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screen-reader-text">YouTube<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;li><&sol;ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>Written by&colon; Jake Tweedie<br>Follow him on Twitter&colon;&nbsp&semi;<a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;MLBUKAnalysis1" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;0693e3" class&equals;"has-inline-color">&commat;MLBUKAnalysis1<&sol;span><&sol;a><br>Follow Prospects Worldwide on Twitter&colon;&nbsp&semi;<a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;ProspectsWorldW" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;0693e3" class&equals;"has-inline-color">&commat;ProspectsWorldW<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator is-style-wide"&sol;>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 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season&ast;&ast;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Overview<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Josh Jung was drafted in the 1st Round &lpar;8th Overall&rpar; in 2019&comma; coming out of Texas Tech University &lpar;TX&period;&rpar;&period; The Rangers sent him to AZL Rangers&comma; before making the promotion to Hickory Crawdads &lpar;A Full&rpar;&period; He did receive a call-up to the Major League roster in February 2020 but never played a game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Rangers Development<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Jung debuted at AZL Rangers in 2019&comma; making just 4 appearances in a very brief spell at Rookie ball&period; He moved to Hickory Crawdads the week after and spent the rest of the season there&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Despite being built to be a power-hitter&comma; he struggled to maximize his full potential in Hickory&period; In the 2 seasons before he was drafted&comma; he hit 27 HRs at Texas Tech&period; This wasn&&num;8217&semi;t translated into pro ball&comma; but there seemed to be more emphasis on making contact than swinging for the fences&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Although this didn&&num;8217&semi;t allow him to have many XBHs or HRs&comma; he demonstrates one of the purest hitting abilities in the Rangers system&period; If he can continue to make clean contact with the ball&comma; but add some more pop&comma; then he should reach 20-25 HRs a season&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His fielding ability isn&&num;8217&semi;t the best&comma; but his above-average arm and athleticism allow him to make plays&comma; whilst his bat has the potential to play up to the position&period; He made just 2 errors in 2019&comma; showing how reliable he can be&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>Hit<&sol;strong>&colon; <strong>40&sol;60<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Jung has one of the cleanest swings and purest of contacts in the Rangers&&num;8217&semi; system&period; Regularly making contact with the ball&comma; his &period;287 batting average at Hickory was his worst season to date&period; This shows the talents that he has when at the plate&period; He maintains his discipline and doesn&&num;8217&semi;t allow himself to swing at pitches out of the zone&period; <&sol;p><div class&equals;"ZbJZC0pl" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">College&colon; <&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Jung batted &period;343 with 33 HRs in 3 seasons at Texas Tech&period; Despite his size and potential raw power&comma; he doesn&&num;8217&semi;t sell himself out&period; He focuses on making clean contact with the ball&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true"><p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">RED RAIDERS LEAD&excl; <br><br>Josh Jung with the lead off blast puts Texas Tech ahead 4-3&excl; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;CWS&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;CWS<&sol;a> &vert; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;TTU&lowbar;Baseball&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;TTU&lowbar;Baseball<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;Qu9uZHvZdZ">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;Qu9uZHvZdZ<&sol;a><&sol;p>&mdash&semi; NCAA Baseball &lpar;&commat;NCAABaseball&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;NCAABaseball&sol;status&sol;1140710411991339008&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">June 17&comma; 2019<&sol;a><&sol;blockquote><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His clean action&comma; as well as upper-body rotation&comma; allows his arms to swing the bat through the ball with force&period; The lack of lower-body movement helps him stay in control of the strike zone&period; Although this means he can be quite static&comma; his big reach allows him to swing through the bulk of the zone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">He has a small kick before his action that allows his body to shift his momentum smoothly and help the movement of his hips&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His controlled approach in College saw him barrel the ball regularly&comma; thus leading to multiple XBHs and HRs&period; He was impressive in College and was a player that not only hit for average but had a strong OPS to match it&period; His 1&period;129 OPS and 1&period;109 OPS in his 2018 and 2019 seasons showed that he was hitting the ball regularly&comma; but doing so with an end product on a consistent basis&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">2019&colon; <&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Being signed for &dollar;4&period;4m&comma; Josh Jung had plenty to live up to in his first season in pro ball&period; Although he didn&&num;8217&semi;t light up the South Atlantic League&comma; his batting average stayed impressive and he was as disciplined as he was in College&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;prospectsworldwide&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;11&sol;Hickory&lowbar;Crawdads&lowbar;-&lowbar;First&lowbar;hit&lowbar;is&lowbar;in&lowbar;the&lowbar;books&lowbar;for&lowbar;Josh&lowbar;Jung&lowbar;AbideByTheClaw&period;gif" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-14158"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His first hit for Hickory Crawdads showed exactly that&period; Despite his movement at the plate before the pitch&comma; he kept the same principle with waiting for the pitch before using his upper-body to hit through the ball&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">There was a big drop in his power&comma; but his contact stayed consistently