'More than double the first FA ↑' Is a contract like this possible at 40? He jumped over Oh Seung-hwan
Nov 23, 2024
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SSG Landers signed an FA contract with pitcher Noh Kyung-eun on the 22nd. The conditions are up to 2.5 billion won per 2+1 year. The down payment is 300 million won, the total annual salary is 1.3 billion won, and the incentives for options are 900 million won. The guaranteed amount is 1.6 billion won.
It was a longer-than-expected negotiation. The SSG club has been proposing Noh Kyung-eun's contract since the end of the season, but last-minute coordination has been longer than expected. However, fortunately, Choi Jung and Noh Kyung, who were internal FA, succeeded in staying as they finally finished signing without passing November.
In the recent FA market, which is overflowing with 6 billion won and 7 billion won, a total of 2.5 billion won may be seen as small. However, considering the age of the player, it is a huge amount. Noh Kyung-eun, born in 1984, is 40 this year. He will be 41 next year, and he is already in his twilight years as a pitcher.
However, it exceeded the total amount of Oh Seung-hwan of the Samsung Lions, who was an FA last year. Oh Seung-hwan signed a two-year FA contract with Samsung for a total of 2.2 billion won ahead of the 2024 season. Of course, Oh Seung-hwan is the full guarantee amount, and Noh Kyung-eun is the guaranteed amount of 1.6 billion won, but he signed a contract worth up to 2.5 billion won in up to three years, which is more than Oh Seung-hwan in terms of contract amount and total amount.
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Noh Kyung-eun signed a two-year contract for up to 1.1 billion won after nearly a year of labor with his then-team Lotte Giants in 2018, when he was the first FA. The 2019 season was virtually a whole season without a team.
And Noh Kyung-eun, who was released from Lotte after the 2021 season, once again suffered a retirement crisis and joined SSG. Since then, the recent three seasons of performance have shown more than their heyday, so contracts of this scale were possible.
The second and third seasons with 12 wins in the first season are 30 holds for the second consecutive year, the first time in KBO history. In addition, this year, he won the oldest league hold king (38 holds) in history, taking the opportunity to sign a second FA contract on his own.
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Noh Kyung-eun, who signed the contract, "I understand that fans have been waiting a long time for the news of the contract. I would like to first say sorry to the fans who must have waited a long time during the negotiation period. And I'm grateful to the club for allowing me to stay in the team under good conditions, and I'm happy to stay in the club with good memories as a player. I will prepare well for next season and always show good performance on the mound", he expressed his feelings.
KT Wiz's Woo Kyu-min, who signed his third FA contract for the first time as a pitcher, and Noh Kyung-eun, who signed the largest FA contract over the age of 40. They are seniors who are showing evidence that pitchers in their 40s can survive.
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