DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have exercised
the club option on right-handed pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim for the 2007 season.
Kim, 27, was 8-12 with a 5.57 ERA (155.0 ip, 96 er) with 61 walks and 129
strikeouts in 27 games/starts for Colorado in 2006. He established career
highs in starts, innings pitched and strikeouts. He held the opposition to
a .295 average against with lefties at .325 and right-handers at .265. Kim
joined the rotation in late April and was the Rockies' 5th starter for the
remainder of the season, the first time in his career to be used exclusively
as a starter.
Over parts of 8 major league seasons with Arizona (1999-2003), Boston
(2003-04) and Colorado (2005-06), Kim has posted a 44-52 record with a 4.15
ERA (722.2 ip, 333 er) and 86 saves in 366 games/65 starts. He was acquired
from Boston in exchange for catcher Charles Johnson, left-handed pitcher
Chris Narveson and cash considerations on March 30, 2005.
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