Byung-Hyun Kim
Full Name: Byung-Hyun Kim
Born: January 21,1979
Place: Kwangsan-Ku Songjunsdon, Korea
Position: P
Height: 5-11 Weight: 176
Bats: R Throws: R
High School: - College: -
Drafted: Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks as an amateur free agent in 1999
No matter how you toss it around, BK was a valuable member of the rotation in 2006. His side winding style provides a nice change of pace inside the rotation and he has been very durable. The main problem with Kim was his inability to pitch deep into ball games. His average innings pitched per start was a mediocre 5.74, second worse on the staff behind Josh Fogg (5.55).
Since the club picked up his option for the 2007 season, look for the Rockies to toss his name around in some trade talks. Otherwise, slot him into the 4th spot in the rotation and hope that he doesn't contribute to the demise of the bullpen too much.
YEAR TEAM W L ERA G GS CG QS* SV SVO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO
1999 Arizona 1 2 4.61 25 0 0 1 4 27.1 20 15 14 2 5 20 31
2000 Arizona 6 6 4.46 61 1 0 14 20 70.2 52 39 35 9 9 46 111
2001 Arizona 5 6 2.94 78 0 0 19 23 98.0 58 32 32 10 8 44 113
2002 Arizona 8 3 2.04 72 0 0 36 42 84.0 64 20 19 5 6 26 92
2003 Arizona 1 5 3.56 7 7 0 0 0 43.0 34 17 17 6 4 15 33
2003 Boston 8 5 3.18 49 5 0 16 19 79.1 70 38 28 6 8 18 69
2004 Boston 2 1 6.23 7 3 0 0 0 17.1 17 15 12 1 2 7 6
2005 Colorado 5 12 4.86 40 22 0 11 0 2 148.0 156 82 80 17 14 71 115
2006 Colorado 8 12 5.57 27 27 0 16 0 0 155.0 179 103 96 18 8 61 129
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Career Totals 44 52 4.15 366 65 0 86 110 722.2 650 361 333 74 64 308 699
*QS-RoxHead Quality Starts
Born: January 21,1979
Place: Kwangsan-Ku Songjunsdon, Korea
Position: P
Height: 5-11 Weight: 176
Bats: R Throws: R
High School: - College: -
Drafted: Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks as an amateur free agent in 1999
No matter how you toss it around, BK was a valuable member of the rotation in 2006. His side winding style provides a nice change of pace inside the rotation and he has been very durable. The main problem with Kim was his inability to pitch deep into ball games. His average innings pitched per start was a mediocre 5.74, second worse on the staff behind Josh Fogg (5.55).
Since the club picked up his option for the 2007 season, look for the Rockies to toss his name around in some trade talks. Otherwise, slot him into the 4th spot in the rotation and hope that he doesn't contribute to the demise of the bullpen too much.
YEAR TEAM W L ERA G GS CG QS* SV SVO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO
1999 Arizona 1 2 4.61 25 0 0 1 4 27.1 20 15 14 2 5 20 31
2000 Arizona 6 6 4.46 61 1 0 14 20 70.2 52 39 35 9 9 46 111
2001 Arizona 5 6 2.94 78 0 0 19 23 98.0 58 32 32 10 8 44 113
2002 Arizona 8 3 2.04 72 0 0 36 42 84.0 64 20 19 5 6 26 92
2003 Arizona 1 5 3.56 7 7 0 0 0 43.0 34 17 17 6 4 15 33
2003 Boston 8 5 3.18 49 5 0 16 19 79.1 70 38 28 6 8 18 69
2004 Boston 2 1 6.23 7 3 0 0 0 17.1 17 15 12 1 2 7 6
2005 Colorado 5 12 4.86 40 22 0 11 0 2 148.0 156 82 80 17 14 71 115
2006 Colorado 8 12 5.57 27 27 0 16 0 0 155.0 179 103 96 18 8 61 129
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Career Totals 44 52 4.15 366 65 0 86 110 722.2 650 361 333 74 64 308 699
*QS-RoxHead Quality Starts
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11/2/06.. info
The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have exercised the club option on right-handed pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim for the 2007 season.
10/1/06.. addition.. MLB.com
The Rockies hold an option on right-hander Byung-Hyun Kim for 2007, either a $2.5 million salary or a $250,000 buyout (to be determined six days after the completion of the World Series). They also have righty Josh Fogg eligible for arbitration. Hurdle said he didn't think it was practical to keep both at those prices under the club's planned payroll budget.
