Lee Dae-ho on Han Dong-hee's slump: "She has so much potential to improve...I think I'll have to change her after the season"
Former Lotte Giants legend Lee Dae-ho expressed his disappointment with Han Dong-hee's slump and said he will roll up his sleeves to help her recover her hitting touch after the season.
Lee, who was Lotte's first-round pick in 2018, made his professional debut in 2020 and has hit double-digit home runs for three straight years, drawing attention to the post-Lee Dae-ho era. At his retirement game last October, Lee asked Han Dong-hui, "I'm leaving you, but I want you to be a hero for Lotte fans."
Han was expected to take over Lee's No. 4 spot in the lineup this season. However, as of April 14, she is batting just 2-for-1 with 69 hits in 316 at-bats, five home runs, 31 RBIs and 29 runs scored. He was sent to the second team for his poor hitting, which was a blow to his pride.
Lee Dae-ho said on his YouTube channel 'Lee Dae-ho [RE:DAEHO]' on the 14th, "Dong-hee has so much potential to improve, but it's too bad that she can't move up. It's even worse because she can't. Her confidence seems to have dropped even more because she's been in and out of the game."
He added, "There's definitely a lot of pressure to be the 'post Lee Dae-ho'. Right now, (former) Jun-woo is batting fourth, but in the future, Dong-hee will have to bat fourth. In Dong-hee's case, she's good if you leave her alone, but you don't want her to die. You have to keep her energy alive. She's definitely a player who can explode, and there's no other player in Lotte who has the skill and power that Dong-hee has."
Lee Dae-ho also believes that the change in batting order has had a small impact on Han Dong-hee's slump. He said, "Of course, Han Dong-hee was so bad this year that she was put in and taken out, but I think it's better to fix the batting order. Each batting order has a different role. If the batting order changes, the preparation time and process will be different. If you have a routine before a match and you change the batting order, you break the flow without realizing it. So I'm one of those people who thinks it's not a good idea to change the batting order."
Lee cited Hanwha's Noh Si-hwan, who is having a career-high season this year, as an example, saying, "When you really get one chance and it goes off, that's it. As a senior, I hope she (Han Dong-hee) breaks out sooner rather than later. I'm sure she will," he said. 카지노사이트가이드
"Every once in a while, she'll call me and say, 'Senior, it's so hard.' What can I say? I don't know what to say, I just say, 'Come home. Let's have a meal,' and that's it. Girls like Dong-hee can't do anything if they don't have confidence. We need to make sure their confidence improves," he said.
Lee Dae Ho plans to generously pass on his know-how so that Han Dong Hee can perform in a way that is worthy of being labeled 'post Lee Dae Ho'.
He said, "I have time in the winter, so after this season is over, I'm going to change her for real. I'm going to raise the real Donghee. I'll have to meet her and give her a lot of mental support."