Kim Ha-sung hit him for a year, and he did better than 265.5 billion FA?Is the stock price going up late
Dec 25, 2024
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The U.S. media 'Blitzer Report' predicted last month that FA infielder Kim Ha-sung would sign a one-year short-term contract with the Dodgers. The amount is around 14 million dollars. Kim Ha-sung's expected ransom this winter exceeded $100 million (about 145.9 billion won) before he injured his right shoulder at the end of the season and went on the operating table. No matter how much it is unclear when and how much Kim Ha-sung will recover his shoulder next year, it made me tilt my head to the point where he would be beaten to one-tenth.
Blitzer Report classified Kim Ha-sung as 'underrated FA' a month later. The media on the 24th (Korea Standard Time) ranked Kim Ha-sung as the third of the six undervalued players in the FA market, expecting him to sign a four-year, $60 million (about 87.5 billion won) contract with the Detroit Tigers. It has become much more generous than when predicting the size of the contract with the Dodgers.
He explained why Kim Ha-sung was undervalued compared to Willy Adames (29), who was the biggest shortstop FA fish this winter. The media should compare the two players based solely on their records. From 2021 to this year, player A recorded 15.3 for rWAR (contribution to victory over baseball league replacement) and player B recorded 14.6 for the same period. Player A is Kim Ha-sung and player B is Adames. Adames recently signed a seven-year contract with the San Francisco Giants for a total of $182 million (about 265.5 billion won)," proving why Kim Ha-sung was undervalued.
The Bleacher Report is 'of course an intended provocation. In view of his best performance, Adames is a player who can win the shortstop Gold Glove with 30 home runs, and Kim Ha-sung is only able to win the latter. In addition, it is only possible if it is confirmed that Kim Ha-sung has recovered properly from right shoulder surgery. Good shortstop defense is nevertheless very valuable, and it is one service that Kim Ha-sung can provide in the infield. Kim Ha-sung also has excellent defense for third and second basemen.
Interest in Kim Ha-sung has recently grown across the U.S. media. In addition to the Bleacher Report, there has been a lot of news looking at Kim Ha-sung's FA trends.
The U.S. sports media 'The Athletic' reported on the 22nd that Kim Ha-sung is on the Dodgers' shopping list, citing a source familiar with the Dodgers' internal situation. He evaluated Kim Ha-sung as the most interesting candidate for recruitment in terms of major league experience, age, and price competitiveness.
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According to a source familiar with Kim Ha-sung's market situation, other clubs are also considering Kim Ha-sung as a candidate to reinforce the second baseman or shortstop. Kim Ha-sung is aiming to return to injury early next season. The Dodgers can use Betts as shortstop, and use Tommy Edman (29) or Gavin Lux (27) as second baseman until Kim Ha-sung is ready. They could also trade Lux' and quite specifically let Kim Ha-sung paint a picture of opening a new nest in the Dodgers.
The Athletic expects Kim Ha-sung's FA contract to be worth $36 million (about 52.5 billion won) for two years. Considering that Kim Ha-sung competed with Adames until he was hurt, it is definitely not a bad amount if he is planning to make a bigger hit with FA re-entry.
Following Detroit and the Dodgers, the New York Yankees have emerged as candidates for Kim Ha-sung's destination. New York media 'empire sports media' reported on the 25th that the Yankees can recruit star FA Kim Ha-sung'
Empire Sports Media emphasized that if the Yankees recruit Kim Ha-sung, they can reinforce the defense on second base. Gleyber Torres (28), who was the main second baseman this year, should come to the FA market to fill the gap, but Torres was the worst second baseman in the American League, so he expected that Kim Ha-sung's defense would be much stronger if he joined.
Which team will Kim Ha-sung, who is raising his stock price late, sign a contract with. The expected amount is very fluctuating in the aftermath of the shoulder injury. Attention is focusing on whether he will be treated surprisingly well, breaking the expectation that he will choose to re-take the FA.
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