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The Original Drew
Please tell me he is related to Byung-Hyun Kim.
JacobyWanKenobi
One can only hope!
Jake L
Unfortunately 21% of Koreans have Kim as their surname…
Maclunkey
I am waiting for Ohtani or Maeda from Japan. Both can have succes in MLB
Matt Piece
Sounds like he’d fit in nicely with the Rockies.
bdpecore
My guess is his overall cost will be in the same range as Nori Aoki cost the Brewers ($2.5M posting fee and 2 year/$2.5M deal with a team option. Wouldn’t be a bad pick up for a small market team looking to add some rotation depth..
rouscher
Phillies? Wouldn’t be a bad investment on a 3 year deal to replace Kendrick.
John Cate
Can’t really read anything into those stats. The KBO is about high-A level and it’s full of bandbox parks, so playing there is about like playing in the California League. A 3.42 ERA is actually pretty good for those conditions, but the big question is whether or not his stuff can translate to the major leagues. Kim will make or break some scout’s reputation.
Kadoc
KBO is definitely better than high-A level (why so many AAA pitchers fail there?), I don’t know where you got that. To the best of my knowledge, parks are not smaller than Japanese ones. But concerning Kim Kwang-hyun, I’m not sure many teams will be interested in him as a starter, considering his control problems (he has a 4+ career BB/9, even topped 5 at least once I think)
Scott Berlin
He’d probably end up being a number 5 starter or a lefty option out the bullpen. He’s somewhat young but he’s only thrown close to 200 innings once and he has an average K’rate.
LittleOtterPaws
I hope he doesn’t throw submarine, because then I would be suspicious of BK trying to sneak back into the league.
Sung Woo Chung
This guy used to be the best pitcher in Korea along with Ryu who’s now pitching for the Dodgers. Unfortunately Kim’s injuries bothered him greatly for past 2-3 yrs. They are saying he finally turned it around this year.