The San Diego Padres are looking to add a couple outfielders now that Juan Soto and Trent Grisham have been traded and Jung-hoo Lee is one of their targets, according to Jon Heyman and Dennis Lin.
The Padres opened up $30+ million from the Soto trade so adding Lee is definitely doable. According to FanGraphs, San Diego’s payroll sits at around $156 million.
What should Padres fans know about him?
- 25 years old, 6’1’’ 172 lbs
- Bats left, throws right
- Position: Mainly CF but can play LF and RF
- Agent: Scott Boras
- Teammates with Ha-Seong Kim for South Korea in the 2023 World Baseball Classic
- Seven seasons in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) with Nexen and Kiwoom Heroes.