Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia and The Phillies Show podcast reported that the Phillies have an interest in Atlanta Braves free agent infielder Ha-Seong Kim. With both Alec Bohm and Edmundo Sosa on the free agent market the Phillies are looking for replacements and are eyeing Kim as a replacement for Sosa, who served as a super-utility player on the Phillies for the past four-and-a-half seasons.
Ideally, the Phillies are looking for a short-term signing to fill the utility role that was held by Sosa. After injury filled seasons in 2026 and 2025, Kim is considered a bounce-back candidate who will be seeking a one-year deal with his eye on playing himself into a longer term deal following the 2027 season. Kim has played in just 99 games over the past two seasons with a slash line of .183/.267/.257. In comparison, Kim, 31, played 302 games for the Padres in 2022 and 2023 when he slashed .256/.338/.391.
The Phillies would be hoping for Kim to put up the type of numbers he has prior to the last two seasons, much as they were hoping to see Adolis Garcia rebound to his prior numbers last season. The difference being that the Phillies would not necessarily be looking for Kim to be an everyday player as they were with Garcia. Kim would likely only get that opportunity if Trea Turner were to be moved off of the shortstop position to the outfield. That will only happen if Turner’s defense doesn’t show improvement, at least according to Dave Dombrowski’s season-ending press conference last month.
Sosa may be out of the picture as he seeks a long-term deal and has hopes of at least battling for an everyday job with a team.
Kim suffered a torn tendon in his middle finger prior to last season when he slipped and fell on ice in his native South Korea. The injury limited him to just 51 games with the Braves. In ’24 he was limited to just 48 games after tearing the labrum in his right shoulder.
The Phillies have said that they would give prospect Aidan Miller the opportunity to win an infield job – most likely at third base – next spring, but he is not locked into a position with the big league club. It’s possible that Miller could open the season at Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Bryan Rincon is another minor league infielder that the Phillies are high on but he has not played above the Double-A level.
Another Braves infielder, Mauricio Dubon, is drawing attention as a free agent. Dubon though is seeking a longer term deal than Kim could expect to receive and is also looking to be an everyday position player with a team. Prior to injuring his finger last offseason, Kim had signed a one-year, $20-million deal with Atlanta.
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