""I don't feel comfortable with him versus left-handed pitching. Balls that are going away from him," Roberts said. "I think with Hyeseong, I love the defense. ... This is his first year in the major leagues and I think he's done a great job. I think right now for Hyeseong, there's too much chase out of the hitting zone and there's not enough contact. So for me, when you chase a lot and you don't make a lot of contact, that is not a good spot for the postseason.""
""I think [Kim is] going to be a very good player," continued Roberts. "He's helped us out a lot this year. I just think that there's a lot more growth as a major-league hitter that needs to happen. There's not enough walk in there, again, because there's a lot of chase. He's growing. He's going to get better. But I think right now (when it comes to playing time) I've got to think about guys that I feel that can handle postseason pitching. But I think that this experience for Hyeseong to be on the club, to be""
The Dodgers' roster shows clear strengths and weaknesses heading into the postseason. The bullpen has caused recent losses, while Hyeseong Kim provides strong defense but presents offensive concerns against left-handed pitching. Kim's split numbers show .271 in 133 at-bats against right-handers and .368 in 19 at-bats against southpaws, but his chase-rate is 35.2 percent (league ~27%) and his swing-and-miss rate is 31.2 percent (league ~24%). Excessive chasing and limited contact reduce walk rate and overall trust in postseason situations. Kim remains young, defensively valuable, and projects to improve with more major-league experience.
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