The Rockies have to make a decision on Kim's option next month. There could be some wiggle room if the Rockies declined Kim's option and negotiated a more favorable deal and/or Fogg reached an agreement outside the arbitration process.
As it stands, the more-expensive Kim raised some alarms with a poor finish -- 3-7 and a 6.20 ERA after the All-Star break. "It's a mixed bag, a very mixed bag," Hurdle said. "The one thing that continues to raise my eye is whenever adversity hits him on the mound, he has trouble shutting it down.
"The game that he's got everything working, he pitches seven innings. They don't hit him. The one thing he's got going for him is he's as durable as any pitcher I've ever seen -- as far as being able to take on innings -- but the pitchability that goes along with it limits his innings at times. He could throw 250 innings in a year, but what would his ERA be?"
3/22/06.. addition .. MLB.com
Kim's fastball had regained some velocity, consistently hitting upper 80s in the WBC tournament and even peaking at 92, which he attributes to building strength through his career-high 148 innings for the Rockies in '05.
2/19/06.. Addition.. Post
"We need B.K. to be a good teammate as well as a good pitcher," pitching coach Bob Apodaca said. "That's one of the things we will ask most of him. What happens on the field will take care of itself. He's a tremendous competitor. He has to work on being a teammate. I think he's doing that. ... What I want to see is B.K. start enjoying the game more."
The Rockies hope Kim will nail down the fourth spot in the starting rotation this spring. In 2005, Kim had a 4.50 ERA in 21 games (13 starts) at Coors Field, the fourth-lowest home ERA in club history (minimum 81 innings).
"I think he's really aggressive at Coors Field and that's the No. 1 thing," fellow reliever Mike DeJean said. "You have to attack the strike zone, and he's a tough guy who attacks the strike zone."
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The Rockies retained BK on a one-year, $1.5 million contract with incentives worth another $1 million and a club option worth $2.5 million. The option can rise to $4 million if he throws 200 innings.
The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have exercised the club option on right-handed pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim for the 2007 season.
10/1/06.. addition.. MLB.com
The Rockies hold an option on right-hander Byung-Hyun Kim for 2007, either a $2.5 million salary or a $250,000 buyout (to be determined six days after the completion of the World Series). They also have righty Josh Fogg eligible for arbitration. Hurdle said he didn't think it was practical to keep both at those prices under the club's planned payroll budget.
The Rockies have to make a decision on Kim's option next month. There could be some wiggle room if the Rockies declined Kim's option and negotiated a more favorable deal and/or Fogg reached an agreement outside the arbitration process.
As it stands, the more-expensive Kim raised some alarms with a poor finish -- 3-7 and a 6.20 ERA after the All-Star break. "It's a mixed bag, a very mixed bag," Hurdle said. "The one thing that continues to raise my eye is whenever adversity hits him on the mound, he has trouble shutting it down.
"The game that he's got everything working, he pitches seven innings. They don't hit him. The one thing he's got going for him is he's as durable as any pitcher I've ever seen -- as far as being able to take on innings -- but the pitchability that goes along with it limits his innings at times. He could throw 250 innings in a year, but what would his ERA be?"
3/22/06.. addition .. MLB.com
Kim's fastball had regained some velocity, consistently hitting upper 80s in the WBC tournament and even peaking at 92, which he attributes to building strength through his career-high 148 innings for the Rockies in '05.
2/19/06.. Addition.. Post
"We need B.K. to be a good teammate as well as a good pitcher," pitching coach Bob Apodaca said. "That's one of the things we will ask most of him. What happens on the field will take care of itself. He's a tremendous competitor. He has to work on being a teammate. I think he's doing that. ... What I want to see is B.K. start enjoying the game more."
The Rockies hope Kim will nail down the fourth spot in the starting rotation this spring. In 2005, Kim had a 4.50 ERA in 21 games (13 starts) at Coors Field, the fourth-lowest home ERA in club history (minimum 81 innings).
"I think he's really aggressive at Coors Field and that's the No. 1 thing," fellow reliever Mike DeJean said. "You have to attack the strike zone, and he's a tough guy who attacks the strike zone."
Info...
The Rockies retained BK on a one-year, $1.5 million contract with incentives worth another $1 million and a club option worth $2.5 million. The option can rise to $4 million if he throws 200 innings.