Kim Ha-sung is about to go to Atlanta for 88.4 billion? "KIM Risk, It Will Benefit You" I highly recommend U.S. Awesome Kim
Kim Ha-sung is about to go to Atlanta for 88.4 billion? "KIM Risk, It Will Benefit You" I highly recommend U.S. Awesome Kim
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According to local predictions, "FA infielder" Kim Ha-sung will sign a $60 million (about 88.4 billion won) contract with the Atlanta Braves, a strong player in the East Division of the National League.스포츠토토
The U.S. media "Newsweek" reported on the 12th (Korea Standard Time) that "the San Diego Padres star infielder is expected to sign a $60 million contract with the desperate National League club."
The media said, "San Diego infielder Kim Ha-sung is considered one of the interesting free agents throughout the offseason. Kim Ha-sung is one of the best infielders in the league with tremendous talent, but he is recovering from shoulder surgery," adding, "Even though he has a history of surgery, Kim Ha-sung can still sign a decent contract because the infield players in the market are too thin."
Newsweek's favorite destination for Kim Ha-sung was the Atlanta Braves. Citing Ryan Finkelstein's analysis of "Just Baseball," the media predicted, "Kim Ha-sung will leave San Diego and sign a $60 million contract with Atlanta."
"Kim Ha-sung, one of the versatile free agents, is an elite defender and can continue to play the role of the team's main shortstop or super utility," Finkelstein said. "Kim Ha-sung is expected to miss the early part of the season in the aftermath of shoulder surgery last year, which could lead to a slight contraction in the market. However, Kim Ha-sung continues to stand out because the center infield in the FA market is thin."
Then why Atlanta? "Atlanta is a club that needs shortstop. Orlando Arcia has good defense like Kim Ha-sung, but he cannot be a batter of the same level as Kim Ha-sung," Finkelstein said. "Kim Ha-sung will replace Arcia, who is struggling, as Atlanta shortstop. Arcia was one of the worst shortstop in 2024.
He then actively recommended recruiting Kim Ha-sung to Atlanta, saying, "There are some risks in recruiting Kim Ha-sung, but it will be beneficial if Atlanta takes it."
Arcia, who was Atlanta's main shortstop last season, suffered a slump of .625 with a batting average of 2.18 and 120 hits, 17 homers, 46 RBIs, 50 runs, and OPS.625. Kim Ha-sung has been consistently mentioned as Atlanta's new shortstop to replace Arcia with the opening of the stove league, and Newsweek predicted Kim Ha-sung's trip to the Braves, even mentioning the exact amount.
Kim Ha-sung, who signed a four-plus-one-year contract with San Diego in 2021 for up to 39 million dollars (about 57.4 billion won), finally qualified as a FA in the stove league. There was an $8 million (about 11.7 billion won) mutual option in the 2025 season, but Kim Ha-sung refused to exercise the option and exercised his FA rights for $2 million (about 2.9 billion won).
Kim Ha-sung encountered an unexpected injury reef while cruising through the preliminary FA season last year. On Aug. 19, he had to go to the Colorado Rockies for headfirst sliding and suffered a serious right shoulder injury and underwent arthroplasty under the house of Neil Elatrice, an expert in sports player surgery, in September.
According to multiple U.S. media, Kim Ha-sung is not expected to be able to return to the ground until May at the earliest.