What happened to Kim Ha Sung?
According to Dennis Lin of The Athletic, Kim Ha-sung’s ransom was expected to be $150 million just after the 2023 season.
It fell to $100 million, but has now plummeted to the $50 million range. It averages $13-14 million annually. This is twice as much as the annual average of $7 million from the San Diego Padres. However, it falls far short of the average $20 million expectation. 메이저놀이터
Was it because he was about to become an FA? Kim Ha-sung was sluggish from the beginning of the 2024 season. It was reminiscent of the 2021 debut season. Finally, he even had surgery due to a shoulder injury with a month left before the season. It became inevitable to miss the beginning of next season. This is a decisive reason why his value has plummeted.
If healthy, Kim Ha-sung would be competing for a similar ransom to Willy Adames if he had a similar performance in 2023.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic wrote a dagger in Kim Ha-sung’s chest. He recently said that Kim Ha-sung is better suited to the San Francisco Giants than Adames because it’s cheaper. Adames is talking about $170 million to $200 million.
Rosenthal argued that Kim Ha-sung is more suited to San Francisco, which is trying to reduce payrolls. He also said that even if he is healthy, his offense will be worse than Adames.
Kim Ha-sung is under humiliating evaluation.
If the market’s evaluation is like this, Kim Ha-sung seems to be better off signing a short-term contract than a long-term contract. If you are confident. Blake Snell did, and so did Matt Chapman. They inserted an opt-out clause every year. Opt-out every year may be the most ideal for a three-year contract.
