Former Cardinals southpaw Kwang-Hyun Kim is returning to South Korea.
Teams from the Korea Baseball Organization and Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball must formally submit requests for status checks to negotiate with MLB free agents.
The 2021-22 free agent market was highlighted by a historically talented group of shortstops, an unusually deep collection of starting pitchers and a good deal of power bats at the outfield and infield corners.
Should the Cardinals sign Greinke, or is Greinke toast? Last year, the Cardinals had one starting pitcher with an above average season. Their second best starter, Kwang-Hyun Kim, is now a free agent.
The Cardinals announced the following transaction about an hour before today’s game: 8/22/21: Optioned RHP Junior Fernandez to AAA Memphis. Activated LHP Kwang Hyun Kim from the 10-day IL.
Kim has missed a little less than two weeks with inflammation in his throwing elbow, and it seems St. Louis doesn’t want to run the risk of overworking him by plugging him back into the rotation.
This is the third time Kim has visited the IL this season, following two previous absences caused by a bad back.
DANIEL PONCE de LEON ACTIVATED FROM INJURED LIST ST. LOUIS, MO., August 9, 2021 –The St. Louis Cardinals announced this afternoon that they have placed
Kwang Hyun Kim cruised through seven shutout innings and the offense rallied late en route to a 5-3 win. The Cardinals traveled to San Francisco to start a series with the Giants, looking to get back on track after dropping three out of four games to the Rockies over the weekend.
Injuries continue to plague the Cardinals' rotation.
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