As much as we might want a major move for a position player, the Detroit Tigers and their assigned payroll may not agree. If that’s how it goes, the Tigers would do well to pick up veteran infielder Ha-Seong Kim. He provides solid defense anywhere from second to third base and is at least as good as Javier Báez at shortstop. His recent offensive numbers aren’t impressive, but that may just be injuries talking. For his career, Kim hits left-handed pitching well and brings a strong, versatile defensive presence to a pretty mediocre infield in that regard.

No, it’s not a big impact move, but as we saw with Jahmai Jones in 2025, sometimes adding the right role player can steal you that extra game or two that gets you into the postseason.

The 30-year-old, Korean born Kim signed out of the KBO

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