Ha-Seong Kim
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Oct 19, 2026
Jared CarrabisHOST
Oh, yeah.
Justin HavensHOST
Ha-Seong Kim homered.
Justin HavensHOST
Junior Caminero homered.
Jared CarrabisHOST
Hmm.
Lindsay CrosbyHOST
So I really don't think that you need to give him a qualifying offer.
Lindsay CrosbyHOST
And I mean, the money would wash, right? You'd be not paying Ha Seong Kim, you'd be paying Dubón.
Lindsay CrosbyHOST
I just don't think you need to go that high.
Lindsay CrosbyHOST
I do think when people say, "Oh yeah, give him two for 15," I don't think that's gonna happen.
Lindsay CrosbyHOST
I don't think people realize how bad it is.
Lindsay CrosbyHOST
It's a basic supply and demand situation here.
Lindsay CrosbyHOST
There are teams that need shortstops, and your options in free agency are Mauricio Dubón, Ha Seong Kim, and J.P. Crawford.
Lindsay CrosbyHOST
And J.P. Crawford was so good at shortstop that they moved him off the position for a rookie.
Brad RowlandHOST
Which again, was the idea this season.
Brad RowlandHOST
It didn't happen 'cause Ha-Seong Kim got hurt right away, and then as we'll talk about in a second, was terrible when he came back.
Brad RowlandHOST
But the idea of Ha-Seong Kim was that he was gonna be the shortstop.
Brad RowlandHOST
Before the injury, go back 10 months ago, he was the shortstop and Dubón was the utility man.
Brad RowlandHOST
You...
Jake MastroianniHOST
states.So we looked at the good for Alex Anthopoulos this past off-season.
Jake MastroianniHOST
Let's take a look at the bad, and right here you gotta start with Ha-Seong Kim.
Jake MastroianniHOST
Signed for one year, $20 million.
Jake MastroianniHOST
He played in 51 games, just 129 at bats, hit 116, 219 on base, a 140 slug.
Jake MastroianniHOST
He had two extra base hits this year.
Jake MastroianniHOST
Obviously no home runs, 11 runs scored, nine runs driven in, 16 walks with 38 strikeouts, two stolen bases.
Jake MastroianniHOST
Of players who had at least 100 plate appearances this year, Ha-Seong Kim ranked dead last with a WRC+ of seven.
Jake MastroianniHOST
He was statistically the worst offensive player in baseball this year.
Adam HoweHOST
Right now, leading the shortstop options, from what I can tell, is maybe J.P. Crawford.
Adam HoweHOST
You have Haseong Kim, Marcio Dubon, and then Orlando Arcea.
Adam HoweHOST
How do the
Kevin HastingHOST
Braves not bring Dubon back?
Shawn ColemanHOST
You know, one thing that he mentioned that kind of, you know, was eye-opening to me, he mentioned a few times when he, you know, acknowledged that the on-base numbers for 26 were not that good.
Shawn ColemanHOST
He mentioned a few times that, "Hey, but in the second half of 25, we were top five." Well, what was a big reason for that? It was external additions that you added th- uh, that you added in 25 in Ha Seong, Kim, and, um, Jurickson Profar that you didn't have in 26.
Shawn ColemanHOST
So I did, one thing I did come away from is that I think Alex truly understands, hey, the product that we have right now, yeah, it's good, it's got a good basis, but there's a lot of things that need to be improved, and you can't just sit by and run it back with moves on the margins.
Stephen TolbertHOST
Yeah.
Stephen TolbertHOST
He, he, he signed all of these contracts.
Stephen TolbertHOST
He signed all these free agents.
Stephen TolbertHOST
He traded the players he traded, didn't trade, like, so he's not going to just come on and say like, you know, "Yeah, the, the Ha Seong Kim signing sucked." Like, he's not gonna say that.
Stephen TolbertHOST
He can, he'll kind of dance around it.
Matt ChernoffHOST
So the Braves have an estimated payroll of 259 million according to FanGraphs, with a total luxury tax payroll sitting between 256 and 257 million.
Matt ChernoffHOST
Now, that number will change if you look into the 2027 roster, which you can start lopping off some contracts because we know Raisel Iglesias' deal is up, Ha-Seong Kim's deal is up, not to mention a handful of others.
Matt ChernoffHOST
So the active payroll would be projected at about 218.5 million, with a total projected number scaling closer to 240 and a $225 million luxury tax.
Matt ChernoffHOST
So is it going to be active payroll that is directly affected by a salary cap, or is it gonna be a luxury tax number that's set? I...
ErinGUEST
That's one of my favorite memories from 2026 is everyone had a moment this season that we're all going to remember.
ErinGUEST
You know, Dom, Austin in the postseason, Dom's grand slam at the beginning of the year, Ha-Seong Kim with the walk-off on the Dodgers at Truist.
ErinGUEST
You know, everybody had a moment like that, and I think that paired with finally beating the Phillies in a postseason series made this season a success, among other things.
Ken AndersonHOST
Yeah, I agree too.
Adam HoweHOST
Right now, leading the shortstop options, from what I can tell, is maybe J.P. Crawford.
Adam HoweHOST
You have Haseong Kim, Marcio Dubon, and then Orlando Garcia.
Adam HoweHOST
How do
Kevin HastingHOST
the Braves not bring Dubon back?
Matt ChernoffHOST
So the Braves have an estimated payroll of 259 million according to FanGraphs, with a total luxury tax payroll sitting between 256 and 257 million.
Matt ChernoffHOST
Now, that number will change if you look into the 2027 roster, which you can start lopping off some contracts because we know Raisel Iglesias' deal is up, Ha-Seong Kim's deal is up, not to mention a handful of others.
Matt ChernoffHOST
So the active payroll would be projected at about 218.5 million, with a total projected number scaling closer to 240 and a $225 million luxury tax.
Matt ChernoffHOST
So is it going to be active payroll that is directly affected by a salary cap, or is it gonna be a luxury tax number that's set? I...
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