#87 Yong Kim, Rightfield, 36 yrs, Connecticut Thunder

#87 Yong Kim, Rightfield, 36 yrs, Connecticut Thunder
Tuesday, 10/29/2010

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Yong Kim

4/8/1974
36
South Korea
6"1
195

Rightfield
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L

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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 797,143
2010
6 Year(s), 104 Days (1124 total Days)
170 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 104 Days (1124 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	69	47	46	57	32
Versus LHP	68	42	44	56	29
Versus RHP	70	49	47	58	33
Talent	74	47	51	65	39

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34
34
50
5
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
CF : 2 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 33 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Infield Arm : 37
Outfield Arm : 52

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/24	BOS	W 9-3	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	#1
9/25	BOS	W 9-7	4	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	#9	PoG
9/26	NY	W 6-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	#9
9/27	NY	W 12-3	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	#6
9/28	NY	L 0-9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
9/29	NY	L 3-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
10/2	@CLE	L 8-12	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	#7
10/3	@CLE	L 0-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#7
10/5	CLE	W 3-0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
10/6	CLE	L 4-13	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7

Batting Stats 2010

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
	115	336	120	12	2	10	60	54	30	50	.357	.412	.494	.906	.900	.137

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
	76	376	3	0	0	5	5	2	166	24	0	0	.0	70.5	8.4

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	84	27	0	1	4	13	14	8	14	1	1	1	.321	.379	.488	.867
vs. RHP	252	93	12	1	6	47	40	22	36	1	4	2	.369	.422	.496	.918
Close/Late	29	8	1	1	0	4	2	8	8	0	3	0	.276	.400	.379	.779
Scoring Position	86	35	5	1	4	50	0	8	19	2	2	1	.407	.444	.628	1.072
Pinch Hitting	21	8	2	0	0	4	2	1	3	0	1	0	.381	.391	.476	.867

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	55	173	64	6	1	6	34	35	15	27	.370	.419	.520	.939
Road	60	163	56	6	1	4	26	19	15	23	.344	.395	.466	.861
March/April	14	43	13	1	0	0	7	7	5	2	.302	.360	.326	.686
May	17	34	13	2	0	1	7	6	5	3	.382	.450	.529	.979
June	21	59	16	1	0	0	3	8	6	8	.271	.338	.288	.627
July	19	53	21	1	0	2	7	7	4	8	.396	.433	.528	.962
August	28	101	39	6	2	4	23	18	8	15	.386	.438	.604	1.041
Sept/Oct	16	46	18	1	0	3	13	8	2	14	.391	.408	.609	1.017
Postseason	4	14	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.286	.333	.286	.619

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2004	161	597	171	22	1	9	78	78	56	1	6	106	3	3	.286	.345	.372	.717	CON
2005	83	272	74	6	1	7	26	40	24	3	0	36	1	2	.272	.338	.379	.716	CON
2006	152	543	154	17	2	9	61	70	55	3	3	86	1	2	.284	.351	.372	.723	CT
2007	151	553	163	22	1	12	73	76	56	2	2	77	1	2	.295	.361	.403	.764	CT
2008	40	67	16	3	0	1	10	11	6	2	0	9	1	0	.239	.320	.328	.648	CT
2009	103	337	107	17	2	6	53	42	40	3	3	54	0	1	.318	.392	.433	.825	CT
2010	115	336	120	12	2	10	60	54	30	3	2	50	0	0	.357	.412	.494	.906	CT
Total	805	2705	805	99	9	54	361	371	267	17	16	418	7	10	.298	.362	.401	.763

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	9	29	5	1	0	0	2	3	1	6	0	0	.172	.200	.207	.407
2007	16	56	14	0	0	2	5	8	5	9	0	0	.250	.311	.357	.669
2010	4	14	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	.286	.333	.286	.619
Total	29	99	23	1	0	2	7	12	7	18	0	0	.232	.283	.303	.586

Fielding Stats 2010

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Second Base	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	1.000	7.0	2.57
Shortstop	11	11	14	17	6	33	2	.939	98.1	3.02
Leftfield	2	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	14.1	1.88
Centerfield	38	15	41	1	0	43	1	.977	178.1	2.17
Rightfield	29	24	52	1	1	53	0	1.000	231.2	2.06

Player History

Drafted in 16th round, 252nd overall pick, by Connecticut in 2004...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/5/2004, off Chester Finke (BOS)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/22/2004, off Nam Chiyung (NY)...
Injured on 4/28/2005 with a Broken Finger, out for 4-5 weeks...
Played for South Korea in the 2006 World Cup...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Indiana on 6/15/2007...
Injured on 7/15/2007 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week...
Won World Championship with Connecticut in 2007...
2/1/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $521,429 through salary arbitration...
1/31/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $521,429 through salary arbitration...
1/31/2010: Gets a new one-year contract worth $797,143 through salary arbitration...

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