New SF Giants Outfielder Jung Hoo Lee's Batting Average, Strikeout Rate Projections Are Exciting

Like it or not, projection systems are a huge part of major league baseball. And while the SF Giants' team projections may be mediocre (although there's still time to improve the roster), the Giants' big offseason addition, Jung Hoo Lee, boasts some of the more exciting projections on the team. Lee is predicted by several major projection systems to be among baseball's best in terms of batting average and strikeout rate. If Lee's projections were to come true—and we get that games aren't played on computers, they're played on the field—he would've had the second-lowest K rate in MLB last year behind only Luis Arraez. And the SF Giants outfielder is projected to hit for among the top batting averages in the league, around .290.

Meanwhile, there was some good Hall of Fame news yesterday if you're a Giants fan. First of all, congratulations are in order for Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer. Beltre and Mauer were elected to the Hall in their first year on the ballot. When we compare Mauer's career to that of Buster Posey, it becomes increasingly obvious that Posey is Hall of Fame worthy, as if that was really a question. Anyone who doubts that wasn't really paying attention from 2010-21. Posey was a better hitter, amassed more accolades, was the best player on a team that won three championships, and produced more fWAR than Mauer in about 500 fewer games. Posey is getting into the Hall of Fame, folks, and it should come on the first ballot.

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