Report: SF Giants “Most Interested” in Ha-Seong Kim
November 8, 2024
Report: SF Giants “Most Interested” in Ha-Seong Kim
Reports are out that the Giants are the team that is “most interested” in IF Ha-Seong Kim. Breaking down his fit and is he inevitable?
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Thanks for my morning commute video 😎
I was never high on Severino but he does induce a lot of ground balls decent age at 30 nice mid tier not too expensive depth piece to me. Still want an ace though. I’ve accepted the Kim thing. Him and Fitz hopefully can swipe 30 bags each. Kim makes sense if they add slug elsewhere. Us Giants fans have been deprived of this since you know who. Just wild.
I think that Kim will be the end result for the Giants. Less than perfect for sure, but he can play sort or second and is a good friend of Lee as well. I like his speed too….he stole 38 bases in 2023. Still hope for a couple of big name splashes, but don't have a ton of confidence in that happening.
Thanks Cody great video. HSK would be a nice asset to add to the roster. I’m hoping we get him and Adames. We need pop in the middle of the lineup. They both would be perfect fits for the Giants.
Thanks again Cody👍
Good video.
I'm guessing between lee and no draft picks will weigh in
Wonder of they might try to get both kim and adames. That would Sry ss and 2nd. Then use Fitzgerald at super utility
So, the team that is desperate for offense is going after the career .242 who averages 50 RBI's a season… It's like Farhan Zaidi never left, we just collect up players who can't hit and then wonder why we leave 8+ runners on base every game and fail to score 3 runs in 1/2 the games… STUPIDEST MOVE THEY COULD MAKE AT SHORT, HE CAN'T FUCKIN HIT. We already signed Chapman and he can't hit either. What we got out of Mat Chapman last year was one of the best offensive seasons he's ever had… PLAYERS DO NOT REPEAT CAREER YEARS AND 2024 WAS A CAREER YEAR FOR MATT CHAPMAN. His offensive production will drop down to .230 with 55 RBI and 17 home runs… which is what he usually does… and Ha-Seong Kim is exactly the same, defensively BRILLIANT, offensively trash. The team is in desperate need of offense, and they are going after ANOTHER defensive specialist who CAN'T FUCKIN HIT. This is like all the people saying the giants don't need to make any moves, they need to bring back everyone cuz Robby Ray and Jung-hoo Lee will fix everything… IF WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOIN HASN'T BEEN WORKING YOU NEED TO STOP DOIN IT.
The goddamn Giants tried the Zaidi way, the statistics way, FOR 6 FUKIN YEARS, and it doesn't work. He brought in player after player with above avg WAR, and above avg OPS, and above avg exit velocity and, and, and IT DIDNT FUCKIN WORK, THE GIANTS WERE TERRIBLE. Anyone who thinks that this team will get better if they keep on doing exactly what they were doing when Zaidi was here is a moron. Ignoring BA and RISP and RBI's IS REALLY FUCKIN STUPID, The giants did that for years with Zaidi and it didn't work did it. Ha-Seong Kim is a Mike Yastremski, he is a good fielder who can't hit, and that is the last thing this team needs, we already have Chapman and Yas, we don't need another one.
If you had to pick just one would it be Kim or WA?
Dream offseason in the infield would be Kim 2B & Adames SS…..Miracle Dream: also add Alonso 1B
This signing will have more to do with Lee than with mini Farhan. And I have little to zero confidence in signing anyone better than mediocre
My feeling is if you sign Kim it WILL effect the chances of getting Adamis. Willie will feel that I'd he goes in g o a mild slump, Melvin will quickly go to his guy from sd
Schmitt and Doval would be a very attractive trade package for teams chasing a closer.
Great video.
They should 100% get BOTH Kim and Adames. Pass on Soto.. don’t even offer him a contract. Immediately go after Kim and Adames. That locks up 2nd and Short with incredible defense, and both guys extremely help with the hitting lineup, and they add base stealing which is badly needed.
Then trade for Luis Robert. Or sign Santander. Just adding those 3, Kim-Adames- and an outfielder, would be a perfect off-season for the Giants. Pass on Soto, go after those 3 hard.
I'm okay with Kim, he impressed me two years ago. Perfect world would have someone who hit more but Kim is still early in his career and may improve. Kim and Lee being together may be a plus too. We could still use a couple of more bats and hopefully one is Santander.
I would’ve signed Willy Adames but HSK ain’t bad either
He would be a great addition. But like you said, we need MORE. No reason to not still go after a big infield bat.
Sign Kim, Snell, Burnes and Alsonso. Trade Ray, Taylor Rodgers, and Yaz for anything. Trade for Louis Robert for Dovall, Luciano, Fitzgerald and matos if needed. Play Robert in LF, Kim at SS and Schmidt at 2B. Schmidt also back up for 3B. Utility Brett Wisely. Sell Fitzgerald high.
I’m OK with it. It’s looking like Willie Adamis is LA or NY on an overpay
I wonder if having Kim and Lee would make the Giants South Korea's favorite team, like how the Dodgers are Japan's team(obviously to a much lesser extent) and that would give the Giants an advantage when more KBO players are posted in the future.
He was only hitting 227 when he went down with injury. As a Padres fan, I am not sad to see him go. Great defender, not a very good hitter.
