Kim will eventually leave the team, according to an analysis

San Diego Padres pitcher Ha-seong Kim, 29, will eventually leave the team, according to an analysis.

“Kim’s bizarre 2024 season puts the Padres in a difficult position to sign him to an extension,” said American media outlet Fansided Pryor on Base on Saturday (June 16).

Kim went 0-for-3 with a walk against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, N.Y., starting at shortstop in the No. 8 spot. He has gone hitless in three consecutive games. On the season, he is batting .244 (53-for-73) with nine home runs, 34 RBI, 36 runs scored, 14 doubles, and a .717 OPS in 73 games.

Kim, who signed a four-year, $28 million guaranteed contract with San Diego after the 2020 season, is batting .241 with 45 home runs, 187 RBI, 205 runs scored, 70 doubles, 카지노사이트 and a .709 OPS in 492 career games (1566 at-bats, 377 hits).

He has an $8 million mutual option for next year, but most outlets expect him to opt out and hit free agency.

“Looking at San Diego’s current roster, there is no player whose future is more uncertain than Kim. The Padres have made it clear in the past that they want to sign him to an extension, but nothing has come of it, and it’s highly unlikely that he will exercise his mutual option for next year,” said the general consensus.

“The real question was whether the Padres would be able to offer as much to Kim as other teams in need of a shortstop,” said Fansided, who pointed out that “the problem is now a little clearer for the Padres. Not only do big-market teams like the Dodgers still need a long-term shortstop alternative, but Kim’s 2024 season is odd enough that the Padres don’t have to make a big commitment to an extension. He’s a good player, but he may not be good enough to warrant an extension,” analyzed the report.

“Let’s start with the good news. Kim is still a player with a lot of good things going for him,” said Fansided. “He’s not putting up the stellar defensive numbers he did last year, but he’s still a plus defender. He’s also very good at not striking out, and his ground ball rate has been among the best in the league in each of the last two seasons. He’s already stolen 14 bases and uses his speed well,” Fanside said of Kim’s strengths.

The problem is hitting.

“However, Kim’s batting average is a little disappointing,” says Fansided. Of course, he hit 17 home runs last season and has nine this year. Both are good numbers. However, he is in the bottom 33% of the league this year in terms of expected on-base percentage, average bat speed, bat speed, barrel%, and hard-hit percentage. And those are actually all better numbers than last season. Because of this, his groundballs and weak line drives can be up-and-down when they don’t fly to the outfield,” he said.

“As a result, he’s a very good defender who throws out a lot of batters, but he may not be able to make an impact at the plate,” Fansided concluded, “So what exactly is he worth? Kim won’t get as much as Dansby Swanson, who signed a seven-year, $177 million contract with the Cubs. However, the two players are similar in age and rWAR 실시간 바카라사이트 (wins above replacement by Baseball-Reference) at the time of free agency and could end up signing deals that are more similar than you might think.”

“To summarize, the Padres will be less inclined to sign Kim to an extension than they were at the start of the season. Questions about Kim’s hitting ability have been exposed this season. The Padres have a lot of shortstops and need to manage their payroll, so the last time we’ll see Ha-Sung Kim in San Diego is in the final months of the season, considering there are a lot of teams looking to sign him.”