'Beyond Imagination' Hanwha hired KRW 7.8 billion for four years and KRW 12.8 billion in unexpected recruitment
Nov 08, 2024
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Hanwha officially announced on the 8th that it will recruit Eom Sang-baek as an FA pitcher.The contract details are up to 7.8 billion won, including a four-year period, a down payment of 3.4 billion won, a total annual salary of 3.25 billion won, and incentives of 1.15 billion won.
Um Sang-baek made his professional debut as the first nominee of the KT Wiz in 2015 and pitched 28 games and 100 innings in the rookie season, showing a possibility of 5-6 wins, and recorded the first two-digit wins with 11-2 losses and a 2.95 ERA in 2022. This season, he recorded 13 wins and 10 losses in 29 games and 156.2 innings, the most wins in a season since his debut.
The Hanwha team expects to take responsibility for the starting rotation of the team in the future based on Thumbaek's excellent ball control, control, and physical strength" he said.
Hanwha's general manager Son Hyuk said "With the club's internal consensus that strengthening the starting pitcher's depth is a necessary part, we were able to quickly decide and move on recruitment."With the addition of Um Sang-baek, it will have a good impact on the plan to foster young selection resources as well as synergy with existing selection teams."
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After signing the contract with the club, Um Sang-baek thanked the Hanwha Eagles for recognizing the value with good evaluation. "I'm happy to come to a good club with passionate fans. "As a starting pitcher, I will take responsibility for many innings from next season and lead the team to victory, so that I can meet the expectations of the fans and the club."
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Shim Woo-joon joined KT Wiz in the second special nomination (14 times overall) in 2014 and made his debut in the first division in 2015. Shim Woo-joon, who has played in more than 100 games in all seasons except 2023 and the first half of 2024 when he played for Sangmu, has a career batting average of 0.254, 275 RBIs and 156 steals (0.788 stolen bases).
Hanwha expressed its expectation, saying, `With the addition of Shim Woo-jun, we have secured stable shortstop resources with the fast feet and operational capabilities that we want on the spot, and strengthen our infield depth.'
"Shim Woo-joon is a player who has the ability to become a mainstay of strengthening the center line next season with a steady and stable defense that can play more than 100 games in the season. It will be of various help to the team in that the introduction of pitch clock can put pressure on opposing pitchers."
Shim Woo-joon is also determined to make use of his strengths such as defense and base running to help the club's goal of 'growth as a prestigious club'. Shim Woo-jun "I sincerely thank the Hanwha Eagles for their good evaluation"As I joined the Hanwha Eagles squad as an FA player, I will take greater responsibility and show good performance on the field so that my team can win more games."
Hanwha said it plans to proceed with the next plan, including recruiting internal FA and foreign players and negotiating the team's annual salary, as it has completed the recruitment of both external FA players and the recruitment limit for external FA.
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