Aste, who showed off a top-notch slider last season, is determined to return to the professional ranks. Before confirming the signing, many news pointed out that teams from the United States, Japan and South Korea were in contact, but Aste still stayed with CITIC Brothers in the end. Did he choose to give up, or was there some reason that prevented Aste from going to the United States, Japan and South Korea?
Aste, who came to Taiwan in the second half of last year and stunned the midfielder with his Sweeper, was rumored to attract the attention of American and Japanese professional teams this off-season. However, in the end, Aste did not choose to “move up” and instead returned to the pot. CITIC Brothers.
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It can be learned from the news that even though it has attracted the attention of many teams, the United States only offers minor league contracts, while Japan and South Korea are unknown. So choosing to give up and go directly to Japan and South Korea to challenge, and then challenge higher up after achieving results in secondary vocational schools, would it be a better choice for the current Aste?
Would staying in a secondary vocational school be a good choice for Aste?
Originally from the high-level alliance
Although Aishte’s secondary vocational settlement results are not at the top level compared to those of Brihan and Wei Nengdi. But in fact, before coming to Taiwan, Astor performed well in 3A. His strikeouts per nine innings were above 9 in both 3A and the major leagues. He was a 4A-level player with excellent strikeout ability, sandwiched between the major leagues and 3A. .
Before Aste came to Taiwan, he was already a 4A player.<數據來源：Baseball Reference/野球革命>
From this point of view, it is not surprising that Aste can only get a minor league contract in the United States. The Korean Professional Baseball League, which has a strength similar to that of the mid-level league and likes to poach mid-level foreign players, why did it recruit Vidal, a foreign player with similar statistics, but not Aster? Could it be that CITIC Brothers simply defeated the wealthy Korean professional football team in a money battle? Perhaps we can see some clues from Han Zhi’s use of foreign generals.
There is not much difference between Aste and Vidal in the middle vocational schools, but they are not favored by the Korean vocational schools.<數據來源：野球革命>
Basic needs of Korean professional foreigners: game contribution
In fact, fans who follow the game know that Aste’s skills should be able to hold up even if he reaches the Korean level. Looking at the foreign players who established themselves in the Korean professional leagues last season, the performance of many foreign players in 3A or the major leagues is not much different from Astor’s performance. Some foreign players’ ERA+ performance is even worse than Astor’s.
The level of foreign investment in Korean professional baseball exceeds the average of 3A and is already a basic model.<數據來源：Baseball Reference>
However, judging from the above data, everyone should be able to find that South Korea is quite simple and violent in the use of foreign players. It not only needs to reduce the loss of points, but also requires the ability to share the number of games. It is difficult for a foreign player who first came to Korea to get a contract extension without playing more than 120 games throughout the year.
The biggest problem: He’s still just a top backup
From the above, it can be seen that the Korean Professional Baseball League’s demand for foreign players is to have a stable rotation and eat a large number of innings. As for Aste, even in secondary vocational games, he always starts, and averages nearly 6 games per game. It seems that the number of games contributed is not a big problem. The real problem with Aste is that as long as he throws more than 75 balls, his suppression ability will decline significantly.
Aste’s single-game battery life is still a big problem.<數據來源：野球革命>
This means that in the game, Aster must solve each position within 5 goals in order to have a chance to complete the starting job in the best condition. However, this may not be possible when facing a secondary vocational team, and it will definitely be even more difficult to challenge a Korean vocational team.
The lack of arsenal is a fatal flaw.<數據來源：野球革命>
Secondly, the weapons arsenal is not diverse enough. According to Wild Ball Revolution records, Astor’s most commonly used pitches are four-seam fastballs (44.7%) and sliders (41.5%). The suppressive power of these two pitches is also the top two among all pitches. But when it comes to the changeup ball, which has the third highest usage rate, its performance is very worrying. It has a usage rate of 12.7%, but has a batting average of .455.
The lack of power of the changeup also made it difficult for Aste to face right-handers. Simply looking at the on-base percentage against left- and right-handed batters, it is an excellent .733 against left-handed batters, but it swells to 1.300 against right-handed batters, not to mention other parts. These data all show that the coaching staff of each team can easily use substitute players to target Aste.
The problem of ball type also leads to the gap between left and right players.<數據來源：野球革命>
The lack of ball types also makes it easier for opponents to crack. Judging from last year’s game-by-game data, every team in the secondary vocational school could not score many hits when facing Aste for the first time. However, as the number of games increased, Aste was gradually figured out by the opponent. .
Aster performed game by game against various secondary vocational teams.<數據來源：中華職棒官網>
For example, in the first match, Lotte Momozaru was blocked by Aste for 6 innings and only allowed 2 hits. However, in the next two games, Aste allowed more than 6 hits and suffered 2 defeats. In the first three games, Wei Quanlong only managed 9 hits in a total of 20 innings. The entire line could only rely on Liu Jihong (3 RBIs) and Ji Lijilao. Gong Guan (1 RBI) scored. In the last two games, Wei Quanlong scored 8 points in 9.2 innings, which was enough to see signs that Aste was cracked.
2024-02-21 04:16:23
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