Brave claims to be infielder ha-seong kim According to announcements from both clubs, the rays are exempted. Ken Rosenthal of the movement reported the request ahead of the official announcement. Atlanta has moved Austin Riley By the 60-day injury list, 40 people were opened. Riley was done in the season after the core surgery.
There was no report on Kim’s waiver before, but the Ray seemed to quietly take him there to try to sign a contract. Atlanta has an obligation, so Light will stand out from the deal. Tampa signed him in the winter for two years, $29mm deed. He made 13mm this year and had less than 2mm left to pay. The second year is the $16MM player option.
The deal comes after shoulder surgery completes his 2024 campaign, Kim is able to play at a normal level. Kim cut .250/.336/.385 with 106 WRC+ in the 2022-2024 season. He was stolen 72 bases in that field and scored strong results on second base, third base and shortstop defense. Fangraphs attributed him a 10.5 victory over the three years.
With the surgery, he is expected to start on the injury list from 2025, which weakens his market. Some people think he was heading towards a nine-digit trading trend before being injured. Instead, he chose a short-term exit structure. Ideally, it is very useful for both parties. If King had returned to his previous performance level, he could have worked as a shortstop job in Tampa and opted out. At that time, Ray could have given him a qualified offer and received compensation when he returned to the open market in search of a larger guarantee.
It didn’t work that way. Initially, he recovered from the IL in early July. Since then, he has returned to Illinois State University twice due to back problems. In the IL competition, he participated in 24 games and won the 0.214/.290/.321 line.
Given performance and injury absences, King has the potential to tend to trigger his player choice. That will put 16mm into next year’s Tampa book. It’s not a huge sum of money, and the Rays are hardly committed to clubs next year, but they’re also dealing with a lot of uncertainty.
They had to move to George Steinbrenner Field, often a minor league facility, as the hurricane wreak havoc on Tropicana Field. This move undoubtedly led to many unforeseen costs, and the income was probably less than usual. Work is still being done to prepare for Trop in 2026, and it is not clear how it works. On top of that, the franchise is being actively sold, and it is unclear what salary the new owners will offer to the front desk when they focus on building a new stadium.
It seems they would rather let Kim go and save some money than let him stay around and hope to get better next year. They are 5.5 games in the playoff position. They aren’t completely buried due to these big problems, but are likely happy to save the rest of the money. They will use the rest of the regular season to continue to provide representation for shortstops Carson Williams. He was promoted just a week before Kim’s recent IL job started. Williams has a lot of questions about his preference for strikeouts, but he clearly possesses strength and is considered a powerful defender.
However, Atlanta is in a very different situation. They usually run larger wages in the league. They enter 2025 and seem to hope to avoid holding a competitive balance tax. Back in February, Chairman Terry McGuirk said the club still had some seasonal action of powder drying.
This year has become a nightmare season for the club. Due to several injuries and PED suspension Jurickson Profarthey lag behind their competitors and will never recover. They currently have a record of 62-75 and are in the playoffs position at 11 games.
Alex Anthopoulos, president of baseball business, has been using this dry powder, trying to start working in the club’s 2026 comeback season. He obtained Tyler Kinley Rocky Mountains before the deadline, claim Jake Fraley Exempt red exemption. Kingley is priced at 3mm this year and has a 5mm club option next year. Fraley earned 3.125mm and will pass a 2026 arbitration raise, his last club-controlled season.
It is claimed that Kim Jong Il is a similar move, but the number is large. As mentioned earlier, gold made 13mm this year and will make 16mm next year. In theory, gold may get hot and opt out. This would make this claim meaningless, but in this case the club would only lose a little money. Presumably, they hope Kim will decide to trigger their choice and stay, so it seems they think that the price of 16mm next year is a good price for the bet.
It’s an interesting game for their midfielder, and MLBTR’s Steve Adams has recently looked at the situation in a front-end subscriber’s post. Atlanta has Nick Allen Shortstop this year. He is a strong defender, but essentially, he is the worst hitter in the Grand Slam. Of those who have at least 400 plates made this year, Allen’s 53 WRC+ is dead. Ke’Bryan Hayes It’s second on this list with 67 WRC+. On next year’s to-do list, getting another shortstop to hit the bench seems to be a key thing.
However, offseason choices won’t be great. Bo Bichette It is about to be a top free agent, but Atlanta hasn’t spent a lot of money on the free agent market lately. Under Anthopoulos, their maximum spending on the open market is 65mm Marcell Ozuna. As Bichette may move towards a trend in the 150-200mm range, it seems Atlanta isn’t what he likes the most. Trading people like this Trevor’s Story or Javier Báez It may be possible, but it is unclear whether their respective clubs will allow them to be available and will cause their own concerns.
Atlanta seems to no longer wait for offseason uncertainty, but rather just catch Kim Jong Il now. This adds 16mm to next year’s book, but they have some financial flexibility to open up. Ozuna and Raisel Iglesias They are all coming free agents. Each of them earns $16mm of 16mm this year, and assuming he doesn’t return to free agents, Kim will earn a salary next year.
Rosenthal noted that Kim is ready to leave IL. That means Atlanta can take advantage of the final weeks of the season to see him. It seems they hoped King looks good but decided to trigger his choice, thus addressing the shortstop issue for next season.
In addition to this claim, Light also declares right-handed Kevin Kelly Have been recalled and outfielder Richie Palacios Recover from the 60-day list of injuries. These are their two summoning moves in September, where Palacios took 40 men to Kim.
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