Kim Won-joong and Koo Seung-min were caught for 7.5 billion won, less than Um Sang-baek. But is it over with a house rabbit? Is there a plus alpha?
Nov 10, 2024
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However, maintenance alone is not enough for fall baseball. Is there a plus alpha.
Lotte Giants gave fans a surprise gift on the 10th. He reported the news of his contract with Kim Won-joong, the closing pitcher of the day.
Shortstop Shim Woo-joon moved to Hanwha for four years and five billion won, starting pitcher Um Sang-baek moved to Hanwha for four years and 7.8 billion won, and Doosan's Huh Kyung-min moved to KT for four years and four billion won, leading to a transfer rush of big-name players. It is also true that Lotte was worried about whether it would be able to catch Kim Won-joong and Koo Seung-min as attention was paid to bullpen pitchers.
However, Lotte moved quickly and signed a four-year contract with Kim Won-joong for up to 5.4 billion won (4.4 billion won in guaranteed amount and 1 billion won in incentives). And 1 hour and 45 minutes after Kim Won-joong's contract was announced, he also reported the news of Koo Seung-min's contract. Koo Seung-min signed a maximum of 2.1 billion won (down payment of 300 million won, annual salary of 1.2 billion won incentive of 600 million won) in 2+2 years.
It is fortunate that it has succeeded in preventing the leakage of internal FA and has been able to maintain its power. However, with Lotte in seventh place in place, Hanwha in eighth place reinforced its starting pitcher to the infield.
It is natural that Lotte also needs to be reinforced for baseball next fall season. Lotte's farming of foreign players was a good harvest. Reyes hit 202 hits, the most ever, and had a good performance with a batting average of 352 and 15 home runs and 111 RBIs. Wilkerson went 12-8 with a 3.84 ERA in 196 ⅔ innings in 32 games, and threw 25 games due to injury, but pitched well with a 9-6 record with a 3.35 ERA.
Lotte's batting was also good. He ranked second overall with a team batting average of 285, third with 802 points, and second with an OPS of 0.782.
As a result, the problem is the mound. He finished seventh with a 5.05 ERA. The starter was sixth with 4.91, but the relief team was ninth with 5.36. This means that bullpen reinforcement is necessary.
There is a need to catch Kim Won-joong and recruit a bullpen pitcher in the FA market. Jang Hyun-sik, Lim Ki-young and Noh Kyung-eun have bullpen FA such as Lee Yong-chan (grade B), Kim Kang-ryul, Lim Jung-ho and Moon Sung-hyun (grade C). There are also C-level players who have no obstacle to compensation.
We can't ask him to nurture the team after recruiting coach Kim Tae-hyung. The reason why I brought coach Kim is to give him a grade. And after a year, it was found that it was not easy to look up from the current power alone.
Will Lotte, which has caught all the rabbits, enter the external FA market in earnest. This is an interesting point at a time when Hanwha is closed.
Reporter Kwon In-ha indyk@sportschosun.com
indyk@sportschosun.com
