'8 people for 6 days → no contract for 10 days.' Wait 10 more days... 'Dec. 2nd is D-Day.' The second round of the FA market will be held after locking up the protected players
Nov 21, 2024
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The FA market was held on the 6th. The initial contract rush was hectic, but it became quiet as if the market had closed.
Woo Kyu-min signed a contract to remain at KT on the 6th, the first day of the season, and Choi Jung, who later agreed with SSG Landers before the FA market opened, signed a total of 11 billion won over four years.
Then there was the FA scramble. The contract was quickly reached as competition arose for players who had to bring in compensation players to reinforce their team's power.
Shim Woo-joon signed a contract with Hanwha for a total of 5 billion won on the 7th, and Um Sang-baek signed a four-year total of 7.8 billion won with Hanwha on the 8th, the next day, and Hanwha's recruitment of 「Fireworks」 continued for two consecutive days. By recruiting stable starting pitchers and solid defensive shortstop, they will be able to create a more stable team than this season.
KT, which lost Shim Woo-joon, immediately gave up its option of plus two billion won for three years with Doosan and caught Heo Kyung-min, who appeared in the FA market, for a total of 4 billion won for four years.
Lotte caught the house rabbit well. He signed a contract with closer Kim Won-joong for 5.4 billion won and setup man Koo Seung-min for up to 2.1 billion won for 2+2 years.
Surprisingly, Jang Hyun-sik's stock price soared when Kim Won-joong and Koo Seung-min quickly signed a residual contract with Lotte. Competition was fierce with the Samsung Lions, who needed to reinforce the bullpen in the original fastball team KIA Tigers, and LG, which had a hard time due to poor bullpen this year. The winner was LG. It signed a four-year contract worth 5.2 billion won. In particular, the fact that it is a full guarantee without incentives surprised fans. The total amount of Kim Won-joong is 5.4 billion won, higher than Jang Hyun-sik, but the guarantee amount is 4.4 billion won for Kim Won-joong, which is rather lower than Jang Hyun-sik. As such, competition for Jang Hyun-sik was fierce and it can be seen.
Jang Hyun-sik's contract was on the 11th. Eight people signed quickly in five days, but there was no news of the remaining 12 contracts for the next 10 days.
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The fact that they have not been able to reach a contract can be seen as a sign that the other team is not offering a hand to recruit. Even so, the original team does not rush the contract. If there is no intention of recruiting other clubs, there is no need to pay a large amount, so as time goes by, there is a high possibility that the player will pay his own ransom, so the original club does not come forward first. That's why LG asked Choi Won-tae to look around the market.
Since A and B grades require compensation players, it is not easy to start recruiting unless it is evaluated as essential like players who have already signed contracts.
If you are willing to recruit A and B grade players, there is a high possibility that news will come out after December 2. Because there are players who will join Sangmu on December 2nd. When you join Sangmu, you become a military holding player and are automatically excluded from the compensation player.
The successful candidates for Sangmu, who will join the military on December 2, include Lotte Kim Jin-wook and Jung Dae-sun, Hanwha Jung Eun-won, KT Jung Joon-young Han Seung-joo, NC Song Myung-ki and Lee Yong-joon, Kiwoom Kim Dong-hyuk and Kim Si-ang, Doosan Kim Young-hyun and Kim Dong-joo, Samsung Kim Hyun-joon, SSG Jeon Eui-san, and KIA Kang Hyo-jong. Han Seung-joo and Kim Young-hyun and Kang Hyo-jong moved their teams to the FA compensation players.
Since teams other than LG have two prospective members in the first ￣ of Sangmu, they can be further grouped as protective players if they bring in A and B grade external FA after they join the army.
Grade C is free to transfer compared to grades A and B because there are no compensation players. Nevertheless, the fact that there is no news of the transfer yet can be interpreted that clubs are prioritizing A and B players over C grades.
Therefore, it is highly likely that the FA market will re-energize after joining the Commerce Department on December 2. If it becomes a grade A and B contract, it is expected that the news of a grade C contract will naturally follow.
indyk@sportschosun.com
