It proved ambitious on the power side — his first home run came in late May. But that was at the beginning of his time as a regular in the Orioles lineup. It was deserved and necessary, given how the league caught up to Rule 5 draft pick Joey Rickard and how every ball Kim slapped seemed to be finding grass. His batting average never dipped below .300 and was over .380 when Showalter put him in the lineup for good.