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With many Asian-born talents playing in MLB, interest in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) is higher than ever.And with Brewers slugger and former NC Dinos first basemanEric Thames having garnered tremendous attention this season with a .935 OPS and 20 home runs as of June 27, observers are on the lookout for the next potential KBO star import.Interestingly, the next position player to garner interest out of the KBO could be Thames' old Dinos teammate in Changwon, outfielder Seong-Beom Na.MORE: Na is considered the top MLB prospectplaying in the KBO. His performance, tools and agemake him an intriguing commodity for MLB scouts. The muscular outfielder has made the KBO All-Star teamin all five seasons played and was awarded a Golden Glove,given to best players in each position for outfielders, twice (2014, 2015).Na had scouts' eyesas early as 2009, when he was a left-handed pitcher for the Yonsei University in Seoul. According to , the Yankees and Dodgers were amongfive teams interested in Na. However, an achilles injury affected Edinson Volquez Jersey his fastball velocity. Before the injury, he sat in the low90s, but teams did not want to meet the he demanded. As a result, he stayed put in Korea and was drafted by the NC Dinos in the 2012 KBO Draft as a second-rounder. While he was drafted as a pitcher, the teams manager, Gyeong-Moon Kim, saw more potential in him as a positional player and decided to transition him to full-time outfielder.In the Dinos' inaugural season, 2013, Na held on his own as a 24-year-old rookie, hitting .243/.319/.426 (96.2 wRC+) with 14 home runs not badconsidering it was only his second year as a full-time position player. He broke out in 2014, hitting .329/.400/.597 (146.2 wRC+) with 30 home runs and 14 stolen bases. Since then, Nas hit above .300 withmore than 20 home runs and 60 extra-base hits in every season. Na earned an exemption from the Korean mandatory military service in 2014 by being a part of the Korean squad that won the gold medal in the Incheon Asian Games.In 2014 and 2016, Na garnered the most All-Starvotes from fans. In 2016, he gotoff to a torrid start (.332/.413/.568 with 16 home runs) but fizzled after the All-Star break (.282/.357/.412 with six home runs), which raised some concern. However, so far in 2017, he has answered the critics by hitting .372/.431/.651 with 13 home runs and 33 extra-base hits, which is good for a 182.8 wRC+. His 3.27 WAR (per Statiz)ranks fourth among the KBO positional playersthis season an impre sive figure considering that he mi sed three weeks of action after tweaking his wrist attempting a diving catch in the outfield.He is well on his way to another All-Star season with the NC Dinos, who are tied for first place Kyle Bird Jersey in the KBO standings (46-27-1 as of June 27) with the Kia Tigers.Na has expre sed his desire to play in MLB, but not before he reaches goals in the KBO."Before I go to the major leagues, I have to be the best player in Korea," he saidIia ."Its a long outlook from now, but there is a big dream in the corner of my heart."BecauseKBO regulations require that a player play in the league for seven seasons before being eligible for posting, the earliest Na can be posted by the Dinos will be after the 2019 season, which would be after his age-29 season. If a team were to sign him then, he would enter the big Matt Moore Jersey leagues in his prime as a 30-year-old. Because of his upside, Na can develop as a more attractive commodity while having the time to work on his weakne ses.StrengthsNa islisted at 6-0 and 220 pounds. While he may not be tall compared with other MLB outfielders, he has a muscular build that should work to his advantage at any level. Na has been known as a since his Yonsei University days. Even wheninjured, he doesn't hesitate to take advantage of the free time to .Because of his pitching background, Na boasts a plus arm from the outfield. In fact, he sat in the low90s in a during a 2015 playoff game. Originally, Na had the speed and agility to play in center field, but was later transitionedto right field. A KBO scout told me that Na profiles fine as a corner outfielder inMLB. While he could still play center field in Korea, he lacks the ability to immediately read the ball off the bat to play a nimble center field in the big leagues.As noted, a bulk of Nas values come from his bat. He has a very simple hitting mechanism. Load, quick step forward and launch. Na has a batting stance and swing that can be described as clean and efficient. He has a slight uppercut stroke that generates doubles and home runs when locked in. Here is a gif of his home run swing:Heres a nice replay of the same swing thanks to KBS Networks 4D CAM:Because of his strength, Na hits the ballhard. There is not as much publicly available KBO batted ball data, but Nas high BABIP history suggeststhat hehits the baseball withauthority.YearBAOBPSLGBABIP20130.2430.3190.4160.27920140.3290.40.5970.39720150.3260.3730.5530.37420160.3090.3880.4970.3712017 (as of 6/27)0.3720.4310.6510.43Hee-Seop Choi, a former MLB player with theCubs,Marlins and Dodgers, and who played for the Kia Tigers from 2007 to 2015, praised Nas power.The impact of Seong-Beom Nas line drives are different, Choi said in a .I was always Yohander Mendez Jersey nervous every time I was fielding first base (when Na came up to bat). The power of his batted balls spearing into the glove was incredible.A long-time KBO scout evaluated Nas power as plus. Na has great raw power that should play in any MLB park. How far can Na can hit em? Here is one of his home runs from this season, hit against former MLB pitcherDonn Roach of KT Wiz.In terms of approach, Na is an aggre sive early-count swinger. He has hit for a career .410 average, 1.094 OPS and 21 home runs while swinging at the first pitch. Emmanuel Clase Jersey He has also been strong while behind the count, hitting 1.308 OPS after 0-1 and 1.293 OPS after 0-2 counts.Weakne sesThe scout I talked to mentioned Na's pitch selection tendencies as a potential weakne s.His walk-to-strikeout ratio leaves something to be desired, he told me.Hes not an on-base percentage type of hitter.So far, Na has indeed not been a great on-base percentage hitter. Since his breakout 2014 season, Na has been a perennial .300 hitter with a 20-30 home run power. However, he has also struck out at more than a 20 percentclip in every season and has been below average in walk rate.MORE: The strikeout concerns might not be a big a deal. Jung-Ho Kang, who became a power bat with the Pirates until running into a , also had a high strikeout rate (21.2 percentin 2014). At the same time, Kang also walked well-above league average for the before signing with the Pirates.Na, on the other hand, has not shown himself to be as selective. In 2013, 20