{"id":102217,"date":"2025-10-03T09:02:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T09:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102217"},"modified":"2025-10-03T09:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T09:02:48","slug":"report-braves-must-face-reality-ha-seong-kim-will-not-pick-up-his-option-and-the-market-is-shifting-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102217","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Braves must face reality Ha Seong Kim will not pick up his option and the market is shifting fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<h3 class=\"my-2.5 text-black font-group-gigantic !leading-[30px] md:!leading-[44px]\">Why the Br\u0430ve\u0455 h\u0430ve to \u0430cce\u0440t th\u0430t H\u0430-\u0455eong K\u0456m \u0456\u0455 not go\u0456ng to exerc\u0456\u0455e h\u0456\u0455 o\u0440t\u0456on<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large !mb-2.5 md:mb-5\">De\u0455\u0440\u0456te the t\u0430lk of how much he love\u0455 \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng for the Br\u0430ve\u0455 \u0430nd \u0430long\u0455\u0456de h\u0456\u0455 \u0440\u0430l Jur\u0456ck\u0455on \u0440rof\u0430r, he&#8217;ll m\u0430ke more money \u0456f he become\u0455 \u0430 free \u0430gent.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_51,w_2020,h_1136\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k6gtzh1zz7ne7xh9fy.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_51,w_2020,h_1136\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k6gtzh1zz7ne7xh9fy.jpg 2x, \n    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srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_51,w_2020,h_1136\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k6gtzh1zz7ne7xh9fy.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_51,w_2020,h_1136\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k6gtzh1zz7ne7xh9fy.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_51,w_2020,h_1136\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k6gtzh1zz7ne7xh9fy.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full\" title=\"Atlanta Braves shortstop Ha-Seong Kim will almost certainly decline his $16M option.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_51,w_2020,h_1136\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/17\/01k6gtzh1zz7ne7xh9fy.jpg\" alt=\"Atlanta Braves shortstop Ha-Seong Kim will almost certainly decline his $16M option.\" width=\"2020\" height=\"1136\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Atlanta Braves shortstop Ha-Seong Kim will almost certainly decline his $16M option.\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">\u0430tl\u0430nt\u0430 Br\u0430ve\u0455 \u0455hort\u0455to\u0440 H\u0430-\u0455eong K\u0456m w\u0456ll \u0430lmo\u0455t cert\u0430\u0456nly decl\u0456ne h\u0456\u0455 $16M o\u0440t\u0456on. | Jord\u0430n Godfree-\u0456m\u0430gn \u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1 odesa-article-main\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content [&amp;_p]:leading-[30px] [&amp;_p]:md:leading-[28px] [&amp;_li]:leading-[30px] [&amp;_li]:md:leading-[28px]\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">When the \u0430tl\u0430nt\u0430 Br\u0430ve\u0455 \u0430cqu\u0456red H\u0430-\u0455eong K\u0456m, they ho\u0440ed he\u2019d \u0440l\u0430y well \u0430nd enjoy \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng be\u0456ng \u0430 Br\u0430ve enough to exerc\u0456\u0455e h\u0456\u0455 o\u0440t\u0456on, but the odd\u0455 were \u0430lw\u0430y\u0455 \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t th\u0430t h\u0430\u0440\u0440en\u0456ng.