I’m not crazy about him. I feel like he’s a 2.0 version of Estrada? Thoughts? Plus the shoulder injury 😮 I don’t know man Good show
So giants accumulating a B team of Koreans . While dodgers accumulating an A team of Japaneses. Okay okay .
24 comments
Thanks for my morning commute video 😎
I was never high on Severino but he does induce a lot of ground balls decent age at 30 nice mid tier not too expensive depth piece to me. Still want an ace though. I’ve accepted the Kim thing. Him and Fitz hopefully can swipe 30 bags each. Kim makes sense if they add slug elsewhere. Us Giants fans have been deprived of this since you know who. Just wild.
I think that Kim will be the end result for the Giants. Less than perfect for sure, but he can play sort or second and is a good friend of Lee as well. I like his speed too….he stole 38 bases in 2023. Still hope for a couple of big name splashes, but don't have a ton of confidence in that happening.
Thanks Cody great video. HSK would be a nice asset to add to the roster. I’m hoping we get him and Adames. We need pop in the middle of the lineup. They both would be perfect fits for the Giants.
Thanks again Cody👍
Good video.
I'm guessing between lee and no draft picks will weigh in
Wonder of they might try to get both kim and adames. That would Sry ss and 2nd. Then use Fitzgerald at super utility
So, the team that is desperate for offense is going after the career .242 who averages 50 RBI's a season… It's like Farhan Zaidi never left, we just collect up players who can't hit and then wonder why we leave 8+ runners on base every game and fail to score 3 runs in 1/2 the games… STUPIDEST MOVE THEY COULD MAKE AT SHORT, HE CAN'T FUCKIN HIT. We already signed Chapman and he can't hit either. What we got out of Mat Chapman last year was one of the best offensive seasons he's ever had… PLAYERS DO NOT REPEAT CAREER YEARS AND 2024 WAS A CAREER YEAR FOR MATT CHAPMAN. His offensive production will drop down to .230 with 55 RBI and 17 home runs… which is what he usually does… and Ha-Seong Kim is exactly the same, defensively BRILLIANT, offensively trash. The team is in desperate need of offense, and they are going after ANOTHER defensive specialist who CAN'T FUCKIN HIT. This is like all the people saying the giants don't need to make any moves, they need to bring back everyone cuz Robby Ray and Jung-hoo Lee will fix everything… IF WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOIN HASN'T BEEN WORKING YOU NEED TO STOP DOIN IT.
The goddamn Giants tried the Zaidi way, the statistics way, FOR 6 FUKIN YEARS, and it doesn't work. He brought in player after player with above avg WAR, and above avg OPS, and above avg exit velocity and, and, and IT DIDNT FUCKIN WORK, THE GIANTS WERE TERRIBLE. Anyone who thinks that this team will get better if they keep on doing exactly what they were doing when Zaidi was here is a moron. Ignoring BA and RISP and RBI's IS REALLY FUCKIN STUPID, The giants did that for years with Zaidi and it didn't work did it. Ha-Seong Kim is a Mike Yastremski, he is a good fielder who can't hit, and that is the last thing this team needs, we already have Chapman and Yas, we don't need another one.
If you had to pick just one would it be Kim or WA?
Dream offseason in the infield would be Kim 2B & Adames SS…..Miracle Dream: also add Alonso 1B
This signing will have more to do with Lee than with mini Farhan. And I have little to zero confidence in signing anyone better than mediocre
My feeling is if you sign Kim it WILL effect the chances of getting Adamis. Willie will feel that I'd he goes in g o a mild slump, Melvin will quickly go to his guy from sd
Schmitt and Doval would be a very attractive trade package for teams chasing a closer.
Great video.
They should 100% get BOTH Kim and Adames. Pass on Soto.. don’t even offer him a contract. Immediately go after Kim and Adames. That locks up 2nd and Short with incredible defense, and both guys extremely help with the hitting lineup, and they add base stealing which is badly needed.
Then trade for Luis Robert. Or sign Santander. Just adding those 3, Kim-Adames- and an outfielder, would be a perfect off-season for the Giants. Pass on Soto, go after those 3 hard.
I'm okay with Kim, he impressed me two years ago. Perfect world would have someone who hit more but Kim is still early in his career and may improve. Kim and Lee being together may be a plus too. We could still use a couple of more bats and hopefully one is Santander.
I would’ve signed Willy Adames but HSK ain’t bad either
He would be a great addition. But like you said, we need MORE. No reason to not still go after a big infield bat.
Sign Kim, Snell, Burnes and Alsonso. Trade Ray, Taylor Rodgers, and Yaz for anything. Trade for Louis Robert for Dovall, Luciano, Fitzgerald and matos if needed. Play Robert in LF, Kim at SS and Schmidt at 2B. Schmidt also back up for 3B. Utility Brett Wisely. Sell Fitzgerald high.
I’m OK with it. It’s looking like Willie Adamis is LA or NY on an overpay
I wonder if having Kim and Lee would make the Giants South Korea's favorite team, like how the Dodgers are Japan's team(obviously to a much lesser extent) and that would give the Giants an advantage when more KBO players are posted in the future.
He was only hitting 227 when he went down with injury. As a Padres fan, I am not sad to see him go. Great defender, not a very good hitter.
I’m not crazy about him. I feel like he’s a 2.0 version of Estrada? Thoughts? Plus the shoulder injury 😮
I don’t know man
Good show
So giants accumulating a B team of Koreans . While dodgers accumulating an A team of Japaneses. Okay okay .