Media praised "Kim Hye-sung FA 26th, 3 year 24M contract possible.. Expected destination SEA-LAA-CWS, etc."
Media praised "Kim Hye-sung FA 26th, 3 year 24M contract possible.. Expected destination SEA-LAA-CWS, etc."
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Kim Hye-sung is looking forward to it.
MLB Trade Rumors predicted on Nov. 5 (Korea time) that FA players will sign contracts this winter. Kim Hye-sung (Kium), who is preparing to challenge for the Major League through posting, also received favorable reviews.
MLBTR ranked Kim Hye-sung 26th overall in terms of contract size. It is expected that Kim Hye-sung could join the big league team on a three-year, $24 million contract. The expected destinations were the Seattle Mariners, the Los Angeles Angels, and the Chicago White Sox.
The media said, "Kim Hye-sung, who was Kim Ha-sung's teammate in Korea, is younger than Kim Ha-sung and will turn 26 in January. Kim had a strong season this year with a slash line of .326/.383/.458. He also had a career-high 11 home runs and a strikeout rate of 10.9 percent," pointing to Kim's performance this season.
The media said, "Kim Hye-sung lacks power compared to Kim Ha-sung, but he is considered an excellent runner and a player with good second base defense. He also played shortstop in the KBO League, but his main position is second baseman," adding, "There is no notable second baseman in the FA market this year. It is an advantage for Kim Hye-sung. However, given that he is a young and physically capable player who is now 26 years old, clubs may consider him as a shortstop talent."
MLBTR said, "I can't say I have similar potential to Kim Ha-sung, but my baserunning ability, solid defense, and ability to hit the ball are interesting," adding, "It is always difficult to evaluate the contact ability shown in other leagues, but there are cases where people are expected to see enough teams interested in Kim Hye-sung, such as Lee Jung-hoo and Masataka Yoshida." 먹튀검증
MLBTR said, "It does not seem easy for Kim Hye-sung to surpass Kim Ha-sung's four-year, $28 million contract. Star players coming from KBO and NPB often include opt-outs or options to disable them in contracts of 3-5 years," adding, "Although it is not easy to predict, a three-year contract seems appropriate considering Kim Hye-sung's defense, contact, and baserunning capabilities. It will be of a scale that can be reasonably recruited even if it is not a club that spends a lot of money, such as Seattle, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and Milwaukee Brewers."
The media evaluated Kim Ha-sung as a likely "FA re-entry" of $12 million a year. Attention is focusing on whether Kim Hye-sung will be able to win a contract worth more than $20 million as local favorable reviews.