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dwilson10
Kim is not only hurting himself, he is hurting the O’s. If he is not one of their best 25 players at the end of spring he should just go to AAA, get more AB’s and they probably make it back up to the majors within a month or so. Now the O’s have to carry a guy they most likely didn’t want to carry with them to start the season and send someone down who they wanted to start the season with them.
bross16
He has the right to do what he wants because they have him that contract in the first place. If he wants to be on the roster or back in Korea it’s his choice
steveletts
Nope. Orioles management is hurting the O’s. It was a contract they made with him -and now they have to abide by it.
CursedRangers
Agreed. This team is going to break every strikeout record out there. They might have 5 players with triple digit strikeout totals
jkim319
Agree… Why complain about a contract they agreed to? Hey waive him (try and get someone’s else to see value in $7mm over 2 years) … Dfa him (foot the bill and see who is willing to take a $520k gamble on him)… I guarantee you someone will pick him up (he won’t go back to Korea)
baseballrat
LOL!
drbnic
I agree 100%. Why the FO agree to that stipulation is beyond me. The Korean league is known to have weak pitching so to think Kim could jump straight to hitting major league pitching has to makes one wonder.
jaytibbs
If the O’s don’t want him on the major league team, then they should terminate his contract and pay him the money they would owe him, instead of trying to force him to go to the minors.
mrnatewalter
Luckily, he’s not paid a ridiculous amount of money.
@kylerobizzle
Kim should do what he thinks is best for him. And the Orioles should do what they think is best for them. There are reasons that both parties agree to these contracts and both parties should be expected to attempt to maximize their end.
jkim319
Yup… Sounds like 2 professionals each playing out the cards in front of them
friars1973
They may break every strikeout record but they also may break every home run record as well. They just don’t have pitching
Gogerty
CC beat out Nova for 5th spot? Wow that is one expensive back end of the rotation starter.
Ken M.
Imagine if he didn’t. That would be the most expensive bullpen in history. $25 for CC, $9M for Miller, $11M for Chapman. $45M for 3 lefties in the bullpen.
MB923
At one point, the Giants had not one but Two relievers making about $20 million Each in the pen (Zito and Lincecum)
MB923
Well that’s what happens when you’re in the late 30’s. Good chance Price, Lester, Greinke and all the other $25-$30 million+ starters will be backend starters in their final year(s)