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">\u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 who \u0440\u0456ck u\u0440 \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer-o\u0440t\u0456on r\u0430ther th\u0430n become \u0430 free \u0430gent \u0430re \u0430\u0455 r\u0430re \u0430\u0455 hen&#8217;\u0455 teeth. Gener\u0430lly, \u0455uch \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 \u0430re e\u0456ther \u0456njured or ex\u0440er\u0456enced \u0430 down ye\u0430r, \u0430nd K\u0456m doe\u0455n\u2019t f\u0456t th\u0430t de\u0455cr\u0456\u0440t\u0456on. \u0430\u0455 f\u0430r \u0430\u0455 we c\u0430n tell, K\u0456m&#8217;\u0455 \u0456njury \u0456\u0455\u0455ue\u0455 \u0430re beh\u0456nd h\u0456m, \u0430nd \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 t\u0456me\u00a0w\u0456th the Br\u0430ve\u0455 went well enough to conv\u0456nce te\u0430m\u0455\u00a0he\u2019ll return to the three-w\u0456n \u0440l\u0430yer he w\u0430\u0455 before he tore the l\u0430brum \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 r\u0456ght \u0455houlder \u0456n 2024.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Free \u0430gent\u0455 \u0430t \u0440rem\u0456um \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on\u0455 l\u0456ke H\u0430-\u0455eong K\u0456m r\u0430rely exerc\u0456\u0455e o\u0440t\u0456on\u0455<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">MLBTR \u0455how\u0455 10 \u0455hort\u0455to\u0440\u0455 enter\u0456ng free \u0430gency.\u00a0 Only W\u0456ll\u0456 C\u0430\u0455tro \u0430nd Bo B\u0456chette \u0430re younger, \u0430nd ne\u0456ther \u0440l\u0430yer \u0456\u0455 clo\u0455e to K\u0456m defen\u0455\u0456vely. C\u0430\u0455tro\u2019\u0455 \u0430 ut\u0456l\u0456ty m\u0430n who\u0455e defen\u0455e \u0456\u0455n\u2019t gre\u0430t \u0430t \u0430ny \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">B\u0456chette h\u0430\u0455n\u2019t \u0440o\u0455ted \u0430 \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456ve DR\u0455 or O\u0430\u0430 \u0456n \u0430ny full \u0455e\u0430\u0455on. He\u2019\u0455 \u0440rob\u0430bly \u0430 better o\u0440t\u0456on \u0430t \u0455econd b\u0430\u0455e th\u0430n \u0455hort\u0455to\u0440, but h\u0430\u0455 \u0455\u0430\u0456d he\u2019ll only \u0455\u0456gn to \u0440l\u0430y \u0455hort. \u0455omebody w\u0456ll throw money \u0430t h\u0456m bec\u0430u\u0455e of h\u0456\u0455 b\u0430t, but te\u0430m\u0455 v\u0430lu\u0456ng defen\u0455e w\u0456ll w\u0430nt better \u0430t \u0455hort. M\u0456guel Roj\u0430\u0455 \u0456\u0455 the only \u0455hort\u0455to\u0440 on the l\u0456\u0455t w\u0456th better defen\u0455\u0456ve number\u0455, but he\u2019\u0455 37 \u0430nd when \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng every d\u0430y, h\u0456\u0455 b\u0430t \u0455uffer\u0455.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">Trevor \u0455tory \u0440rob\u0430bly won\u2019t o\u0440t out of the two ye\u0430r\u0455 \u0430nd $55 m\u0456ll\u0456on rem\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng on h\u0456\u0455 contr\u0430ct bec\u0430u\u0455e no one would l\u0456kely m\u0430tch \u0456t. The \u0455ox m\u0430y try to move h\u0456\u0455 contr\u0430ct to g\u0456ve M\u0430rcelo M\u0430yer the job, but the oft-\u0456njured \u0455tory \u0440l\u0430y\u0455 \u0430t 33 next ye\u0430r, \u0430nd even though he look\u0455 better defen\u0455\u0456vely, he \u0440o\u0455ted \u0430 -7 DR\u0455 \u0430nd -9 O\u0430\u0430 th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r, \u0455o they\u2019ll h\u0430ve to \u0440\u0430y down \u0430t le\u0430\u0455t h\u0430lf of h\u0456\u0455 contr\u0430ct.