Doosan's New Alien Balazovic's Amazing Change...25% → 30.1% and 15.2% → 9.2% may be key to Doosan's second half

Doosan's New Alien Balazovic's Amazing Change...25% → 30.1% and 15.2% → 9.2% may be key to Doosan's second half

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MLB Trade Rumors (MTR) reported on Doosan's new foreign pitcher Jordan Balazovic on the 5th that "there is hidden growth hidden by numbers." The explanation is that the classical stat that is revealed on the surface makes one's head tilt, but there is a stat that can expect performance.

Doosan said on Monday that it signed Jordan Balazovic as a substitute for Raul Alcantara. With Brandon Waddell feeling pain in the back of his shoulder, the decision to replace Alcantara was made faster than recruiting a substitute. Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop judged that Alcantara's pitching performance to return to injury fell short of the past. He still showed speed of over 150 kilometers per hour, but the response of batters was different from the past.
While playing as a bullpen pitcher for Triple-A team under Minnesota this season, Balazovic pitched 35.1 innings and posted an ERA of 5.60. It is hard to say that bullpen pitchers' ERA of 5.60 is a good record. 메이저놀이터

MTR explained that there is a good record behind Balazovic's ERA.

Balazovic was selected by Minnesota in the fifth round during the 2016 draft. He performed well in the lower minor leagues. He posted an ERA of 2.69 in the 2019 Single-A and High-A leagues, and his strikeout rate was 33.9 percent. Based on this record, Balazovic was also listed in the top 100 prospects. He also made 20 starts in Double-A and posted an ERA of 3.62.

However, he ran into a wall in Triple-A. While playing for Triple-A in the 2022 season, his ERA soared to 6.35 and his walk rate stood at 11.5 percent. His strikeout rate dropped sharply to 25 percent. Balazovic had a 4.44 ERA in 24.1 innings last season, especially when his walk rate soared to 15.2 percent. In the end, Minnesota named Balazovic as a transfer and released him, and he had to sign a minor contract with Minnesota again.

However, Balazovic was making a turnaround this season. His 5.60 ERA is still not good, but his strikeout and walk ratios have improved considerably. According to MTR, his strikeout rate of Triple-A players recovered to 30.1 percent this season, while his walk rate dropped to 9.2 percent.

Above all, his ground ball ratio improved to 56.2 percent, which is positive. Balazovic's soaring ERA may be attributed to the "bad luck" Babib (BABIP). According to the MTR, Balazovic's Babib amounted to 0.368 this season. If it goes well with Doosan's infield defense, it will have a bigger effect, which could be the key to his expectation of a better performance than Alcantara.

Doosan can aim for a higher ranking in the second half based on the strength of its bullpen, which has improved this season, if Kwak Bin holds out as a domestic pitcher ace.