SS aristocrat Kim Ha-sung beat the batting king + the catcher with 20 home runs for the third consecutive year! → Media FA Top Rank

Dec 01, 2025

SS aristocrat Kim Ha-sung beat the batting king the catcher with 20 home runs for the third consecutive year! → Media FA Top Rank
Kim Ha-sung properly enjoyed 'strikes premium'.

US media USA Today ranked the remaining 20 batters in the Major League FA market on the 1st (Korea time). Kim Ha-sung ranked eighth overall. He is ranked higher than Luis Aras, the batting champion, and catcher J.T. Realmuto, who hits 20 home runs for the third consecutive year.AP Yonhap News



Kim Ha-sung properly enjoyed the 'striker premium'.

USA Today ranked the remaining 20 batters in the Major League FA market on the 1st (Korea time). Kim Ha-sung ranked eighth overall. He is ranked higher than Luis Aras, the batting champion, and catcher J.T. Realmuto, who hits 20 home runs for the third consecutive year.

Kim Ha-sung started amid concerns that he will have to wait and see his recovery from his shoulder injury in the 2025 season. Signed a 1+1 year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. The performance was minimal. It was traded to Atlanta in the middle of the season. After that, he completely played shortstop and completely changed his evaluation. Atlanta gave him the main shortstop position. Kim Ha-sung not only rebounded in stable defense but also in offense. The ransom began to soar.




Kim Ha-sung rejected a $16 million player option in 2026 after the end of the season. It chose to enter the FA market.

Kim Ha-sung has the advantage of playing second and third basemen perfectly, centering on shortstop, and his batting ability is above average.

As it happens, there is a shortage of shortstop sales in the FA market this year. Offensive shortstop defense?? There is no shortstop other than Kim Ha-sung. Also rain??In the long run, many view it as a second baseman or third baseman, so if shortstop defense is prioritized, Kim Ha-sung is one option.




SS aristocrat Kim Ha-sung beat the batting king the catcher with 20 home runs for the third consecutive year! → Media FA Top Rank
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Ha-Seong Kim #9 of the Atlanta Braves throws a runner out at first against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third inning at Truist Park on September 26, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Brett Davis/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Brett Davis / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
SS aristocrat Kim Ha-sung beat the batting king the catcher with 20 home runs for the third consecutive year! → Media FA Top Rank
Sep 26, 2025; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jared Triolo (19) slides into second base against shortstop Ha-Seong Kim (9) during the eighth inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images
In this context, Kim Ha-sung was recognized for his higher value than the batting king and the catcher with 20 home runs. Araes dominated the batting average king from 2022 to 2024. Realmuto is a big catcher who hit double-digit home runs every year from 2015 to this year. It is also the fourth season with 20 home runs.

USA Today said 'Kim Ha-sung can play as the main shortstop on any team. We can expect a pretty good performance,' he said positively. Kim Ha-sung is expected to sign a contract worth $20 million annually.

Meanwhile, first place is outfielder Kyle Tucker. Kim Ha-sung's shortstop rival rain??It was named in this second place. Third place is third baseman Alex Bregman. Fourth place went to Pete Alonso, the polar bear of the New York Mets. Since then, Kim Ha-sung has been named after Cody Bellinger, Kyle Schwarber, and Eugenio Suarez.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.