Though characterized as a jam rather than something more severe, moment underscores value of second baseman Ha-Seong Kim to team with playoff aspirations
In a season full of befuddling questions for the Padres, Ha-Seong Kim has grown into a rare and trustworthy answer. The second baseman whose batting helmet and sunglasses routinely fly about as if caught in a Texas twister, quietly has become one of the most valuable players in baseball.The metric that measures winning contributions compared to an average major leaguer, called WAR, says so. Screams it, in fact. He’s No. 3 in the game —— trailing some guy named Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuna Jr.
Kim redirected, doing a half-barrel roll toward the outside of the plate, crumpling on his shoulder in the process. The Padres can ill afford to lose Kim as they try to gobble ground in a longshot run at the playoffs. Ask manager Bob Melvin, whose stomach experienced some momentary unease of its own. Losing Kim, no matter how long, would be a blow that’s tough to fully quantify. He’s so well rounded at this point that the value oozes out in all kinds of ways.
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