“Kim Ha-sung, defense is good, not MVP.” ESPN’s cold point, is it a breathtaking battle between Acuña and Freeman after all

“Kim Ha-sung, defense is good, not MVP.” ESPN’s cold point, is it a breathtaking battle between Acuña and Freeman after all

Kim Ha-sung of the San Diego Padres is expected to never receive the MVP.

ESPN, a US sports channel, claimed on the 12th (Korea Standard Time) that “Kim Ha-sung may be able to enter the top 10 in the MVP vote, but it is not enough to win the MVP honor.” ESPN made the prediction in an article titled “10 Points to Watch for the Rest of the Season,” citing the National League MVP Race as second place

The reason why Kim Ha-sung is mentioned as a candidate for MVP in the second half is that he is showing off his Major League level skills in airlifting and receiving attention from all U.S. fans. The most notable part of Kim Ha-sung’s performance is the baseball reference WAR (baseball reference WAR).

Until the previous day (11th), Kim Ha-sung was second in the National League (NL) with a bWAR of 5.9. Ronald Acuña Jr. (5.9) of the Atlanta Braves, who is certain to achieve 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases for the first time in history, is in first place, slightly ahead of Kim Ha-sung. In the second half, the two players seem to be tossing and turning. LA Dodgers table setters Freddie Freeman (5.4) and Mookie Betts (5.3) are in third and fourth place.

However, ESPN said Kim Ha-sung only stands out due to the nature of bWAR, which applies defensive weights. Baseball reference calculates WAR by considering hitting, pitching, and defense, so players with unrivaled skills in defense like Kim Ha-sung often rank high even if their batting is somewhat weak. Kim Ha-sung ranks first in NL with 2.0 in defensive bWAR and fifth with 4.3 in offensive bWAR.

ESPN said, ‘You can throw away Kim Ha-seong (from the MVP candidate). Ha-sung Kim’s bWAR is mostly a defensive measure, and although he can get into the top 10 in MVP voting, it’s not enough to challenge for MVP honors.”

“However, Freeman has been outstanding in all areas throughout the season. He scored 101 runs, expects more than 50 doubles (now 43), and is competing with Acuña in batting average, OPS and bases. made it With Acuña still in favor, the NL MVP is a tough and terrible competition,’ he explained.

In other words, it is a two-way match between Acuna Jr. and Freeman. It is an argument that Kim Ha-seong should not be included in the competition.

A statistic that relatively well reflects ESPN’s claim is Fangraphs WAR (fWAR). In fWAR, Acuna Jr. leads the NL with 6.3. Next, Freeman is second with 6.2, Betts is third with 5.3, and Kim Ha-seong is fourth with 4.4.

Acuña Jr. emerged as the overwhelming MVP candidate in the NL with 45 first place votes. Next, Freeman came in second with three first-place votes, and Kim Ha-seong was mentioned eighth. ESPN’s observatory makes it possible to enter the ‘Top 10’.

Choo Shin-soo and Ryu Hyun-jin were the only two Korean major leaguers who received points in the MVP vote. Choo Shin-soo ranked 14th in the American League (AL) in 2010 and 12th in the NL in 2013, and Ryu Hyun-jin ranked 19th in the NL in 2019 and 13th in the 2020 AL. Neither made the top 10.

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