Kim Do-young won't even hit .200 in the MLB? US Media gives lowest score: "Power and speed are top-tier, contact is questionable"

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Kim Do-young (23) of the KBO's KIA Tigers received the lowest score for hitting in a scouting report from a US baseball statistics website.
On the 7th (Korean time), the US baseball statistics site FanGraphs introduced Asian players who could potentially move to Major League Baseball this off-season.
Kim Do-young's name was mentioned in the section introducing players with future potential to advance.
FanGraphs prospect expert Eric Longenhagen primarily analyzed Teruaki Sato (Hanshin) and Noh Si-hwan (Hanwha), who are undergoing posting this winter.
Sato was praised as "a hitter with slugging power capable of recording 30 home runs a season even in the Major Leagues,"
whereas Noh Si-hwan received a harsh critique, with the expert stating, "I think there is a higher possibility of him returning to Korea."
The evaluation of Kim Do-young's skills is harsher than expected. In particular, his hitting tool was evaluated at just 20 points, the lowest score on the 20-80 scale. His future growth potential was also rated at 30 points, which is not a good evaluation.
According to FanGraphs' scouting criteria, receiving 20 points in hitting means an evaluation that he will record a batting average of .200 or lower in the Major Leagues. A score of 30 also predicts a batting average of .220, which essentially means he is not expected to be at the Major League level.
Kim Do-young has recorded a batting average of over .300 every year since 2023.
Considering that Noh Si-hwan, who has never hit .300 in the KBO League, received 30 points for hitting and 35 points for potential, it can be interpreted that FanGraphs evaluates Kim Do-young as having difficulty handling the high velocity of Major League pitchers.
However, evaluations for areas other than hitting are quite good. Kim Do-young received scores above the Major League average: Game Power (power that can manifest in actual game performance) 45/55, Raw Power (natural power) 60/60, Speed 70/70, and Defense 40/50.
Based on the scouting report scores, Kim Do-young is evaluated as someone who can be expected to record more than 20 home runs and more than 30 stolen bases in the Major Leagues in the future.
Kim Do-young, with a career batting average of .310, won't even hit .200 if he goes to the ML? US media gives lowest score: "Power and speed are top-tier, contact is questionable"osen.co.kr Kim Do-young (23) of the KBO's KIA Tigers received the lowest score for hitting in a US baseball statistics website scouting report. On the 7th (Korean time), this...
FanGraphs scouting report evaluation says he received the lowest score of 20 in hitting.
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Kim Do-young received good scores in power, speed, and defense, except for hitting contact.
Hitting is the problem