by: BY: MEPosted on: 7월 6, 20247월 6, 2024

Last year’s ‘King of Rookie’ Carol hit only 0.211 this season…Arizona Cries Over Continued Slump

U.S. sports media ESPN reported on the 24th, “Corbyn Carroll, who won the National League Rookie of the Year award last year, is experiencing a serious “Sophomore Slump” this season.” 토토사이트 순위

As of Tuesday, Carroll has played 76 games this season with a batting average of 0.211 and two homers and 23 RBIs. His OPS, which combines on-base plus slugging percentage, also stands at only 0.618.

Carol, who is from Washington State in the U.S., has been considered the fielder’s biggest fish since her amateur days, as she was nominated by Arizona 16 times in the first round of the Major League Rookie Draft in 2019.

Carroll made his big league debut in August 2022, just three years after entering the professional league as he was from the first round. Considering that the entire minor league season in 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, he made his major league debut just two years after entering the professional league.

Born to an American father and a Thai mother, Carroll played 155 games last year, posting an outstanding batting average of 0.285 with 25 homers, 76 RBIs and 54 steals. His OPS was also good with 0.868. Carroll was the first rookie in the Major League to hit 25+ home runs and 50+ stolen bases in his first full-time year.

As a result, he had the pleasure of being selected as the first All-Star in his life, and after the season, he was able to hold the National League Rookie of the Year title in his arms.

It is not just that. Thanks to Carroll’s stellar performance, his team Arizona has enjoyed advancing to the World Series for the first time in 22 years since 2001.

Acknowledging Carroll’s potential and capabilities, Arizona awarded him an eight-year, 118 million-dollar contract extension in March last year. However, if the current slump continues, it is by no means a pleasant thing for Arizona, which has seven years left to sign.

Early this season, ESPN and other U.S. media outlets reported that Carol’s slump is a “sophore slump” that often occurs in second-year players. She expects her performance to get better soon. Carol, who is in charge of the project, also said in an interview with Arizona Central, “There is nothing technically bad. We started a bit late compared to last year, but it will get better soon.”

However, contrary to his expectations, Carroll’s performance is showing no signs of improving even though this season is already halfway around the corner.

ESPN reported, “Last year, Carroll hit a four-seam fastball very well. However, his bat speed has not dropped this year, and he has not been able to cope with the ball at all.”

“Carol did so well last year, so the opposing teams must have raised the level of analysis and checks against him. Still, Carol’s current performance is serious enough to be regarded as a Sophomore slump. I wonder if there are any injuries that we don’t know about,” the media said, casting doubt.

Due to Carroll’s sluggish performance, his team Arizona is also ranked third in the National League West with 38 wins and 40 losses and a 0.487 winning rate this season. The figure is quite disappointing to say that the team advanced to the World Series last year.

In order for Arizona to survive, Carroll, who served as the vanguard of last year’s offense and performed like an altoran in all areas of offense, including batting average, RBI, home run and stolen bases, needs to get out of the “Sophomore Slump.”