2025-2026 offseason thread

[Tapate50]

Looking Ahead at This Offseason’s Opt-Out Candidates

Let’s try and grab a sneak peek at who chooses to test free agency and who decides to stay with their current teams.

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FG opt in\out candidates. They expect Kim to stay.

 

[Carp]

Looking Ahead at This Offseason’s Opt-Out Candidates

Let’s try and grab a sneak peek at who chooses to test free agency and who decides to stay with their current teams.

blogs.fangraphs.com

FG opt in\out candidates. They expect Kim to stay.

He's down to a .671 OPS in Atlanta. He would have had to have an amazing Sept to even make declining the option a possibility. Hopefully the BABIP Gods don't smile upon him until next year.

 

[Enscheff]

It's a small sample, but with the Braves he has a .307 xwOBA (right in line with his career value) and a 3.7% BB rate (way below his career rate). I would expect his walk rate to improve and everything else looks fine.

Even if this is the version of Kim they get for all of 2026 he's so much better than Allen it's a huge upgrade. I don't think people appreciate just how bad a .533 OPS is over 400+ PAs. It's literally like having a pitcher batting in the lineup for a full season while the rest of the league gets a DH.