Lee Jung-hou is the most surprising thing: A year ago it was like a premium contract, and now it's like an MVP

San Francisco Giants South Korean outfielder Lee Jung-hou "Wind Son" Lee Jung-hou started the season well, and was voted the most surprising player in the season in a senior executive poll on major league websites.

Nine of the 20 team executives in the survey voted for Lee Jung-ho for the most unexpected player of the season, while eight others received votes, but only three votes were cast by Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly.

Lee signed a six-year, $113 million contract with the Giants before the start of last season, but only played 37 games in his first season due to injury, scoring only 0.262/0.310/0.331 (batting/base/batting percentage) out of 158 strokes.

However, in 31 games so far this season, Lee Jung-hou has performed 0.316/0.372/0.521 in 129 hits, hit 3 home runs, and the wRC+ of 148 ranks 30th in the major league, which is the top hitter in the opening season. A senior PN executive said: "One year ago his signing was like a premium, before the injury, and now he plays like a candidate for the Most Valuable Player of the Year."

Lee Jung-hou's good performance led the Giants to 19 wins and 13 losses in the opening 32 games, and was also selected by 8 senior executives as the biggest surprise team in the opening season. In addition, the Athletics received five votes, the Cubs and San Diego Padres received three votes each, and the New York Yankees also had one vote.

However, the most disappointing player is also from the Giants, with Willy Adames, who opened the season with an OPS of only 0.604 in 32 games, with four votes to rank first. Joc Pederson and Marcus Semien, two Texas Rangers, each received three votes. Seven other players received one vote, including Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Ronshi Sasaki.

The Rangers missed out on the most disappointing team vote, finishing bottom of the East Conference with 12 wins and 18 losses, while the Baltimore Orioles, tied for second lowest in the All-American League, received an overwhelming 12 votes. In addition, the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Warriors have 3 votes each, and the Toronto Blue Jays also have 1 vote.