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BenFred: Kim's quest for the Cardinals rotation continues, and he's making a great case

This guy's gotta start, right?

Kwang Hyun Kim’s stuff is so good, and that's just the beginning of the argument for why he should be one of the Cardinals who is on the mound to begin games.

Even if the Cardinals insist on sticking with a five-man rotation. Even if Carlos Martinez must be asked to take one for the team and return to the closer role he's worked diligently to depart. Even if some ruffled feathers would need to be smoothed out.

Six days before his 32nd birthday, the 6-foot-2 southpaw from South Korea made his first intrasquad start of summer camp.