Padres, Korean pitcher Kim unable to strike deal
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The San Diego Padres struck a deal to land Matt Kemp from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, but failed to reach an agreement with Korean pitcher Kwang-Hyun Kim.
Padres GM AJ Preller on Kwang-hyun Kim: "Just couldn't agree on contract dollar amount." $2 million posting fee returns to the Padres.
— Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) December 11, 2014
Kim and the Padres had a 5 p.m. ET deadline to get a deal done after the Padres won the bid for the left-hander in November.
Kim, 26, posted a 3.42 ERA with a 145/81 strikeout-to-walk ratio in nearly 174 innings pitched for the SK Wyverns last season.