clean&comma; and he regularly worked around the field&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;prospectsworldwide&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;11&sol;spray-chart-5&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-14159"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His spray chart shows strong utilization of the field&period; Josh showed ability in getting on base by hitting before the outfield line&comma; with his doubles coming in the gaps between the fielders&period; The way his body set up at the plate allows him to hit to the opposite field with cleaner contact due to his lack of lower-body movement and control of the zone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">There will need to be some more lower-body movement in order for him to target the pull side more regularly&period; Surprisingly his only HR in 2019 came from that side&period; If he can shift his body with some rotation then it could allow him to generate more power&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>Power&colon;<&sol;strong> <strong>30&sol;<&sol;strong>50&plus;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Although Josh shows promise with his contact and timing&comma; his power wasn&&num;8217&semi;t a key part of his hitting game in 2019&period; He had just 1 HR last season&period; However&comma; there is enough potential with his frame and his contact tool to utilize his power more effectively&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;prospectsworldwide&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;11&sol;Batted-profile-Jung&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-14162"&sol;><figcaption>Jung&&num;8217&semi;s Batted Ball Profile from Fangraphs<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">From College to A ball<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">He hit 96 XBHs across his 3 seasons with Texas Tech but this form hasn&&num;8217&semi;t been replicated as of yet in pro ball&period; However&comma; Josh Jung seems to have adapted to what is required as he progresses through the system <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His batted ball profile highlights two big differences even from just Rookie ball to A class&period; His LD&percnt; increased dramatically from 14&period;3&percnt; to 25&period;6&percnt;&comma; his FB&percnt; increased from 21&period;4&percnt; to 27&period;2&percnt;&comma; whilst his GB&percnt; dropped significantly from 64&period;3&percnt; to 47&period;2&percnt;&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"HH2ai16d" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Although this shows that more of his productivity came from hitting the ball in the air&comma; there was less emphasis on getting the ball to the outfielders to pick up consistent singles like in Rookie ball&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">There was also a shift in momentum from the pull side to the opposite field&period; This resulted in less focus on trying to pull the ball with power&comma; utilizing all the field&comma; and predominantly staying on top of his strike zone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Lack of HRs<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">The dramatic shift in productivity from a HR perspective may worry people from the outside&comma; but if you see Josh&&num;8217&semi;s hits and swing there has been a clean-up of mechanics to focus on consistent contact&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">He tried to get under the ball more when he stepped up to Hickory&comma; but it didn&&num;8217&semi;t change much in terms of the end product&period; His loud contact and high exit velocities show he has the power potential&comma; but 2021 will need to see a focus on utilizing this in-game on a regular basis&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His power potential could see him reach double-digit HRs with the right development&comma; but there is plenty of potential for regular XBHs due to the way he can drive the ball hard and with clean contact&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Run&colon; 40&sol;40<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Josh is a below-average runner on the basepaths&period; He will never be a SB threat&comma; but his quickness in terms of footwork and mobility allows him to make plays effectively&period; <&sol;p><div class&equals;"DOgoDS7G" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"2531094727"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>Defense&colon; 45&sol;50<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; Arm&colon; 55&sol;55<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Defensively he is utilized due to his athleticism and instincts&period; At Texas Tech he moved to shortstop but lacks the quickness to last there permanently&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">He only made 2 errors at pro ball level&comma; but he has a long way to go when thinking of the best 3B fielders in the MLB&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">He has an above-average arm&comma; that allows him to make plays from the corner position&period; His bat plays up to the position&comma; and his big frame certainly helps that&comma; but there will need to be more productivity from a HR perspective to be a dominant 3B&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>Summary<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; Josh Jung<strong> 50 FV&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Josh Jung had a productive yet busy year in 2019&period; He played at College level with Texas Tech&comma; before being drafted to the Rangers and reaching A Class&period; There were further developments in 2020 when he was called up by the Rangers&period; Despite not making an appearance in the Majors&comma; there is every possibility he will be used sporadically in 2021&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">There are still a few areas that need work to reach his maximum potential&comma; especially his power component&comma; but he has the hit tool to cause problems and just needs that bit extra moving forward&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His 2021 season could be an exciting one&comma; largely in part due to the Rangers giving Majors time to plenty of prospects&period; With all the uncertainty surrounding the organization and what they will do in the Summer&comma; Josh could become a key part of the 2021 roster&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Overall&comma; Josh Jung is an exciting talent and has the tools&comma; and potential&comma; to be the next big 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