I got a ridiculous prediction.
U.S. media BVM Sports said on the 12th (Korea Standard Time) that the Milwaukee Brewers will be able to recruit Kim Ha-sung at a low price as a substitute for shortstop Willy Adames.
Adames is expected to receive $150 million in the FA market. Milwaukee can’t keep Adames in that total. That’s why Kim Ha-sung came out as an alternative.
The media said, “Milky is a team that values defense. Kim Ha-sung has good defense. His offense is not bad,” adding, “If Kim Ha-sung returns healthy after surgery, Milwaukee can recruit budget-friendly Kim Ha-sung for two years, 25 million to 28 million dollars.”
This is a whopping $75 million to $100 million for more than four years, which is close to zero for agent Scott Boras. It would be better to play for San Diego for another year and then go back to the FA market.
However, if the recruitment of Kim Ha-sung heats up, Milwaukee will have no choice but to give up.
Milwaukee won the National League Central this season. It was eliminated after losing to the New York Mets in a wild card game. 안전놀이터
Meanwhile, MLBTR reported on the 11th that Kim Ha-sung is one of the candidates to receive a qualifying offer (QO).
MLBTR predicted, “Kim Ha-sung, Sean Manaea, Luis Severino, Christian Walker, Jurickson Profar, Tyler O’Neill, Michael Waka and Nick Martinez are the candidates, but not all players will ultimately receive QOs.”
MLBTR said, “In the case of Kim Ha-sung, he has an $8 million mutual option next year, but whether he will receive a QO depends on the recovery schedule of the shoulder surgery.”
However, chances are not high that San Diego will invest a huge amount of 28.5 billion won in Kim Ha-sung. This is because the team is under financial pressure and has abundant infield resources. However, there is no shortstop who can play Kim Ha-sung’s level defense.
MLBTR expected Juan Soto, Corbin Burns, Alex Bregman, Willy Adames, Max Fried, Pete Alonso, Anthony Santander and Teoscar Hernandez to turn down QOs to sign multi-year contracts, although they would certainly get them.
Among Korean players, Ryu Hyun-jin accepted a QO in 2019. Ryu signed a four-year, $80 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays after playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers for another year. The agent was also Boras at the time.
