looking into jung hoo lee who’s quite the surprise this year. while he’s not your traditional power hitter, he’s spraying doubles and took advantage of the yankees short porch to knock two out against rodon. 

he mentioned tweaking his approach this year and his batted ball profile suggests he’s focusing on pulling the ball a lot more (56.5% this year). 

a big part of pulling the ball is allowing the bat to reach maximum velocity which is only possible via meeting it out in front of the plate (aka pulling the ball). 

another interesting bit is that he’s doing most his damage against offspeed pitches which is in line with his time in the korean baseball league (kbo) which is typically offspeed dominant. 

it’ll be interesting if teams start to pitch him hard inside to test his ability to catch up to elite velocity.

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I noticed both of his HRs off Rodon were on breaking pitches (same-side!)

Dude can hit

yeah. both sliders in the center. rodon definitely hung the first. 

he’s always had elite contact skills and it looks like he may have sacrificed a little for more pull-side power.

i heard someone compare him to arraez with more power/speed and defensive value which i really like.