The KBO teams and their Colorado Rockies comparisons

Hanwha Eagles – Kim Min-woo (SP)

ERA- 5.26
FIP- 5.70
WHIP- 1.39
BB%- 8.3%
K%- 13.9%

Rockies Player Comparison- Jeff Hoffman, 2019

ERA- 6.56
FIP- 6.80
WHIP- 1.59
BB%- 10.8%
K%- 21.6%

So your first thought is probably something along the lines of, “Well, that’s not the greatest stat line in the world.” And you’d be correct. But sometimes it’s tough to find something better from a team who’s already lost 18 straight this season, had its coach resign after the 14th loss in that streak, and demoted 10 players from their roster to the minors shortly after. It has not been Hanwha’s year to say the least.

But Min-woo comps pretty similarly to Hoffman. Both have some decent stuff in their arsenal but are still underperforming. This is actually his second-best ERA of his career, and that’s progress, but there’s still work to be done. Both him and Hoffman could benefit from extended time in low stress situations due to their teams already being out of the race (oh wow, that sounds so familiar). Still didn’t stop Min-woo from being featured by Rob Friedman on Twitter, though: