Pirates Prospects · Oct 24, 2016
2016 Third Base Recap: Pirates Look Set in the Short and Long Term at Third
Jung Ho Kang returned with slightly improved offense this year, but a decline in defense. Photo Credit: David HagueIn 2015, Jung Ho Kang broke onto the US scene looking like an impact hitter. He was the second best hitter on the Pirates' roster, behind Andrew McCutchen, and was slightly better than McCutchen in the second half of the season. All of that came to an end when Kang had his season cut short with a Chris Coghlan slide. The hope was that he would return in 2016 with the same production he showed in 2015, although that was up in the air, due to the severity of the slide.