Left-hander Kwang-Hyun Kim To Be Posted
SK Wyverns of the Korean Baseball Organization have announced that they will post left-hander Kwang-Hyun Kim this offseason, according to a report from the Yonhap news agency (tip of the cap to Dan...
View ArticleKorean Pitcher Kwang-hyun Kim Posted Today
Korean lefty Kwang-hyun Kim was posted today by his KBO club, SK Wyverns, according to Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com (via Twitter). The posting was expected, though its timing was unknown. Since Kim is...
View ArticleInternational Notes: Baldoquin, Kim, Kang
It’s tough to know what to make of Cuban shortstop Roberto Baldoquin, who recently agreed to terms with the Angels, Ben Badler of Baseball America writes (subscription-only). Baldoquin didn’t hit well...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Hahn, Street, Kim, Breslow, Mets
White Sox GM Rick Hahn expects his team to mentioned in a flood of trade rumors this offseason, though he doesn’t mind since this winter, some of them will be true. “We aren’t going to be precluded...
View ArticlePadres Notes: Pitching, Kim, Quentin
Here’s the latest from San Diego… The Padres are listening to trade offers for Ian Kennedy, Andrew Cashner and Tyson Ross, FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reports (Twitter links). The team would look for...
View ArticleSK Wyverns Accept Padres’ Bid For Kwang-Hyun Kim
DECEMBER 10, 6:16am: The Padres met with Kim’s agent yesterday, MLB.com’s Corey Brock tweets. Kim has already taken a physical, and as their 30-day negotiating window prepares to close, the Padres hope...
View ArticleNL West Notes: Kemp, Kim, Giants, Arruebarrena
Before dealing Matt Kemp to one division rival, they were in deep talks with another about a deal, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today (via Twitter). The Diamondbacks rejected L.A.’s request for center...
View ArticlePadres Don’t Reach Agreement With Kwang-Hyun Kim
The Padres and left-hander Kwang-Hyun Kim were unable to reach agreement on a contract by today’s deadline of 4pm CT, according to a tweet from the Global Sporting Information firm. The Padres will be...
View ArticleMLB Trade Rumors Podcast: Episode 11
This week on the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast, Ryan Sadowski of Global Sporting Integration joins host Jeff Todd to offer his insight on the Korea Baseball Organization, powerful infielder Jung-ho Kang,...
View ArticleInternational Notes: Otani, KBO, Bass, Wieland
Though Japanese star Shohei Otani is generating a lot of discussion in MLB circles after his incredible two-way campaign in the NPB, he’s not a realistic candidate to come over this winter, as J.J....
View ArticleQuick Hits: Red Sox, Bloom, KBO, Kim, Reds
With the offseason now firmly underway, let’s survey the baseball landscape with a few brief Saturday notes… For Red Sox fans eager to gain an inkling as to how their team’s front office might behave...
View ArticleLatest On Kwang-hyun Kim
KBO left-hander Kwang-hyun Kim is expected to be posted by his parent club, the SK Wyverns, this offseason, and early indications are that he’ll be something of a hot commodity. Several MLB scouts are...
View ArticlePadres Likely To Pursue Kwang-Hyun Kim
The Padres are planning to take another run at signing lefty Kwang-Hyun Kim now that he’s been posted by the SK Wyverns of the Korea Baseball Organization, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune...
View ArticleSK Wyverns Posts Lefty Kwang-hyun Kim
TODAY: Kim’s official posting period begins tomorrow morning and ends at 4pm CT on January 5, as per Yoo’s latest report. The delay in Kim’s posting was due to some extra medical documentation that...
View ArticleFree Agent Notes: Akiyama, Hill, Romo, Kim, Rojas
Notes on some prominent names on the open market… We heard earlier today about Shogo Akiyama’s camp meeting with the Cubs and Diamondbacks, and 670 The Score’s Bruce Levine (Twitter link) adds that...
View ArticleCardinals Interested In Kwang-hyun Kim
9:59pm: The Cardinals are working to get a deal done, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. 9:10pm: The Cardinals appear to be seriously considering a deal with left-hander Kwang-hyun Kim. He’s currently...
View ArticleCardinals Sign Kwang-hyun Kim
3:57pm: The Cards have introduced Kim. It’s a two-year, $8MM deal, Goold tweets. Kim can also achieve up to $1.5MM in incentives in each year of the contract, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today (via...
View ArticleNL Central Notes: Pirates, Reynolds, Newman, Cardinals, Goldschmidt, Flaherty
The Pirates are more likely than not to land outside the playoff picture in 2020, but they’ve not given up the notion of wreaking some havoc on the NL Central this year. To do so, however, Bryan...
View ArticleNL Notes: Crawford, Kim, Mikolas, Cecil, Johnson
Brandon Crawford gave the San Francisco Chronicle’s John Shea a rundown of his daily routine, as the Giants shortstop is busy balancing his time with his wife and four young children alongside workouts...
View ArticleCards Set Roles For Kwang Hyun Kim, Carlos Martinez
The Cardinals have settled upon some pitching roles for the outset of the season, as Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch was among those to cover on Twitter. Newly inked southpaw Kwang-Hyun...
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