JUPITER, Fla. – “It’s a little bit different from Korea,” Kwang-Hyun Kim concluded Tuesday. “They seem to have more strength than Korean hitters.”
Perhaps, one would surmise, Kim was referring to the time Paul Goldschmidt obliterated Kim’s fastball over the fence … and to the opposite field, too.
It was his “Welcome to the Majors” moment, but the good news is, it wasn't in a game — and Goldschmidt is actually on his team. Alas, Anthony Rizzo is not. But besides the homer allowed in Tuesday’s live batting practice, the newcomer Kim showed some good stuff on the mound of Field No.