The scent of the rising FA jackpot? Kim Ha-sung, San Francisco, Toronto, and Yankees were mentioned
The scent of the rising FA jackpot? Kim Ha-sung, San Francisco, Toronto, and Yankees were mentioned
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The price of FA, which had been halved, is gradually recovering. Clubs' interest in Kim Ha-sung (29), who entered the Major League FA market, is heating up. The names of big clubs with financial power are also appearing one by one.
The U.S. sports fan columnist site "Fanside" paid attention to Kim Ha-sung in a column titled "Three Glaber Torres Replacements for the New York Yankees This Offseason."
The media said, "Kim Ha-sung built a reputation as a solid hitter and center infielder for four seasons in the MLB. Unfortunately, 2024 was not his best year. Kim Ha-sung, who ended the season early due to injury, recorded 11 home runs with a batting average of 0.239/on-base percentage of 0.330/on-base percentage of 0.370/OPS of 0.700." "It was a bit disappointing in terms of hitting, but the on-base percentage was consistently satisfactory, and he is highly utilized in defense and is second to none as a leadoff candidate."
"Kim Ha-sung is also a threat to the base running because of his excellent speed. He stole 27 times this season and succeeded 22 times, and in 2023, he made 47 attempts to steal 38 times. He is also one of the best defensive center infielders in the MLB, and he is a player that the Yankees can fully utilize. He played second, shortstop, and third baseman and showed good performance," he said. "Kim Ha-sung, who became a free agent, is already rumored to be around the San Francisco Giants. If the Yankees are interested in (Kim Ha-sung), they should move quickly."
Kim Ha-sung, who entered the big league by signing a four-plus-one-year, four-plus-one-year contract of up to $39 million (about 54.5 billion won) with the San Diego Padres in 2021, entered the FA market at the end of the 2024 season. Kim Ha-sung, whose four-year, $28 million (about 39.2 billion won) guarantee contract was completed, did not execute the $8 million (about 11.2 billion won) mutual option, and San Diego did not offer him a qualifying offer, and the breakup was confirmed.
In his third year in the big league, Kim Ha-sung, who had a batting average of 0.260 with 17 homers, 60 RBIs and 38 steals in 152 games in 2023 and a gold glove in the utility category of the National League, was listed as a potential FA candidate to sign a contract worth more than 100 million U.S. dollars ahead of the 2024 season. However, he only posted a batting average of 0.233 (94 hits in 403 times at bat) with 11 homers, 47 RBIs and 22 steals in 121 games this year, and even worse, he ended the season early due to the overlapping shoulder injury.
The value of Kim Ha-sung's FA, which underwent shoulder surgery, seemed to be plummeting. Kim Ha-sung, who was highly evaluated in August, was also listed as Tier 3, which is likely to sign a contract worth between $100 million and $200 million (about 279.7 billion won) in the preliminary FA grade classified by the U.S. ESPN, and his FA ransom was halved after the end of the season.
Starting with the five-year $63 million (about 88.1 billion won) forecast of "Spotting News" on October 14, "Blitzer Report" was expected to be $49 million (about 68.5 billion won) for four years, and Jim Bowden, a former general manager of "The Athletic," expected Kim Ha-sung's FA contract to be $10 million (about 14 billion won) for a year. The average annual salary is between $10 million and $12 million (about 16.8 billion won), which is not much different from the $8 million annual salary that Kim Ha-sung could have received if he remained without opting out.
In November, Kim Ha-sung's value is gradually recovering. On the 4th, Team Britain of "The Athletic" expected Kim Ha-sung's FA contract to be worth 36 million dollars for two years (about 50.3 billion won). It is a generous one among the recent forecasts, with an annual average of 18 million dollars (about 25.2 billion won). Then, ESPN's annual average of 21.05 million dollars (about 29.4 billion won) is expected to be around 20 million dollars a year.
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The specific name of the club that is showing interest in Kim Ha-sung is also being revealed. MLB.com said on the 8th, "According to sources, Kim Ha-sung has already attracted a lot of interest from the beginning of the FA market," and added, "According to other sources, San Francisco is focusing on recruiting a 29-year-old player (Kim Ha-sung). The Milwaukee Brewers were also connected to Kim Ha-sung, but San Francisco is the team that is most interested in infielders (Kim Ha-sung)," adding that Lee Jung-hoo's team San Francisco is interested in Kim Ha-sung.
Canadian media "Blue Jays Insider" said, "There is a hot conversation between the Toronto Blue Jays and shortstop Kim Ha-sung." MLB.com also mentioned the Atlanta Braves, San Francisco and Boston Red Sox as potential destinations for Kim Ha-sung, who ranked 17th, ranking the top 25 FA players on the 10th.
Scott Boras, the "super agent" who joined hands with Kim Ha-sung, recently attended a meeting of the team leaders and said, "Kim Ha-sung is receiving widespread attention. Many teams know about the timing of his return," adding, "I know it will be very early in the season, if not before the opening game. They (the club) have seen the report and are thinking positively about (Kim Ha-sung's) medical condition," adding that they are not very concerned about Kim Ha-sung's shoulder condition. It remains to be seen whether Kim Ha-sung will be able to achieve better-than-expected results in the FA market through the "Boras" effect.