With each day that South Korean outfielder Hyun Soo Kim remains in major league limbo, the impasse between he and the team becomes more apparent.
Kim hasn’t played a Grapefruit League game since Saturday, and on Tuesday evening, executive vice president Dan Duquette said it wasn’t looking like he would make the Opening Day roster.
On Thursday, after another meeting between Kim and manager Buck Showalter, Duquette explained the organization’s desire for Kim to accept an assignment to the minors in a text message to the Baltimore Sun.
Kim’s two-year, $7 million contract says he must consent to any minor league assignment.