Byung-Hyun Kim  
Relief Pitcher | Florida Marlins

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. When his release point drops below three-quarters, his fastball tends to hang in the strike zone. Kim also has a decent changeup. He tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. He's almost as effective against righthanders as he is versus lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
Kim uses a slide step to keep runners close. Kim is a maximum-effort pitcher who's slow off the mound. He could help himself by flagging down a few more grounders. Kim is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Kim has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
The Florida Marlins were smart, they locked Kim up to a long term contract. Kim has impressed at the A-ball level. Look for the Florida Marlins to give him a shot in Double or Triple A before the year is up. I really like what this guy brings to the table.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2008 PHI 79 45 70 85 49 51 56 46 50 74 55 60 0 0 0 0 22 0 Sidearm Low Minors 1 8 32 27 362
2009 FLA 85 51 70 89 49 51 56 46 50 74 55 60 0 0 0 0 23 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 5 28 376
2010 FLA 85 58 70 89 49 51 56 46 50 74 55 60 0 0 0 0 24 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 32 376
Ratings Delta     +7                             +1           -5 +4  
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.