Jung Hoo Lee

Jung Hoo Lee

26-Year-Old OutfielderOF
San Francisco Giants
Out
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Lee signed a six-year, $113 million deal with the Giants in December after seven excellent seasons in Korea. Top of the scale contact ability carries his profile and helped him to a Rookie of the Year, an MVP and a lifetime .340 batting average. He's recorded a strikeout rate of 7.6 percent or better for five consecutive seasons, walking more than he struck out in each of those campaigns. Lee's strikeout rate could double upon his move to MLB and he'd still probably hit for a good average. The question is what else he'll do. Lee should help the Giants out with good outfield defense, and he should pitch in on the basepaths, though his 10.5 steals per 600 plate appearances hardly paint him as a burner. The main issue is that Lee's power may be almost non-existent. He did manage 23 homers in 2022 but finished with a single-digit total five times. He was consistently among the KBO leaders in doubles, but reports on his exit velocity data are poor, so there may not be many more homers coming. He'll also have to prove his health after a broken ankle cost him half of last season, though his contract seemingly indicates the Giants have little concerns on that front. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
#285
ADP
$Signed a four-year, $70.33 million contract with the Giants in December of 2023. Contract includes two-year, $42.67 million player option after the 2027 season.
Facing six-month rehab timetable
OFSan Francisco Giants
Shoulder
June 5, 2024
Lee underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
ANALYSIS
Lee is expected to require six month to complete his rehab from shoulder surgery, so he should be ready for the start of spring training, barring any complications. His first season with the Giants ended after just 145 plate appearances, with the center fielder finishing with a .262/.310/.331 slash line and two home runs.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
30
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
5
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+28%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+28%
OPS vs RHP
2023
No Stats
2022
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .535 46 4 1 3 0 .227 .239 .295
Since 2022vs Right .686 112 11 1 5 2 .277 .339 .347
2024vs Left .535 46 4 1 3 0 .227 .239 .295
2024vs Right .686 112 11 1 5 2 .277 .339 .347
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+21%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+21%
OPS at Home
2023
No Stats
2022
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .724 56 7 1 2 0 .265 .357 .367
Since 2022Away .597 102 8 1 6 2 .260 .284 .313
2024Home .724 56 7 1 2 0 .265 .357 .367
2024Away .597 102 8 1 6 2 .260 .284 .313
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Jung Hoo Lee compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.77
 
BB Rate
6.3%
 
K Rate
8.2%
 
BABIP
.273
 
ISO
.069
 
AVG
.262
 
OBP
.310
 
SLG
.331
 
OPS
.641
 
wOBA
.287
 
Exit Velocity
89.1 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
29.9%
 
Barrels/PA
3.8%
 
Expected BA
.278
 
Expected SLG
.404
 
Sprint Speed
25.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
47.0%
 
Line Drive %
18.7%
 
Fly Ball %
34.3%
 
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Set for surgery Tuesday
OFSan Francisco Giants
Shoulder
May 31, 2024
Lee (shoulder) will undergo surgery Tuesday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
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Moved to 60-day IL
OFSan Francisco Giants
Shoulder
May 18, 2024
The Giants transferred Lee (shoulder) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Saturday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
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Needs season-ending surgery
OFSan Francisco Giants
Shoulder
May 17, 2024
Lee is set to undergo season-ending surgery in the next few weeks to address a torn labrum in his left shoulder, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Dealing with structural damage
OFSan Francisco Giants
Shoulder
May 14, 2024
Lee was diagnosed with structural damage in his left shoulder after undergoing an MRI on Tuesday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
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Placed on IL
OFSan Francisco Giants
Shoulder
May 13, 2024
The Giants placed Lee on the 10-day IL on Monday due to a left shoulder dislocation.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Padres could pounce
OFFree Agent
December 7, 2023
Lee is "high on the Padres' wish list," Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Feinsand was told by one source that a deal between the two parties "could come together quickly" now that the Padres have freed up salary with Juan Soto and Trent Grisham off the roster. San Diego is suddenly in desperate need of outfield help following the deal, and it sounds like Lee could be its top target. The 25-year-old Korean import posted a .340/.407/.491 slash line during his seven years in the KBO. Lee has also piqued the interest of the Mets and Giants.
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