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• Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Set to ramp up throwing

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Kim (shoulder) has resumed playing light catch and plans to ramp up the intensity of his throwing in the next few days, Eric He of the Associated Press reports. Kim has been sidelined since Aug. 18 due to right shoulder inflammation. He resumed throwing across the diamond in early September but then had his progress stalled after feeling discomfort while attempting to ramp up the intensity of his throws. Kim will now try to ramp back up again with the hope of being able to return to action before the conclusion of the regular season. Xander Bogaerts recently returned to playing shortstop to fill in for Kim while the latter works his way back.

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• Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Progress stalled

  9D ago • By RotoWire

  Padres manager Mike Shildt said Sunday that Kim (shoulder) is "not as close as we'd like" to returning, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports. Working his way back from right shoulder inflammation, Kim felt continued discomfort Saturday when he attempted to ramp up his throwing. Shildt described it as "not necessarily a setback," but "it just wasn't a move forward." The team initially had hoped Kim would need just a minimum stay on the 10-day injured list, but he's already missed three weeks of action and doesn't appear close to returning. The situation has the Padres re-evaluating their options at shortstop, one of which is returning Xander Bogaerts to his old position.

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• Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Not yet throwing across diamond

  18D ago • By RotoWire

  Kim (shoulder) is taking live at-bats at San Diego's spring-training complex in Arizona and has also been playing catch, taking grounders and swinging in the batting cage; however, he's not yet throwing across the diamond, per MLB.com. Kim landed on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation Aug. 20 and is already eligible to be activated. While his ability to engage in a variety of baseball activities is promising, the fact that the Padres have thus far kept Kim from making throws to first base suggests that he still has a major hurdle to clear. Mason McCoy has been getting the majority of the starts at shortstop for San Diego while Kim has been sidelined.

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• Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Joining team on road this week

  22D ago • By RotoWire

  Padres manager Mike Shildt said Monday on 97.3 The Fan that Kim (shoulder) is slated to join the club in St. Louis on Tuesday. Shildt noted that Kim was scheduled to have his injured right shoulder examined again Monday, and presuming everything looks OK, the infielder would then rejoin the club on the road. It's not clear what the next step would be, but it would likely include the resumption of baseball activities. Kim is first eligible to return from the 10-day injured list Thursday, but it's uncertain whether he might have a shot to be back by that date.

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• Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Goes on injured list

  29D ago • By RotoWire

  The Padres placed Kim on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with right shoulder inflammation. Kim received somewhat favorable MRI results after he jammed his shoulder during Sunday's game against Colorado, but the team ultimately decided to put him on the shelf after further evaluation. Tyler Wade will presumably take over as the Padres' primary shortstop while Kim is out, and Matthew Batten will come up from Triple-A to provide additional depth in the infield.

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