Hak-Ju Lee

We were at the Charlotte/Tampa game last night. Lee walked twice and hit a booming triple in extra innings, but that is not what impressed us.

It was seeing him play shortstop. He made a number of wonderful plays, two on grounders deep in the hole that he played perfectly and one line drive up the middle that he snow coned due to quick reflexes and terrific timing. He also made a nice play on a grounder up the middle.

He looks so smooth out there, and everything seems effortless. He always gets into a good position to throw. On those balls in the hole, he got behind them so he could set and throw. They were not easy plays. It took quickness to avoid having to backhand them and end up moving the wrong way.