Padres signs Ha-Seong Kim – MLB trade rumors

1:30 pm: Kim’s contract term is “at least” four years guaranteed, Tweets John Heyman of MLB Network. Sherman Referred to Earlier today, the deal would likely hit the South for six years, but it could come with an annual salary of $ 7-8 million.

1:05 pm: Padres has reached an agreement to sign a free player Ha Seung KimDenise Lynn reports from The Athletic)Twitter link). San Diego was reported to be a favorite earlier today. Kim is represented by ISE Baseball.

Kim, 25, became available to MLB clubs earlier this month when his KBO Kiwoom Heroes team sent him out to bid. The Padres family will owe a release fee in addition to the contract to be paid directly to the Champions. Those fees would equal 20 percent of the first $ 25 million in the contract, 17.5 percent of the next $ 25 million and 15 percent of anything spent after that.

Kim debuted as a teenager at KBO, which allowed him to push for his team to post more at a young age than most stars in South Korea and Japan. Because of his youth and excellent track record, Kim was among the most desirable dealerships on the market this winter, landing Seventh in the Top 50 MLBTR List back in November.

Throughout his football career thus far, Kim has been an above average player in Korea, but his game rose to new heights in 2019 even as KBO changed ball composition in order to shrink the hitter-friendly environment in the league. Since 2019, Kim has fought 0.307 / .393 / .500 with 49 home runs, 62 doubles, three times and 56 vs 62 in stolen base attempts. It’s been 42 percent better than the average hitting league there over the past two seasons, by measuring WRC +. Back in May, American Baseball Player Kyle Glaser Books Kim’s signature will be a lot like inking your top 100 leads. ESPN’s Kelly McDaniel and FanGraphs’ Eric Longingen expressed similar sentiments, describing Kim as a regular on second base, short or third rule in MLB.

Joel Sherman from The New York Post Tweets San Diego’s plan is to play Kim on second base and move the 2020 Rookie of the Year runner up Jake Cronworth On the left. Of course, at this point, it is not wise to make any assumptions about how the Padres List would be formed. General Manager AJ Preller approved the acquisition Blake Snell From the rays only last night and at the same time “Deep” in talks to get U darfish And maybe some attractive help – either Wilson Countryeras or Victor Karatini – of the cubs. Until we know the players have returned to Chicago for this potential exchange, it is difficult to gauge exactly how things will look like.

However, at this point, it should be expected that Kim will be used on an almost daily basis – whether as a second-base base man or as a super-frequently used player. Kim is an above average defender in shortstop, In Longenhagen, Which cites “wide” sideband and throwing arm plus plus as primary factors working in his favor. In general, most players who are able to play a short strong kick are well equipped to provide good defense in either second or third base, so Kim has the ability to influence brothers on either side of the ball.

There are numbers that indicate there is an adjustment period on the board, given the gap between KBO throwing and MLB pitching, but Kim only managed to score a 10.9 percent clip in 2020. Even with the inevitable downturn as he got used to better speed, ball skills should give him a chance to hold on. His right outside the gate.

Be it Darvish or someone else, there are other moves to follow now that the agreements are in place to bring Kim and Snell to San Diego. Preller has shown in the past that his additions are coming in quick succession, and his activity over the past 24 hours seems to indicate that we’re in the midst of yet another deluge of Padres’ moves.