Home run hitters were placed at No. 1 and No. 2, and contact-type hitters were placed at No. 3 and No. 4. Maybe he confused the order. No. KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul had plans. 메이저놀이터

KT has made significant changes to its batting order this year. Kang Baek-ho, who was the center hitter, was elevated to leadoff. Mel Rojas Jr., who enjoyed batting first last year, went down one notch to second. Both players are mid- to long-range batters, and are more suitable for center batting. However, coach Lee Kang-chul broke the prejudice. This is because he proactively accepted the theory that strong batters should take the batter's box more times to create scoring opportunities. 

When looking at his performance last year, they are second to none in terms of table setters. As the first hitter last year, Rojas posted a batting average of 0.344 and an on-base percentage of 0.417. This ranks as the No. 1 hitter in the league in batting average and No. 1 in on-base percentage. Kang had the second-highest on-base percentage (0.360) among KT batters last year. In other words, he is eligible for the leadoff, which is attributable to his high on-base percentage.  

Furthermore, head coach Lee Kang-chul placed Huh Kyung-min and Kim Min-hyuk in the 3rd and 4th central batters. They are more expected to have accurate contacts than home runs or long balls. In general, the center lineup usually deploys big hitters with one shot, but KT has changed its mind. Even if it is not a home run, it is determined to make a hit with elaborate contact and increase the RBI. 

"Homer hitters have one shot, but the strikeout rate is relatively high as well. However, Heo Kyung-min or Kim Min-hyuk are not the type to strike out well. They can make (hitters or RBIs)," Lee said, explaining why he placed them at the center line. 

In fact, Heo had the fewest strikeouts (0.05) per batter out of 55 batters he met last year. Kim, who played 393 at-bats last year, had the fewest strikeouts per batter's box with 0.11 among batters he played 300 or more. He had the fewest strikeouts among KT. He also had a high batting average of 0.381 when he had a runner. 

The experience of a legendary pitcher with 152 wins in 602 KBO games played a part in the background of the decision. Head coach Lee Kang-chul said, "In experience, it is difficult for batters to come out on the table setter, but it is also burdensome for big guns to come out from the first inning. It is also tricky because they are players who will make a hit (instead of strikeouts) when they meet batters with good contact in a situation where runners are piled up." 

In fact, even if it's a table setter, it doesn't mean much after one batting order. This is because if the batters get on base while the batting order is around once, the batters who served as the starting table setters can play another central role between the lower and central batters. The good batting performance of lower-order batters such as Bae Jeong-dae and Chun Sung-ho is also a good factor for KT. This is because if they get on base, they can expect a shot from Kang Baek-ho and Rojas.