Hyeseong Kim

Kim is looking to become the third Kiwoom Hero to make the jump from KBO to MLB in five years, following his former teammates Ha-Seong Kim and Jung Hoo Lee. But while those two were stars in Korea with the upside to become above-average regulars or more at the highest level, the same can't quite be said for Hyeseong. Compare Hyeseong and Ha-Seong's final KBO seasons for example: both hit over .300, both struck out at the exact same 10.9% clip, and both played good middle-infield defense. Hyeseong did so at second base rather than shortstop like Ha-Seong, but the bigger difference is their power. Both managed career-high homer totals before making the jump, but for Ha-Seong, that meant 30, and for Hyeseong that meant just 11. Ha-Seong has topped out at 17 homers in MLB, so Hyeseong seems unlikely to get anywhere close to that. If he does sign with a team that gives him everyday at-bats, expect him to make plenty of contact and show off the speed which helped him average 34 steals over the past four seasons, but the lack of pop in his bat probably means he'll be stuck fighting for a bench role. Read Past Outlooks