“You can also invest a lot of money in Kim Ha-sung.”
The San Francisco Giants were also included in the eight teams that Blitzer Report will actively move in the 2024-2025 FA market on the 11th (Korea time). It is expected that San Francisco will once again enjoy the FA market to strengthen its power, and Kim Ha-sung (29, San Diego Padres) will also naturally catch the eye.
San Francisco is not a team with a very strong central field. It recently signed Matt Chapman to a six-year, $151 million extension, but Chapman is third baseman. Tyler Fitzgerald goes to shortstop, but he’s a bit far from the top of the league. 토토사이트
Therefore, if San Francisco reinforces the central field, it is natural to be interested in Willy Adames (29, Milwaukee Brewers) or Kim Ha-sung. When Kim Ha-sung goes to San Francisco, he is expected to draw attention in that he will reunite with his best friend Lee Jung-hoo and have Bob Melvin, the head coach of the San Diego era.
Blitzer Report believes that people should open their wallets regardless of whether they are in the outfield or not. “We have already traded Jorge Soler (Atlanta Braves), we will lose Michael Conforto (preliminary FA), and Tyro Estrada is having a disappointing season. We need to do something at second base.”
“Lee Jung-hoo is preparing to return with all his might after surgery, but San Francisco needs several bats. There was an opinion that Juan Soto (the largest fish in reserve FA, New York Yankees) could be recruited, but he could invest a lot of money in Anthony Santander (Baltimore Orioles), Teoscar Hernandez (LA Dodgers), or Kim Ha-sung,” he said.
For San Francisco, Lee Jung-hoo will return next year, and Kim Ha-sung can be recruited to strengthen the batting and defense at the same time. However, there is a decisive variable. Kim Ha-sung is still not returning from his shoulder injury. Kim Ha-sung has been absent for nearly a month due to right shoulder inflammation since the away game against the Colorado Rockies on August 19.
Initially, it was expected to return in 10 days, but the injury is by no means light. MLB.com recently predicted that Kim Ha-sung will return in mid- or late September. In other words, there is a possibility that the regular season will be finished as it is. In this case, the postseason is the only stage where Kim Ha-sung will show his value ahead of the opening of the FA market.
The longer Kim Ha-sung is absent due to injury, the more he shakes his durability, one of the biggest strengths in the market. Moreover, shoulder injuries are fatal to shortstop. There is also a possibility that clubs who cannot confirm their recovery will take a passive stance against Kim Ha-sung in the FA market. Kim Ha-sung’s injury is in a bad timing.
Kim Ha-sung has a $7 million mutual option with San Diego in the 2025 season. There is a possibility that Kim Ha-sung will accept this by crying and eating mustard and play until next year and go to the FA market. Even if he can’t return to the regular season, it’s important to show his skills to recover in the postseason. If this doesn’t work, he may go to the FA market and cut his ransom.
