The Orioles and Hyun Soo Kim have reached an impasse:
Pedro Alvarez is a late signing, Miguel Gonzalez is a late cut and Hyun Soo Kim would rather be late on fastballs than report to Triple-A Norfolk.
To be fair to Kim, he isn’t obligated to accept the assignment and simply wants the Orioles to abide by his two-year deal. But nothing has been simple this spring and we’ve got a mess on our hands.
It’s almost impossible to imagine the Orioles eating $7 million and waving goodbye to Kim. The odds of him being in the starting lineup on opening day are only slightly better.
If he’s staying with the Orioles, is he sitting on the bench? A pricy reserve with deficiencies at the plate and in the field.
The other solution is finding a team for Kim in the Korean Baseball Organization, except it’s late for such a transaction with rosters set and he doesn’t want to return.
Truthfully, $7 million doesn’t seem like that much in non-performing assets for a team. There are plenty of bad contracts floating around the majors, plenty of teams paying for a player to perform for another team.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/1UHgLys
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