Kim Ha-Sung gets no qualifying offer from SD...will look to make a splash in free agency

Kim Ha-Sung gets no qualifying offer from SD...will look to make a splash in free agency

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The San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball have not made a qualifying offer to Kim Ha-Sung, who will be entering free agency.

A qualifying offer is a one-year contract offered to an impending free agent in Major League Baseball by their original team at the average salary of the top 125 highest paid players.

This season, the average salary of the top 125 players is $21.05 million, or about $289 million of our money.

This means that the San Diego team is willing to pay Kim less than 28.9 billion won for a one-year contract.

MLB.com released the names of the 13 players who received qualifying offers from their original clubs, 메이저사이트 with Kim as the main player who did not receive an offer.

Milwaukee's Willy Adames, one of the “biggest names at shortstop” in free agency, received a qualifying offer.

After declining to exercise his mutual option with San Diego and not receiving a qualifying offer, Ha-Sung Kim went straight to free agency.

While the lack of a qualifying offer has created the image of a player who is “hard to sign for an average of $21.05 million per year,” the team that signs him doesn't have to give up a rookie designation, which frees them from compensation issues.

After Adames, Kim was also the second shortstop to attract attention in free agency.

However, Kim injured his shoulder during a game against Colorado in August and had to undergo surgery, which is a disadvantage for a big contract.

There are many local speculations about Kim's future, including 'multi-year contract' or 'one-year contract and then free agency'.