How did the foreign selection become 'Lotto'...Cardenas 'Eat and Run' situation, it's going to happen again at any time
Aug 08, 2024
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The KBO League, where foreign players 'eat and run' controversy arises when they forget. Is it impossible to come up with fundamental measures with a large amount of money wasted.
How many have we had since last year. Burch Smith, Annie Romero, Adam Plutko and Raul Alcantara, followed by Ruben Kadanas. There may be slight differences in ransom, injury level, and circumstances suspected of being a poor job, but the common thing is that he left Korea listening to the sound of 'eat and run'.
No matter how much precision tests such as MRI, there is no problem, but there is no way because the player says he is sick. If a player can't play because he's sick, he'll have no choice but to ruin the season's farming, so he'll cry and find a new player. It is many times more expensive to pay all the existing players' salaries and to bring in new players. The Samsung Lions alone wasted $327,000 in annual salary and $50,000 in transfer fees in the air to watch two Cadenas home runs.
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The problem is that if foreign player selection continues in this 'lotto' manner, similar cases could emerge again. It is very dangerous that the KBO League can be recognized as a league that can make money by playing roughly among foreign players.
To prevent this, a contractual safety device must be in place. However, it is difficult in reality. The pool of players is limited, and the competition for recruiting clubs is intense. It is obvious that they will avoid the club that gives some conditions. This is the same for FA as well as foreign player contracts.
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If no abnormal findings occurred when the medical check was made, but the player refused to participate, it seems necessary to prepare measures such as not paying annual salary if he or she does not meet a certain number of games. Of course, cases that fall due to an accidental injury are excluded. Of course, controversy is bound to be sharp, such as how far the criteria for abnormal findings are and which hospitals in Korea or abroad are right to check-up. I'm not saying that we should make such a plan, but that KBO League clubs should take measures to prevent them from becoming 'Hogu'.
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