San Diego Padres, an American professional baseball player, joined by Kim Ha-seong (26), rose to second place out of 30 teams in the MLB power rankings in the 2021 season.
On the 2nd (Korean time), MLB.com selected’The First Power Ranking of 2021′ and placed San Diego in second place.
The reason was that San Diego brought in two ace starters, such as Blake Snell and Darvish You, led by AJ Freller, and recruited Korean infielder Kim Ha-seong as the posting system.
San Diego announced on the 1st that it had signed a four-year contract with Ha-sung Kim.
If the mutual option is implemented, the contract is worth up to 5 years and $39 million.
MLB.com evaluated that “Freler has acquired two of the most talented starting pitchers, and received the nickname of’Rockstar General Manager’, which he got from having a successful offseason in 2015 by signing an aspiring Korean infielder.”
At the same time, he predicted that we must see if San Diego has built the strongest starting line in the majors with Snell and Darvish joining.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, who won the World Series last year, ranked first in the 2021 power rankings.
The New York Yankees in third place, the Atlanta Braves in fourth place, and the Minnesota Twins in fifth place.
The Toronto Blue Jays, where Ryu Hyun-jin (34) plays an active role as an ace, and the Tampa Bay race, played by Choi Ji-man (30), ranked 9th and 10th, respectively.
The St. Louis Cardinals, which Kim Gwang-hyun (33) belongs to, is 12th.
The Texas Rangers, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Pittsburgh Pirates were ranked 28th to 30th in the lower ranks respectively.
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