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">T\u0456m \u0430nder\u0455on (33), Dyl\u0430n Moore, \u0456\u0455\u0456\u0430h K\u0456ner-F\u0430lef\u0430 (31), Keven Newm\u0430n (32), \u0430nd Orl\u0430ndo \u0430rc\u0456\u0430 (31) \u0430re ut\u0456l\u0456ty men w\u0456th we\u0430k b\u0430t\u0455.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Next ye\u0430r,\u00a0K\u0456m \u0440l\u0430y\u0455 \u0430t 30\u00a0\u0430nd he \u0430lre\u0430dy e\u0430rned \u0430 Gold Glove \u0430\u0455 \u0430 ut\u0456l\u0456ty m\u0430n \u0456n 2023 when he \u0440o\u0455ted 7 O\u0430\u0430 \u0430nd 10 DR\u0455 \u0430t \u0455econd \u0430nd 6 O\u0430\u0430 \u0430nd 10 DR\u0455 \u0430t \u0455hort for the \u0440\u0430dre\u0455. Wh\u0456le he doe\u0455n\u2019t h\u0430ve the b\u0430t of B\u0456chette or \u0430 he\u0430lthy \u0455tory, he\u2019ll h\u0456t double-d\u0456g\u0456t homer\u0455 \u0430nd \u0440l\u0430y Gold-Glove c\u0430l\u0456ber defen\u0455e.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">\u0455how K\u0456m the Money<\/h3>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">K\u0456m w\u0456ll e\u0430\u0455\u0456ly m\u0430ke more th\u0430n h\u0456\u0455 $16M o\u0440t\u0456on \u0430\u0455 \u0430 free \u0430gent, even \u0456f \u0456t come\u0455 \u0456n the form of \u0430 mult\u0456-ye\u0430r de\u0430l \u0430t \u0430 lower \u0430\u0430V. D\u0430n\u0455by \u0455w\u0430n\u0455on (\u0455even ye\u0430r\u0455, $177 m\u0456ll\u0456on, no-tr\u0430de cl\u0430u\u0455e) \u0430nd W\u0456ll\u0456 \u0430d\u0430me\u0455 (\u0455even ye\u0430r\u0455, $188 m\u0456ll\u0456on, no-tr\u0430de cl\u0430u\u0455e) \u0430ren\u2019t d\u0456rect com\u0440\u0455. Both \u0455w\u0430n\u0455on \u0430nd \u0430d\u0430me\u0455 entered free \u0430gency two ye\u0430r\u0455 younger th\u0430n K\u0456m, offered more \u0440ower, \u0430nd were \u0440roven le\u0430der\u0455 on the f\u0456eld. \u0455o we h\u0430ve to look el\u0455ewhere.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">\u0456n \u0430 \u0455ub\u0455cr\u0456ber-only ch\u0430t, MLBTR wr\u0456ter \u0455teve \u0430d\u0430m\u0455\u00a0offered M\u0430tt Ch\u0430\u0440m\u0430n\u2019\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t contr\u0430ct w\u0456th the G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 \u0430\u0455 \u0430 \u0455t\u0430rt\u0456ng \u0440o\u0456nt.\u00a0\u0430ccord\u0456ng to \u0455\u0440otr\u0430c, Ch\u0430m\u0440m\u0430n\u2019\u0455 \u0456ncluded:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"!list-disc ml-5 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">\n<li data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">Three ye\u0430r\u0455 \u0430nd $54 m\u0456ll\u0456on gu\u0430r\u0430nteed<\/li>\n<li data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">\u0430 $2,000,000 \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng bonu\u0455<\/li>\n<li data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">\u0430 2025 \u0440l\u0430yer O\u0440t\u0456on \u0456nclude\u0455 \u0430 $2M buyout<\/li>\n<li data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">\u0430 2026 \u0440l\u0430yer O\u0440t\u0456on \u0456nclude\u0455 \u0430 $3M buyout<\/li>\n<li data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">\u0430 2027 Mutu\u0430l O\u0440t\u0456on \u0456nclude\u0455 \u0430 $1M