(MHN Sports Arizona reporter Lee Sang-hee) Shortstop CJ Abrams (24), who was traded to Washington in the middle of the 2022 season by Kim Ha-sung (29. San Diego), is hurting his former team San Diego’s stomach with excellent performance. 안전토토사이트
Abrams, who has established himself as Washington’s main shortstop, has played in a total of 69 games this season, posting a batting average of 0.270 with 12 homers, 39 RBIs and 11 steals. He also has an outstanding OPS of 0.816, which is a combination of on-base plus slugging percentage.
Originally from Georgia, the U.S., Abrams was one of the top field prospects in his amateur days. As a result, he advanced to the professional leagues by receiving the San Diego Padres’ No. 6 overall pick in the first round of the 2019 MLB Rookie Draft. At the time, he received a down payment of 5.2 million dollars. This shows the high expectations San Diego had for Abrams.
Abrams made his major league debut in 2022, just three years after entering the professional league as a former first-round player. Considering that the entire minor league season was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 incident, he entered the big league just two years after entering the professional league.
However, Abrams was traded to Washington D.C. in the middle of the season after playing 46 games in the San Diego Padres due to overlapping uses with Kim Ha-sung in the team. Playing in a total of 90 games that year, Abrams had a batting average of 0.246 with two homers and 21 RBIs. His OPS was also sluggish at 0.604.
Up until then, the Abrams trade seemed like a wise choice for San Diego. However, he played in a total of 151 games last year, displaying growth with a batting average of 0.245 and 18 homers and 64 RBIs. His OPS also improved to 0.712.
And this year, as mentioned earlier, he has emerged as one of the best shortstop in the National League with a batting average of 0.270 and 12 home runs and 39 RBIs. Kim Ha-sung, who pushed him out, is much better than his current record of 0.220 batting average, 10 home runs, 36 RBIs and an OPS of 0.718.
It is not just that. As of Tuesday, Abrams ranks first in slugging (0.504), first in triples (five), second in OPS (0.829), third in homers (12), and second in slugging (35) among shortstop players in the National League.
Abrams is also loved by fans, ranking sixth ahead of Kim Ha-sung in the “2024 Major League All-Star” vote.
Attention is focusing on whether Abrams, who has become more mature through trade at a young age, will be able to maintain good performance until the end of the season, making the San Diego leaders’ stomach hurt more.
