Moon Dongjoo and Kim Seohyun also had 500 million won... Chung Hyun-woo, the first, 500 million, Bae Chan-seung, the third, 400 million. Is Jung Woo-joo between them?
Sep 28, 2024
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Deoksu Chung Hyeon-woo, the No. 1 overall player, was the first to cut the tape as he joined the Kiwoom Heroes with a down payment of 500 million won. It was the third-largest rookie down payment for Kiwoom after Jang Jae-young (900 million won) and Ahn Woo-jin (600 million won).
As the No. 1 player receives 500 million won, the players in this draft will be paid some ransom. Kim Seo-joon of Chunghoon High School, the seventh-ranked team taken by Kiwoom when nominating the NC Dinos, signed a contract of 220 million won, setting the standard for the lower order of deposit in the first round.
At the time of the draft, attention was paid to who would be selected first from the third place, including Bae Chan-seung of Daegu High School, Kim Tae-hyun of Gwangju Il High School, and Kim Tae-hyung of Deoksu High School, but Bae Chan-seung went to Samsung as the third place, Kim Tae-hyun as the fourth place, Lotte as the fifth place, and Kim Tae-hyung as KIA as the new nest. The size of their down payment was also curious, but Kim Tae-hyung stamped it first on the 24th. The down payment is 300 million won.
And Bae Chan-seung and Kim Tae-hyun also announced the news of the contract one after another. Bae Chan-seung will receive 400 million won.
This is more than 350 million won received by Choi Chae-heung in 2018, Won Tae-in in 2019, and Lee Seung-hyun (left-hander) in 2021. This means that there are high expectations for Bae Chan-seung.
Kim Tae-hyun signed the same 300 million won as Kim Tae-hyung. Kim Dong-hyun of Seoul High School, ranked ninth, decided to join KT Wiz for 200 million won.
Now, only the second-ranked Jeongo and Jung Woo-ju are left in the top order. Jung Woo-joo was a pitcher who was likely to be the first in this year's draft, but Hanwha was appointed as Kiwoom turned to Jung Hyun-woo at the last minute. Analysts say he is never inferior to Chung Hyeon-woo. The fact that Jung Woo-joo is a fastball pitcher who sprays 156km, the fastest among the rookies, raises questions about how much he will sign.
Jung Woo-joo's down payment may be set in the meantime, but it may be the same as Chung Hyun-woo, as Chung Hyun-woo, the No. 1 player, received 500 million won and Bae Chan-seung, the No. 3 player, received 400 million won. This year's rookie Hwang Joon-seo (Hanwha Eagles) and second-ranked Kim Taek-yeon (Doosan Bears) received 350 million won side by side.
Hanwha signed a contract of 500 million won to Moon Dong-ju, the first nominee, and 500 million won to Kim Seo-hyun, the first overall pick. When will Hanwha and Jung Woo-joo shake hands.
◇2025 KBO Rookie Draft Contract Status
1st place = Kium = Jung Hyun-woo = Deoksu = Left-handed pitcher = 500 million won = 1m84,87 kg
2nd place = Hanwha = Jung Woo-ju = Jeonju = Right pitcher = Uncontracted = 1m85,88 kg
3rd place = Samsung = Bae Chan-seung = Daegu Go = Left Pitcher = 400 million won = 1m82,80 kg
4th place = Lotte = Kim Tae-hyun = Gwangju Ilgo = Left-handed pitcher = 300 million won = 1m85,87 kg
5th place = KIA = Kim Tae-hyung = Deoksu = Right pitcher = 300 million won = 1m86,91kg
6th place = Doosan = Park Jun-soon = Deoksu = Infielder (Utututa) = Uncontracted = 1m80,79kg
7th place = Kium (NC Pick) = Kim Seo-joon = Chung Hoon-go = Woo Pitcher = 220 million won = 1m90,86 kg
8th place = SSG = Yulye = Gangneung High School = Artillery (Utuuta) = Uncontracted = 1m83,95 kg
9th place = KT = Kim Dong-hyun = Seoul High School = Right pitcher = 200 million won = 1m 93,97 kg
10th place = LG = Kim Young-woo = Seoul High School = Woo Pitcher = Uncontracted = 1m87,88 kg
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