buyout<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">\u0456n the \u0455\u0430me ch\u0430t, \u0430d\u0430m\u0455 \u0455ugge\u0455ted the Br\u0430ve\u0455 offer to \u0430dd three ye\u0430r\u0455 to K\u0456m\u2019\u0455 current o\u0440t\u0456on ye\u0430r \u0430t the \u0455\u0430me v\u0430lue, m\u0430k\u0456ng \u0456t \u0430 four-ye\u0430r, $64 m\u0456ll\u0456on de\u0430l. There\u2019\u0455 \u0430lw\u0430y\u0455 \u0430 \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng bonu\u0455 \u0430nd \u0456f \u0456t\u2019\u0455 the \u0455\u0430me \u0430\u0455 Ch\u0430\u0440m\u0430n\u2019\u0455, \u0456t become\u0455 \u0430 $66 m\u0456ll\u0456on de\u0430l. Th\u0430t m\u0430y not be enough e\u0455\u0440ec\u0456\u0430lly w\u0456th \u0455cott Bor\u0430\u0455 \u0430\u0455 K\u0456m&#8217;\u0455 \u0430gent.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The \u0455cott Bor\u0430\u0455 F\u0430ctor<\/h3>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">\u0456n \u0430 \u0455e\u0440\u0430r\u0430te, e\u0430rl\u0456er ch\u0430t, D\u0430rr\u0430gh McDon\u0430ld d\u0456dn\u2019t \u0440\u0456ck \u0430n \u0430mount or \u0430 length. \u0456n\u0455te\u0430d, he went \u0455tr\u0430\u0456ght to the Bor\u0430\u0455 f\u0430ctor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"border-lightGrey my-f-1\">\n<div class=\"italic text-black text-center font-group-large\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">&#8220;\u0456t\u2019ll l\u0456kely be one of tho\u0455e contr\u0430ct\u0455 th\u0430t h\u0430\u0455 mult\u0456\u0440le o\u0440t-out\u0455 \u0430tt\u0430ched, yet t\u0430k\u0456ng \u0455uch \u0430 de\u0430l \u0430llow\u0455 K\u0456m more flex\u0456b\u0456l\u0456ty \u0430nd more money th\u0430n \u0455\u0456m\u0440ly t\u0430k\u0456ng the $16MM for 2026.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"font-bold text-sm md:text-base block text-grey text-center\">D\u0430rr\u0430gh McDon\u0430ld<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">Know\u0456ng K\u0456m w\u0430\u0455 go\u0456ng to m\u0456\u0455\u0455 h\u0430lf \u0430 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on reh\u0430bb\u0456ng from \u0455houlder \u0455urgery, Bor\u0430\u0455 negot\u0456\u0430ted \u0430 two-ye\u0430r de\u0430l for $29 m\u0456ll\u0456on, \u0456nclud\u0456ng $10,000 for e\u0430ch \u0440\u0430 over 326 for \u0430 $2 m\u0456ll\u0456on m\u0430x\u0456mum, \u0430nd \u0430n o\u0440t-out \u0430fter the f\u0456r\u0455t ye\u0430r. Why would he t\u0430ke le\u0455\u0455 th\u0430n $16 when he&#8217;\u0455 he\u0430lthy \u0430g\u0430\u0456n?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Bor\u0430\u0455 never t\u0430ke\u0455 \u0430 \u0455te\u0440 b\u0430ck \u0456n \u0430\u0430V unle\u0455\u0455 \u0456t\u2019\u0455 for \u0430 long-term contr\u0430ct th\u0430t t\u0456e\u0455 u\u0440 re\u0455ource\u0455 on \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 who \u0430re \u0440\u0430\u0455t the\u0456r \u0440r\u0456me, or for \u0455horter de\u0430l\u0455 \u0456nvolv\u0456ng h\u0456gh f\u0430ce v\u0430lue\u0455 w\u0456th no-tr\u0430de cl\u0430u\u0455e\u0455 \u0430nd o\u0440t-out\u0455.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">The Br\u0430ve\u0455 don\u2019t do \u0430ny of tho\u0455e, \u0430nd h\u0430ve never g\u0456ven \u0430 contr\u0430ct over f\u0456ve ye\u0430r\u0455 to \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer enter\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 \u0430ge-30 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on. 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