In the end, like Jung Hyunwoo, 500 million...If Jung Woo-joo was No. 1, would Jang Jae-young be able to sign a 900 million-class contract
Sep 29, 2024
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After the KBO rookie draft, the designated players signed a formal contract with each club and officially won the professional player title.
The down payment for the first-round designated players, which had drawn attention, was also confirmed. Kiwoom, which nominated Chung Hyun-woo, the first overall No. 1, and Kim Seo-joon, the seventh, was the first to give 500 million won to Chung Hyun-woo and 220 million won to Kim Seo-joon to create a baseline.
In turn, news of rookie contracts from other clubs came out. The arrangement is ending in descending order, with Bae Chan-seung of the Samsung Lions worth 400 million won, Lotte Giants Kim Tae-hyun and KIA Tigers Kim Tae-hyung worth 300 million won.
Jung Woo-joo, the second-ranked Hanwha Eagles who drew the most attention, stamped his seal at 500 million won. The same amount as Chung Hyeon-woo, the first-ranked player. If the second-ranked player is usually paid less than the first-ranked player, it can be said that Hanwha made efforts to save Jung Woo-joo's pride.
Then, if Jung Woo-joo had been nominated as the No. 1 overall pick for Kiwoom, would there have been a possibility that he would have received more down payment than 500 million won.
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In fact, Kiwoom has also been paying attention to Jung Woo-joo since the beginning of this year. Ko Hyung-wook, the general manager, also received favorable reviews. The industry believes that Jung Woo-joo will wear Kiwoom uniforms unless something big happens.He suddenly turned his professional stage as a starter a month before the draft was held.
Regardless of the reason, it is widely believed that if Jung Woo-joo had been the No. 1 player, the game of down payment could have changed. Jung Woo-joo also received love calls from major league teams. It is known that the amount was around $1 million. With the stock price soaring, of course, a reference point could have been created on the side of Jung Woo-ju. Jang Jae-young, the first nominee of 2020. It was almost the same condition. He struggled to advance to the Major League as a fireballer in the mid-150km range. At that time, Kiwoom comforted Jang Jae-young's heart for choosing them instead of the U.S. with an exceptional amount of 900 million won.
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However, Jung Woo-joo had to be satisfied with the second place by giving up the first title to rival Chung Hyun-woo. Naturally, it became difficult to receive more money than the 500 million won of Chung Hyeon-woo, the first-ranked player. Still, Hanwha healed Jung Woo-joo's wounds, who was aiming for the first place overall with the same amount of money. Last year, the Doosan Bears also awarded Kim Taek-yeon, who was named the second overall pick, 350 million won, the same as Hwang Joon-seo (Hanwha), the first pick. And Kim Taek-yeon has reserved a perfect advantage over Hwang Joon-seo and has won the Rookie of the Year award.
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