5 billion won for Shim Woonjun...Unlocking the latch 'Big hand'Hanwha, is the next target Um Sang-baek

Nov 07, 2024

5 billion won for Shim Woonjun...Unlocking the latch 'Big hand'Hanwha, is the next target Um Sang-baek
A semi-playoff game between the LG Twins and the KT Wiz at Jamsil Stadium on the 6th. KT Um Sang-baek is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.10.06/



Shim Woo-jun's investment of 5 billion won is not the end? There's one more powerful shot left?

Hanwha Eagles showed off their tremendous firepower by simultaneously recruiting FA Jung Geun-woo and Lee Yong-kyu ahead of the 2014 season. At that time, he gave 7 billion won to Jung Geun-woo and 6.7 billion won to Lee Yong-kyu. It was a lot of money. And the recruitment of these two big fish at once itself was shocking. At that time, he gave a huge gift ahead of coach Kim Eung-yong's second season.

It's quiet when it's quiet, but Hanwha's style is to explode like a firecracker when it's hot like this. That is a sign that it will be reproduced again this year.



The FA market typhoon from Hanwha is blowing. Hanwha handed shortstop Shim Woo-joon a total of 5 billion won for four years on the 7th. It is true that he is a quick and compliant player, but not many people expected the ransom to jump to 5 billion won. This is because the hit is weak. However, as soon as the market opened, Hanwha, which was in a hurry, won Shim Woo-jun's heart with an investment of 'Tongken'.

The point is that this is not the end. In this year's FA market, a team can recruit two players. This means that Hanwha has one more card left. The baseball community is frighteningly in touch with HanwhaIt was said that " Hanwha is also not denying the additional recruitment.



5 billion won for Shim Woonjun...Unlocking the latch 'Big hand'Hanwha, is the next target Um Sang-baek
photo courtesy of Hanwha Eagles
The most likely card is 'maximum language' Um Sang-baek. It is the most stable starting card among the FA resources. He won 13 games this year. Of course, there is a possibility that he may fail after spending a lot of money, but it is true that it is the most tempting card among FA pitchers this year.

Hanwha has stable native one-two punches called Ryu Hyun-jin and Moon Dong-ju. A 13-win pitcher will join as the 5th starter? If only foreign players are selected well, they can be reborn as the best starters in the league.



Um Sang-baek's ransom is said to be soaring. Considering his career, some say that it is too overheated competition. However, the club wants to use it, but it can't be stopped. The total amount of salary caps has also increased, reducing the burden of spending money. Since Kim Kyung-moon took office, he is set to have his first proper season. There is no better way to empower head coach Kim than FA.

Given the investment in Shim Woo-joon, it seems that it is not impossible to spend more than that. Even if it is not Um Sang-baek, there are still high-quality pitchers such as Choi Won-tae, Kim Won-joong, and Jang Hyun-sik.



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