Hyun Soo Kim and the difficulty evaluating, acclimating KBO players

Orioles outfielder Hyun Soo Kim (center) and manager Buck Showalter chat with each other with the help of Kim's interpreter during spring training at the Ed Smith Stadium complex on Feb. 23, 2016. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun) In their quest to add a veteran outfielder this past offseason, the Orioles acquired Hyun Soo Kim of South Korea, entering them yet again into a corner of the international market in which even the most established stars are hard to evaluate.

More and more teams recently have tapped the Korean Baseball Organization to lure its stars to the American talent pool, and that it's small-market teams such as the Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins suggests…