Kim Hye-sung, who returned home, is there no problem in advancing to ML...US Media "SEA, LAA, SD, Interest in Kim Hye-sung"
Kim Hye-sung, who returned home, is there no problem in advancing to ML...US Media "SEA, LAA, SD, Interest in Kim Hye-sung"
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Kim Hye-sung (25) of Kiwoom Heroes in professional baseball returned to Korea ahead of his advance to the Major League.
Kim Hye-sung, who joined Nexen (currently Kiwoom) as a first-round pick (7th) of the 2017 rookie draft, has shown a steep rise every year and has established himself as an infielder representing the KBO League. Kim Hye-sung, who has a batting average of 343 games in 953 games in the KBO League with 37 homers, 386 RBIs, 591 runs, 211 steals, and OPS.767, expressed her intention to enter the Major League through posting before the start of this year's season.
Kim Hye-sung, who finished the season with a batting average of 326 (66 hits in 509 times at bat) and 11 home runs, 75 RBIs, 90 runs, 30 steals and OPS.841 in 127 games this year, began the posting process this winter as scheduled. Kim Hye-sung, whose posting was officially announced by the Major League Secretariat at 2 a.m. on the 5th (Korea time), entered negotiations with 30 Major League teams. The deadline for negotiations is 7 a.m. on January 4.
Kim started posting during the Winter Meetings, where she can actively negotiate with Major League teams, and left for Los Angeles on June 29 to proactively negotiate with Major League teams. She planned to build up her body in the U.S. and negotiate contracts with Major League teams.
However, Kim Hye-sung's contract has not yet been signed even when the winter meeting is nearing the end of this year. Of course, there is still enough time to sign a contract, but it is not easy for negotiations to proceed actively as the Christmas and New Year holidays have begun in the United States.
The U.S. media's assessment of Kim is quite positive. The U.S. media MLB Trade Rumors predicted Kim could sign a three-year, 24 million-dollar contract ahead of the Stove League, and the official Major League media MLB.com posted Kim's posting news on the main screen of its official website when Kim was posted. Although the contract is being delayed, the prospect that Kim can go to the Major League remains unchanged.
Ahead of the important contract, Kim Hye-sung returned to Korea on the 23rd. This is because there is a limit to long-term stays abroad because he is currently a soldier who is serving as an alternative to art and sports personnel. Kim Hye-sung says she has not given up on entering the Major League yet.
There is also a little news that Kim Hye-sung is close to signing a contract. U.S. media Sports Illustrated reported on the 26th that "Seattle is still looking for an important first recruitment, and an overseas player from Korea could be the first domino. Seattle is one of the three teams aiming for Kim Hye-sung," stressing that Seattle is very interested in Kim Hye-sung.
Seattle, which did not have a clear second baseman this year, is a team that has been constantly discussed even before Kim Hye-sung applied for posting. MLB.com John Paul Morosi also mentioned that Seattle is interested in Kim Hye-sung during the Premier 12. In addition to Seattle, the teams known to be interested in Kim Hye-sung are the Angels and San Diego. 메이저놀이터
If Kim Hye-sung succeeds in advancing to the Major League, he will become the fifth Kiwoom player to advance to the Major League after Kang Jung-ho, Park Byung-ho (Samsung), Kim Ha-sung and Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco). Lee Jung-hoo, who made his most recent advance, surprised everyone by signing a six-year, $113 million (about 166 billion won) contract with San Francisco last winter.