Ha-Seong Kim

28-Year-Old Second Baseman2B

San Diego Padres

2024 Stats

AVG

.227

RBI

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

Some saw Kim having a good year for a loaded San Diego lineup but we are not aware of anyone who projected him to be the third-best fantasy batter on the team over the course of the full season. Kim set a professional career-best with his 38 steals and also surfaced the power and run-scoring abilities the marketplace hoped for from him in 2022. He has increased his ability to accept walks in each of his three seasons with San Diego and his batting average has improved in kind. His batting average has room for improvement, and it must come from him improving his outputs against righties as he has been a below-average producer against righties (95 wRC+ last season) while excelling against southpaws (148 wRC+ last season.) The triple position eligibility is going to further push up his draft day price for fantasy managers whereas he was one of the more incredible fantasy bargains this time last year. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#82

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Overall

Dynasty

League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'9"

Weight 168

DOB 10/17/1995

Born Bucheon, South Korea

College None

Drafted 2020 SD

Another productive day

2BSan Diego Padres

April 16, 2024

Kim went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run during Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Brewers.

ANALYSIS
Kim swatted a three-run home run off Wade Miley in the first inning, plating Fernando Tatis and Jurickson Profar as part of Kim's second three-RBI game of the season. Over his last nine games, Kim is batting .258 with a pair of home runs, eight RBI and seven runs scored.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+21%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+16%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+31%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+12%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.834	397	45	11	49	17	.284	.374	.460
Since 2022vs Right	.688	901	109	20	82	37	.241	.323	.365
2024vs Left	.873	18	1	1	3	1	.231	.412	.462
2024vs Right	.755	72	11	2	9	3	.226	.319	.435
2023vs Left	.896	191	25	8	28	11	.302	.376	.521
2023vs Right	.682	435	59	9	32	27	.241	.340	.341
2022vs Left	.765	188	19	2	18	5	.270	.369	.396
2022vs Right	.681	394	39	9	41	7	.243	.304	.377
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+7%

OPS on Road

2024

+19%

OPS at Home

2023

+5%

OPS on Road

2022

+14%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.706	632	69	14	51	23	.248	.332	.373
Since 2022Away	.758	666	85	17	80	31	.260	.344	.414
2024Home	.841	44	7	1	5	3	.275	.341	.500
2024Away	.705	46	5	2	7	1	.171	.333	.371
2023Home	.730	301	39	8	27	13	.257	.338	.392
2023Away	.766	325	45	9	33	25	.264	.363	.403
2022Home	.659	287	23	5	19	7	.234	.325	.333
2022Away	.754	295	35	6	40	5	.268	.324	.430
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Stat Review

How does Ha-Seong Kim compare to other hitters?

This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

0.93

BB Rate

14.4%

K Rate

15.6%

BABIP

.237

ISO

.213

AVG

.227

OBP

.337

SLG

.440

OPS

.777

wOBA

.329

Exit Velocity

86.8 mph

Hard Hit Rate

12.7%

Barrels/PA

5.6%

Expected BA

.237

Expected SLG

.360

Sprint Speed

Ground Ball %

35.5%

Line Drive %

19.4%

Fly Ball %

45.2%

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Latest Fantasy Rumors

Generating trade interest

2BSan Diego Padres

February 13, 2024

Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports the Padres have received "strong interest" in Kim on the trade market.

ANALYSIS
The Friars have reportedly been dangling Kim in trade talks, and there's no surprise he's a popular target after posting a .749 OPS with 15 defensive runs saved between second base, shortstop and third base last year. The 28-year-old is making just $8 million in the final guaranteed year of his contract in 2024, and San Diego will leverage that affordable figure as much as possible in a potential trade return.

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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After looking overmatched the previous season, Kim settled in as the Padres regular shortstop, posting a 105 wRC+ while playing excellent defense. His biggest strides came against curveballs and sliders. In his rookie season, Kim fanned at a 35% clip against breaking pitches, but last season he lowered it to 17%. Kim fanned at a 19% rate both years facing fastballs. He doesn't hit the ball hard, but Kim puts it in play with a pull approach allowing him to take advantage of the shorter distances down the left field line in Petco Park. Kim was successful on 12 of 14 stolen base attempts. He's a candidate to run more as he further acclimated to MLB pitching. It's unclear where Kim will play, as the Padres have some moving parts, including the return of Fernando Tatis, who may move off shortstop. If Kim is a regular, he's mixed-league worthy, but be ready if he doesn't play as much as last season.

After a career of impressive numbers in the KBO, Kim struggled to adjust to the quality of major-league pitching as he hit .160 off non-fastballs and just .230 off the hard stuff. Breaking balls were particularly troublesome for him as he saw them 30% of the time and hit .159/.178/.341 off that pitch classification. His defensive prowess was his saving grace last season. Kim showed the ability to play three positions and was even 6-for-7 in his steal attempts when he did manage to reach base. He is a bottom-of-the-order hitter in his current form, and it will be interesting to see how he and the league adjust to pitchers no longer hitting as Kim was particularly bad hitting in front of pitchers last season (.177/.241/.317). Whereas his value was inflated last season, he is more properly priced in drafts this season.

Kim is something of a rarity as a player coming over from Asia in his mid-20s. The 25-year-old was a star in the KBO, hitting .281 or better in six straight seasons while averaging 26 homers and 26 steals. This past year was his best yet, as he hit a career-high 30 HR while slashing .306/.397/.523 and stealing 23 bases. He also demonstrated excellent control of the strike zone, walking more than he struck out. Showing such a well-rounded skill set while primarily playing shortstop indicates he's definitely ready to make the jump, though there are questions that come with the step up in competition. He's likely a fringy defender at best at shortstop at the MLB level, and he won't be asked to play that position much after signing with the Padres. Kim should close to play every day between second, third and the outfield, and the major-league equivalencies paint him as a solid cross-category asset.

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Swats second homer Friday

2BSan Diego Padres

April 13, 2024

Kim went 1-for-5 with a solo home run against the Dodgers in Friday's 8-7 extra-innings victory.