Kim came with plenty of intrigue last offseason following several strong seasons in Korea, but questions about his role added another layer of uncertainty to that which always follows players joining the league from overseas. The picture only got murkier early on, as he was named the team's primary closer shortly before Opening Day and went on to record a save in his MLB debut, something he'd never done in the KBO. The Cardinals' season was paused due to a COVID-19 outbreak shortly thereafter, however, and he served exclusively as a starter the rest of the way, finishing with a stellar 1.62 ERA in 39 innings. Quite a lot of luck went into that figure, however, given his .217 BABIP and 86.6% strand rate. That's not to say he deserves none of the credit, as his 50.0% groundball rate and 7.8 BB% were both solid, but he looks much more like a back-of-the-rotation option than a frontline starter given his low 15.6 K%. Read Past Outlooks