Kim signs will the loaded Padres for 4 years with 28 million guaranteed. The posting fee was only $5 million dollars.

You get a player that is ready or nearly ready to contribute in the big leagues.

Whether a SS or a 2B, Kim would be roughly the 7th highest paid player at that position.

My complaint here isn’t just Ha-Seong Kim and obviously have no idea if this guy will make it or not.

My point is that the Orioles payroll is ridiculously low. Kim is a resource that likely ranks in the Padres top 2-3 prospects for the equivalent of a the 8th or so overall selection signing bonus. This is the type of place the Os should be taking a shot IMO. Rather than monies being stuffed in the pockets of the Angelos family never to be seen again.