw it a handful of times. Their pitching can afford to take a step back, but their offense has to take a major step forward. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. So I scrapped the expansion team idea and came up with the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2018, the SK Wyverns became the first team in KBO history to win the Korean Series with a foreign born manager, Trey Hillman. Current Greats: Clayton Kershaw, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Jacob deGrom, Miguel Cabrera, Zack Greinke, Jose Altuve , . 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 Most Disgusting MLB Pitches! 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. Originally the Binggrae Eagles, they changed their name to the Hanwha Eagles in 1993. His cutter control is spotty, but since it is a new pitch it will be interesting to see if his control improves following the off-season. Naver Yang is a veteran of the international baseball scene and is considered one of the best pitchers in the world. 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. Erik Halterman breaks down Game 3 of the Korean Series, one which features the KBO's best pitcher in his first start back from shoulder fatigue. In 2019, right-handed pitchers Drew Gagnon and Chris Flexen both spent time in the Majors with the New York Mets. Its going to be a tough task to try and replace Rufs production, and while another former major leaguer, Tyler Saladino, has joined the team for 2020, he was more known for his defensive versatility than his bat during his time in the majors, so it seems that the Lions will need to look internally for other offensive contributors. Yoon is a 26-year-old KBO rookie logging innings at the back end of the Tigers' rotation. Former Atlanta Brave Julio Franco was once a Samsung Lion. 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. Callis: Julio Rodriguez, OF, Mariners (2021 age: 20) Having standout Korean pitchers on your staff can be an incredible advantage. In the 20 seasons since, the Wyverns have four Korean Series titles to their name, and have appeared in the Korean Series an additional 4 times. Entering his age-33 season, it will be interesting to see how his defense holds up. 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. Its a fun team that seemingly uses every resource available to it to find success. 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