He's just normal? Song Sung-moon posting, grim from the start. a cold local evaluation. Will it be more than 10 million dollars

Nov 23, 2025

He's just normal? Song Sung-moon posting, grim from the start. a cold local evaluation. Will it be more than 10 million dollars
The KBO League match between Kiwoom and SSG at Gocheok Dome in Seoul on the 30th. Kiwoom players, who finished this season after the game, greeted their fans. Kiwoom captain Song Sung-moon greets his fans. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.09.30/



Song Sung-moon, who posted in the Major League Baseball (MLB), seems to be in a dark cloud.

Song Sung-moon applied for posting on the 21st, full of expectations. KBO requested the MLB Secretariat to post on the same day. Song Sung-moon will freely negotiate contracts with 30 MLB clubs for 30 days from 8 a.m. on the 8th (US Eastern time).

However, it seems that the negotiations will not go smoothly. Basically, the local evaluation of Song Seong-moon is not very favorable. The main sentiment of the U.S. local evaluation of him is about 'Just an ordinary utility player'. There are definitely advantages, but they are not exceptional and have distinct characteristics. It is questionable whether cool-headed MLB clubs will open their wallets to players at this level.




The place that gave an objective and favorable evaluation is MLB.COM, the official major league page.

MLB.COM said on the 22nd that KBO star infielder Song Sung-moon jumped into the MLB free contract market as a posting, adding that Song Sung-moon has been one of the best infielders in the KBO league for the past two seasons. 'In 2022 and 2023, we had a low OPS of less than 0.700, but in 2025 we had an OPS of 0.917,' it said. He emphasized that Song Sung-moon is the highest-level infielder in the KBO league and that his skills have soared this year. This is a very favorable evaluation. In fact, Song Sung-moon played as the Kiwoom Heroes' main third baseman in the 2025 season and hit .315 (7th overall), 26 home runs (6th), 181 hits (2nd), and 25 steals (12th).

He's just normal? Song Sung-moon posting, grim from the start. a cold local evaluation. Will it be more than 10 million dollars
The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Kiwoom Heroes at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. Kiwoom Song Sung-moon is defending. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.14/
However, other media kept a cool attitude and detailed Song's strengths and weaknesses.




Global sports media The Athletic is a player who is already 29 years old on the 8th, before Song Sung-moon entered the posting in earnest, and is considered one level lower than existing Korean major leaguers such as Kim Ha-sung, Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Hye-sung. It is more suitable for utility players than main players, he noted.

It contains all the reasons why Song Seong-moon has to receive low evaluation. Age is the first obstacle. I will turn 30 next year. Kim Ha-sung Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Hye-sung, who knocked on the Major League door in their mid-20s, can never get a better evaluation. In fact, even during the Kiwoom period, he failed to surpass Kim Ha-sung, Lee Jung-hoo, and Kim Hye-sung.

He's just normal? Song Sung-moon posting, grim from the start. a cold local evaluation. Will it be more than 10 million dollars
A game between Kiwoom and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 20th, and Kiwoom Song Sung-moon, with two outs and third base, hits an RBI timely hit in the top of the sixth inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.09.20/
If you take a good look at the records, it's definitely somewhere clumsy. It's not enough to say it's a 'bad performance' but it wasn't at the level that definitely overwhelmed the KBO League. The same goes for defense. It can cover the first, second, and third bases, but the shortstop is unable to digest it.




In the Major League, corner infielders (1st and 3rd bases) should have strong offense, but they are not aggressive enough to bring Song Seong-moon. MLB Trade Rumors said on the 21st that Song Sung-moon had a 14.9% strikeout rate in the KBO League. Although it is an excellent figure by MLB standards, the KBO League has a low average speed of pitchers and batters also make a lot of in-play balls. Here, it was a little better than average,' he said, referring to the possibility that Song Sung-moon's stat would not work in MLB. In particular, he pointed out the inability to play shortstop in the defense sector as a weakness. It is pointed out that it is not a true utility.

The fan graph also added, "'Song Sung-moon has defense and baserunning ability at third base', but there are big questions about his hitting ability. It is difficult to respond to strikes targeting the zone because it is vulnerable to inducements outside the strike zone, especially because it has an uphill swing trajectory. In short, it means a batter with too many weaknesses.

He's just normal? Song Sung-moon posting, grim from the start. a cold local evaluation. Will it be more than 10 million dollars
The Korean national baseball team held training at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 4th. Song Sung-moon is warming up. Gocheok = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.11.04/
In terms of power, doubts are growing over whether Song Sung-moon will be able to make a 95-mile-plus fastball with a long shot. During the KBO League's nine-year career season, double-digit home runs were only three seasons (2022-13 home runs, 2024-19 home runs, 2025-26 home runs), so there is a great sense of disparity to be called a power heater.

As a result, it is unlikely that many clubs will rush to Song Sung-moon, who has this level. Even if they contact each other, the big contract is already wrong. Maybe even 10 million dollars in total is impossible. Attention is focusing on whether Song Sung-moon will be able to make a big deal through a cold evaluation.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.