{"id":284310,"date":"2025-11-15T08:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/284310\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T08:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:18:08","slug":"braves-insider-reveals-scott-boras-problem-for-atlanta-in-mlb-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/284310\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves insider reveals Scott Boras’ problem for Atlanta in MLB free agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Atlanta Braves<\/a> saw what Ha-Seong Kim could do for them at the highest level in the second half. Kim was initially with the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a>, but was injured for much of the season. He only played in 24 games for the Rays before joining the Braves for 24 games as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Throughout his short sample size, Kim was above average, giving the Braves exactly what they needed up the middle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When we also look at what he’s done throughout the rest of his career, he’s been about a 100-plus OPS+ hitter and one of the better defenders in baseball, winning a Gold Glove in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A free agent this winter, there are concerns about the Braves not keeping him. According to The Athletic\u2019s David O’Brien, one of those worries is due to his agent, Scott Boras.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the one hand, there\u2019s his close friendship with Braves left fielder Jurickson Profar from their years together as San Diego Padres<\/a>, and the instant comfort level Kim felt in Atlanta among a genial group of teammates, including those introduced to him by Profar.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the other hand, there\u2019s Boras\u2019 assertion \u2014 accurate in this case \u2014 that Kim is the best defensive shortstop and arguably best all-around shortstop on the free-agent market. That\u2019s because the only marquee free-agent shortstop, Bo Bichette, is a big-time hitter \u2014 far better offensively than Kim \u2014 but a below-average defender,\u201d he wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Boras’ clients always get paid<\/p>\n

Boras is the best agent in Major League Baseball for a reason and often gets all of his clients paid.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That’s unfortunately something the Braves will have to work around, as Kim is going to take the top dollar that’s offered to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are other teams around Major League Baseball that could use a middle infielder, so it’ll be something to watch out for in this scenario.<\/p>\n

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