If Betteridge’s law of headlines declares that “any headline with a question mark can be answered by the word no,” then let’s start there. Why can’t Jung Hoo Lee pick be an offensive force for the San Francisco Giants again this season?
We’ll start with the results. Since May 1st, he’s hit .205 with a .278 OBP and .324 slugging percentage in 245 plate appearances (59 games). He’s been the 12th-worst hitter in all of baseball during this stretch. It’s a heck of a fall from his stellar start to 2025, when he hit .319/.375/.526 in his first 30 games since returning from a torn labrum that ended his 2024 debut year in MLB all too soon. Take out those April numbers, though, and he’s basically…
