Atlanta Braves fans were thrilled to learn that the team was reuniting with Ha-Seong Kim on a one year deal. The Braves were certainly talking tough beforehand in saying that they were very comfortable with the newly acquired Mauricio Dubon playing short every day, no one was excited about the idea. Now that Kim is back in the fold, this Atlanta squad looks like they are in really good shape heading into 2026.
Things almost didn't happen that way. ESPN's Jeff Passan previously reported when the signing went down that Kim turned down multi-year deals to sign with the Braves, but most reasonable thought that he was just betting on himself instead of taking a two or three year deal at a lower AAV.