Ha-seong Kim has a player-only option at 16 million dollars for 2026. Everything right now suggests that he will opt out and search for a new contract. In 2025, Kim picked up 0.3 WAR through 191 PAs. He
had a .234/.304/.345 line with a 82 wRC+ overall. However, most of that was injury-riddled. In 98 post-IL-stint Braves PAs, he picked up 73 more points of OPS versus before. Still, he was 26th of 30 in shortstop WAR post-injury aka September. Though I don’t think his 2025 numbers are going to scare anyone any teams away.
So how much will Ha-seong Kim get paid for next season? What is the amount of bump that is worth opting out? I’m not an agent, but I would think 30% more is what we are going for. So maybe in the 20-21 million range minimum. Is that enough? IDK, maybe I should text Scott Boras.
I’m pretty sure that his given name is Kim Ha-seong. Typically, you see Korean names with the surname first and only the first letter is capitalized. We usually get a name guide in Spring Training, but he was acquired on Labor Day so no dice. But that’s gonna confuse everybody so I’m going with Ha-seong Kim. That’s what Wikipedia has, and they’re pretty reliable.
