Even if Kim Hye-sung cannot leave, Kiwoom will be determined by 2025 within 6 days
Even if Kim Hye-sung cannot leave, Kiwoom will be determined by 2025 within 6 days
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"Leave or remain." The fate of Kim Hye-seong (25) for next season will be decided within six days. If Kim fails to find her team by 7 a.m. on March 4, the deadline for her Major League contract, she will have to return to her original team, Kiwoom. The team is also on high alert as Kiwoom's batting lineup and defense strategy will completely change depending on whether Kim stays or not.
Kim Hye-sung was posted (closed competitive bidding) to the U.S. Major League Baseball on the 5th. A number of clubs, including Seattle, San Diego and LA Angels, showed interest and rosy prospects, but Kim Hye-sung has not been able to sign the contract until now, nearly a month after the posting. If the contract is not completed by 7 a.m. (Korean time) on January 4th next year, the deadline for Major League negotiations, Kim Hye-sung must return to Kiwoom. Kim Hye-sung, who left the country just before the posting was announced and looked at the league's trends in the U.S., returned home on the 23rd.
If Kim fails to sign a contract and returns to the KBO League, Kiwoom will have to come up with another plan for the next season. Since Kim announced her entry into the Major League at the end of last year, Kiwoom has been preparing for "2025 without Kim Hye-sung." A Major League scooter visited every game of Kiwoom to keep an eye on Kim. Kim Hye-sung, who was the captain, handed over the captain's armband to Song Seong-moon (28) in preparation for her entry into the U.S.
The biggest concern for Kiwoom next year was the second baseman. If Kim Hye-seong, who won the Golden Glove award last year and this year for the second consecutive year, leaves, there will be no substitute for him. The club had in mind a variety of cases, including the transfer of Song Seong-moon to a position with experience as a second baseman. In order to strengthen the infield, six infielders were selected in this year's rookie draft and veteran players including Kang Jin-sun and Oh Sun-jin were recruited, but trial and error are inevitable. To make matters worse, rookie Yeom Seung-won, who has gained high expectations as the "second Kim Hye-seong," will undergo internal ligament reconstruction in his elbow, and will have to focus his rehabilitation efforts next year.
If Kim spends another season in Korea, Kiwoom will be able to form an infield team and batters more stably. Infield traffic will be sorted out, and the lineup will become stronger with two foreign hitters. It is a great consolation that the franchise star will remain with Kiwoom, which suffered huge losses in the Stove League. In this case, however, Kim will have to play for the new season under the pressure of failing to advance to the Major League. It will also be impossible to secure the team's budget through posting profits. 메이저사이트
There are still six days left. There are consistent local reports that a number of major league clubs are interested in Kim Hye-sung. The U.S. Sports Illustrated said on the 26th (Korea time) that Seattle, the Los Angeles Angels, and San Diego are competing for Kim Hye-sung. In particular, the media wrote that Seattle, which has an infield gap, is still considering recruiting Kim Hye-sung even with about a week left before the contract deadline. Kim Hye-sung and Kiwoom's fate in 2025 will be decided within this week.