One day after the execution of an agreement for the acquisition of Tampa Bay Rays, as Blake Snell, on Monday, San Diego Padres, has agreed to the terms of a contract for four years and $ 25 million along with Korean shortstop star Ha-Seong Kim, famed San Diego Union-Tribune journalist Kevin Acee reported the amount of the deal.
In this way, Kim will earn an average of $ 6.25 million per season from 2021 to 2024, which is not bad for the Korean phenomenon who will debut in MLB playing in the Western Division of the National League in a more favorable park for pitchers like him. Petco Park.
Now it is necessary for Kim to fight back that money and not be a fraud, as has already happened with the Korean elements that did not coagulate in the major leagues. Ha-Seong joins four countrymen who are in the major leagues today:
First left-hander, Ji-man Choi, with Tampa Bay Rays, outfield Shin-soo Choo with Texas Rangers, pitcher Kwang-hyun Kim with St. Louis Cardinals and Hyun-jin Ryu with Toronto Blue Jays.