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Ha-Seong Kim predicts the San Diego Padres will be 2021 champions New San Diego Padres infielder Ha-Seong Kim is pretty excited heading into the 2021 season. So excited, that he predicted his team will be 2...

JANUARY 6, 2021 • CALLTOTHEPEN.COM

Ha-Seong Kim: Padres are best team in MLB Ha-Seong Kim, by any evaluation, was one of the best, most complete infielders on the free-agent market this winter. The Padres, by any eval...

JANUARY 6, 2021 • MLB.COM

Signs with San Diego Kim reached a deal with the Padres on Monday, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

Impact The 25-year-old was an all-around star in Korea, hitting .306/.397/.523 with 30 homers and 23 steals this past season, all while primarily playing shortstop. There's a Fernando-Tatis-shaped obstacle preventing him from playing that position for the Padres, however, with Manny Machado blocking third base, the other spot at which he's spent a fair amount of time. San Diego presumably wouldn't have outbid the rest of the league for his services without the intention of having him in the lineup on a regular basis somewhere, though, so it's likely he factors into the picture at second base or possibly even in the outfield. While Kim's all-around dominance in Korea probably translates more to all-around competency at the MLB level, he's still quite likely to be a useful option for the Padres and fantasy players whenever he's on the field.

DECEMBER 28, 2020 • ROTOWIRE