Korean pitcher Kwang-Hyun Kim to be posted

[ace3113]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/10/left-hander-kwang-hyun-kim-to-be-posted.html

 

Kim, 26, posted a 3.42 ERA over 28 starts this season, finishing in the top five in ERA, wins and strikeouts amongst the league’s pitchers. It was a rebound year for Kim, who went through some injury issues from 2011-13 following an impressive start to his KBO career, as he was named the league’s MVP in 2008. The southpaw pitched for South Korea in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and fared poorly, allowing nine runs in only 3 1/3 innings of work.

 

http://globalsportingintegration.com/international-fa-kwang-hyun-kim-kbo/

 

Scouting Report

 

Kim’s fastball velocity generally sits between 88-91 mph, but is often erratic, and varies between 86-95 mph. As a tall overhanded southpaw, he has a high release point, which adds more velocity to his fastball. Kim is also famous for his dynamic pitching style with a high kick before his windup. His best pitch is his slider, which has both vertical and horizontal movements. One of his big weaknesses however, is his lack of control. Throughout his KBO career, he has allowed 4.1 base-on-balls per 9 innings pitched.

 

One Major League spoke of Kim, “He has big league stuff. Definitely a big league slider. But due to his control issues, throwing less than 50% of his pitches in the strike zone, I see his best fit as a major league matchup guy against left handed hitters. His K/BB ratio vs. left handed hitters is 3/1 as opposed to 1.2/1 against right handed hitters. Although he has the most amount of wins since 2010, his stuff has been how it’s been the past few years. BB/9, K/9, HR/9 are all about the same. Also injury history and command are a big red flag.”

 

He went on to say, “Kim’s raw stuff is electric. If he were a raw prospect with low mileage, he would be the best prospect in Asia. But he has injury history and he isn’t 21 years old. He can make big money by staying in Asia.”

[jays4life19]

Pass.

[TDotttt2005]

Buy tickets for when the Red Sox or Yankees come to town if you'd like to see him.

[KingKat]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/10/left-hander-kwang-hyun-kim-to-be-posted.html

 

 

 

http://globalsportingintegration.com/international-fa-kwang-hyun-kim-kbo/

 

Seems like the kind of guy who might do a lot of damage in the short term, similar to the way Hideo Nomo and Dontrelle Willis dominated briefly with funky deliveries. If the terms are right (i.e. brief and reasonable), I'd love to rope him up.

[Angrioter]

Asian RickyRo

[Atothe]

Depending on the price take a look

[RealAccountant]

is it Gwang or Kwang

[dalmatinac]

Who gives a crap

[LongTimeReader]

Kim’s fastball velocity generally sits between 88-91 mph

 

 

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