Are 'Kim Ha-sung & Lee Jung-hoo' really working together in San Francisco? U.S. media "Focusing on signing a contract with KIM."
Are 'Kim Ha-sung & Lee Jung-hoo' really working together in San Francisco? U.S. media "Focusing on signing a contract with KIM."
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Kim Ha-sung has a connection with the San Francisco Giants again. "San Francisco is focused on signing Kim Ha-sung."
"MLB.com " said on the 7th (Korea time), "The undervalued infielder caused a lot of buzz at the GM (chief) meeting. Can Kim Ha-sung become one of the first players to sign a contract in the FA (free agent) market?" and had a time to highlight Kim Ha-sung.
Kim Ha-sung is currently waiting for an offer from clubs in the FA market. Kim Ha-sung, who signed a four-plus-one-year, 39 million-dollar contract with San Diego prior to the 2021 season, gave up the +1 year mutual (mutual agreement) option and chose to become an FA. He failed to return to the big league ground at the end of this season due to a shoulder injury and ended the season undergoing surgery, but Kim Ha-sung has been preparing for the FA by joining hands with Scott Boras, who is called the "devil's agent."
Currently, Kim Ha-sung is completely free-body. This is why the San Diego Padres did not offer a qualifying offer (QO) that is measured at 21.05 million U.S. dollars. A qualifying offer is a system that offers a +1-year contract to a player who has earned FA status. If a player does not accept the offer and moves to another club, he or she can receive compensation for draft nomination rights. However, since he or she did not receive a qualifying offer, he or she has no longer become a "stumbling block" that can drag him or her when he or she moves to another club.
Currently, the evaluation of Kim Ha-sung is not very good. The reason is injury. The timing of his return is unclear, and even if his shoulder condition returns perfectly, he is not sure whether he will be able to regain his good performance. Therefore, the prospect of signing a large contract worth more than $100 million before the start of this season is changing to a short one-year contract or a two-year contract that includes opt-out. Among them, "MLB.com " pointed to Kim Ha-sung's demand.
Contrary to the prospects of local media, Major League clubs' interest in Kim Ha-sung seems to be hot. "Kim Ha-sung has already caused a lot of interest since the beginning of the FA market," Mark Feinsand of "MLB.com " quoted a source as saying. And Feinsand directly mentioned the club that is most serious about recruiting Kim Ha-sung, and San Francisco was mentioned again.
San Francisco is a team that had a connection with Kim Ha-sung even in the last winter. Since Brandon Crawford, a "franchise star," has yet to find a key shortstop, and the presence of Lee Jung-hoo and manager Bob Melvin, who served as a "teacher" during the San Diego period, are now at the helm of San Francisco. For these reasons, San Francisco's name was always mentioned whenever there were rumors of Kim Ha-sung's transfer.
"San Francisco is focused on signing Kim Ha-sung," Pine Sand said through a second source. The Milwaukee Brewers are also connected to Kim Ha-sung, but San Francisco is the club most interested in infielders. "San Francisco has Tyler Fitzgerald (71G OPS 0.887), but President Buster Posey said, "It's ideal to add a new shortstop this week," and San Francisco can use Fitzgerald in more diverse ways."
According to Feinsand, Posey said, "It would be great if we could find a shortstop. I think Fitzgerald did a great job as a shortstop this year. However, he thinks there are values in multiple positions. It is difficult to play in those multiple positions at the same time. Therefore, we are discussing whether it would be more appropriate to play second base." He said he is looking for shortstop resources in the FA market. 메이저놀이터 The likely candidate is Kim Ha-sung.
Fine Sand said, "Kim Ha-sung's transfer to San Francisco would be reasonable for Kim Ha-sung, who has a relationship with the coach and key players. Kim Ha-sung has been a teammate with Lee Jung-hoo since 2017. When Lee Jung-hoo signed a contract with San Francisco, the first phone call came from Kim Ha-sung. And Melvin also coached Kim Ha-sung, and he said he likes Kim Ha-sung quite a lot," adding to his trip to San Francisco.
If San Francisco presents a contract size that can satisfy Kim Ha-sung, it may be seen in the Major League playing with Lee Jung-hoo.