As Lee Jung-hoo signed a six-year, $113 million contract with San Francisco, attention is also being paid to Kim Ha-sung’s FA ransom.
Kim Ha-sung signed a four-year, $28 million contract with the San Diego Padres ahead of the 2021 season. 2025 is a mutual option. However, there is zero possibility that Kim Ha-sung will exercise this option. He will want to be properly evaluated in the FA market.
Then, what is Kim Ha-sung’s FA market value?
Kim Ha-sung was actually undervalued. After the COVID-19 incident in 2020, clubs were stingy to invest, citing fiscal deficits. Kim Ha-sung was the victim.
Kim Ha-sung, who debuted in the big league in 2021, had a hard time adapting himself to the sport and showed poor performances. However, he showed off his skills in 2022 and 2023. He especially achieved career highs in 2023. He made remarkable progress not only in defense but also in attack. He also won the Golden Glove Award. 헤라카지노
The East Village Times, a local media outlet in San Diego, offered a seven-year, 150 million dollar contract, saying San Diego should sign Kim Ha-sung to a long-term contract during the 2023 season. The average annual salary is more than 20 million dollars.
The total amount far exceeds Choo Shin-soo’s seven-year $130 million and Ryu Hyun-jin’s four-year $80 million.
However, chances are not high that San Diego will offer a long-term contract to Kim Ha-sung. This is because he has become a “seller” by entering Payroll tightening mode. He could trade Kim Ha-sung.
No matter where he plays, there is a possibility that Kim Ha-sung will hit the FA jackpot.
However, there may be conditions that he must perform the same as in 2023 in 2024.
Conservative FanGrapes expected Kim Ha-sung’s 2024 performance to be slightly worse than in 2023.
To sign on good terms in the FA, the last three-year record must be good. In particular, for Kim Ha-sung, the 2024 performance is expected to determine the total amount of ransom.