He's the youngest pitcher FA at 27 years old... I just sent it to the first meeting. "After looking at the market..."
Nov 12, 2024
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After seeing the market evaluation, we decided to meet again.
LG Twins and FA Choi Won-tae set the negotiation table for the first time. The FA market was held on the 6th, so it was the first meeting in a week.
In the meantime, there have been many things in the FA market. Choi Jung, who became a C-grade as the third FA and became a `pale eye", chose to stay and signed a contract for a total of 11 billion won for four years, and the transfer of big fish was announced one after another.
On the 7th, KT Wiz shortstop Shim Woo-joon moved to Hanwha Eagles for a total of 5 billion won, and on the 8th, Um Sang-baek, who was on the same team as Shim Woo-joon, moved to Hanwha again for a total of 7.8 billion won for four years. And on the same day, Huh Kyung-min, who gave up his three-year, 2 billion won option with the Doosan Bears and applied for FA, shocked KT by signing a four-year, 4 billion won contract.
Kim Won-joong and Koo Seung-min, who seemed to have a fierce recruitment battle, unexpectedly signed a contract with the Lotte Giants on the 10th, and Jang Hyun-sik, who was considered the biggest fish among the remaining FA bullpen pitchers on the 11th, signed a four-year contract with LG for a total of 5.2 billion won, throwing another shock wave. It surprised the FA market that LG guaranteed the full 5.2 billion won, not the teams that needed to reinforce the bullpen mentioned so far.
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And on the 12th, I finally had my first meeting with Choi Won-tae. LG's general manager Cha Myung-seok said, `First of all, we have to hear how much Choi Won-tae wants it.' However, no specific amount came out at the first meeting on the day.
Cha said to Choi Won-tae, `It would be nice to decide after looking at the market``.
Choi Won-tae seems to have thought that it is enough to meet and negotiate with other clubs and to negotiate after knowing how much the market price is. The fact that Choi Won-tae has not signed a contract yet can be interpreted as not seeing any active teams.
Since Choi Won-tae is an A-class player with 20 protected players, it could be a long-term game because the burden is so heavy for the batting team trying to recruit.
As LG signed Jang Hyun-sik, the surplus in the salary cap has been reduced. It's true that I feel burdened by wanting an amount of money. Born in 1997, at the age of 27, where is Choi Won-tae's final destination.
indyk@sportschosun.com
