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BREAKING: St. Louis Cardinals possibly close to deal with KBO star

The St. Louis Cardinals have been rumored to be interested in some available arms such as Dallas Keuchel and Cy Young runner up Hyun-Jin Ryu. In a slight diversion though, the team is reportedly getting a physical done with a pitcher as a precursor to a deal. Thie pitcher in question is from the Korean Baseball Organization, named Kwang Hyun-Kim.

The KBO posted Kim’s contract on December 5th and has until January 5th to sign a contract with an MLB club.

Kim is arguably the best overseas pitcher currently on the free-agent market, posting a 2.