Well I’m a few days late, but Ha Seong-Kim is here. I never got to write my take and he hit an instrumental homer in Wednesday’s game, so I’ll use this as my chance. I love the move to claim him from the Rays on waivers. While it is his decision to pick up or decline the player option, either the move is a $2 million dollar shortstop for the final month of the season or $16 million for a 30-year old shortstop with a fantastic defensive resume and a solid offensive resume on a one year deal. I hope
he picks up the option, because that is a great investment on a one year deal with very low risk and could help bridge the gap to what the franchise has to hope will be Alex Lodise and eventually Tate Southesene. An extension to something like a 2 year $25 million dollar deal for Kim would also make sense and be something I would approve of, as it’s not crazy money and a relatively short term deal for a player with a good track record and a reasonable age.
Braves News
We took a look at how ESPN’s purchase of MLBtv might affect Braves fans.
The Braves’ offense put together a nice comeback victory to avoid a sweep in Wrigley behind Ha-Seong Kim’s first homer for the team.
Raisel Iglesias won NL Reliever of the Month, as he has had a much stronger back end of the season.
Fangraphs’ Davy Andrews took a look at the Kim acquisition and Kim’s outlook moving forward.
Meanwhile, Michael Baumann took a look at Hurston Waldrep’s resurgence, also at Fangraphs.
MLB News
MLB hit San Francisco’s Matt Chapman with a 1 game suspension and handed out a number of fines after a testy incident with the Brewers.
Sung-Mun Song of the KBO is expected to ask to be posted this offseason, and he would add an intriguing option to the free agency market.
Roman Anthony is hitting the 10-day IL for the Red Sox and is expected to miss the rest of the regular season before potentially being able to return in the postseason.
