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San Diego Padres, who signed Kim Ha-seong (26), marked second place in their first power rankings in 2021.
MLB.com, the official website of the major leagues, announced the first power rankings in 2021 on the 2nd (Korean time). San Diego was in second place overall.
San Diego recently traded top-level recruiting resources such as Blake Snell and Darvish You. In addition, Korea’s best shortstop Kim Ha-seong was also recruited and his abilities increased significantly.
MLB.com explained, “AJ Preller, San Diego General Manager, acquired two outstanding starting pitchers and recruited Kim Ha-sung from Korea to show the aspect of the’Rock Star General Manager’ that he got at Stove League in 2015.”
The media then added, “It remains to be seen whether the San Diego starter with Darvish and Snell will be able to prove that the top of the Major Leagues is the best.”
The first place in the power ranking was the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won the 2020 World Series. MLB.com said, “There have been several situations during the week, but the Dodgers’ evaluation remains unchanged. The Dodgers are entering the league in 2021 with the best team in the league that ended 2020.”
The New York Yankees were in third place, the Atlanta Braves in fourth place, and the Minnesota Twins in fifth place.
Ryu Hyun-jin (34)’s team, Toronto Blue Jays, is in ninth place. The Tampa Bay race where Choi Ji-man (30) is playing is 10th, and Kim Gwang-hyun (33)’s St. Louis Cardinals is 12th.
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