"One-club man?" "Lotte for life" approached me with a heartJeon Jun-woo → Kim Won-joong → Koo Seung-min 'Quick decision' is over.
Nov 10, 2024
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Lotte Giants successfully cracked down on another 'One Club Man' following last year. On the 10th, FA Kim Won-joong and Koo Seung-min sealed 5.4 billion won (4.4 billion won in guarantees and 1 billion in incentives) for four years and 2.1 billion won (1.5 billion won in guarantees and 600 million in incentives), respectively.
It is a quick decision in just four days since the FA market opened on the 5th and the FA market opened on the 6th. After Jeon Joon-woo, who signed a four-year contract of 4.7 billion won (4 billion guarantees, 700 million incentives) last year, he quickly completed the contract at the beginning of the market.
However, An Chi-hong moved to Hanwha Eagles last year. Lotte was in a situation where it was difficult to spend a lot of money on FA due to the sluggishness of the last 17 billion trio (Yu Kang-nam Roh Jin-hyuk and Han Hyun-hee) and full salary cap, and Ahn Chi-hong's transfer was inevitable as long as he prioritized his contract with Jeon Joon-woo.
Including Kang Min-ho's transfer in 2017, he has also broken the prejudice that he has been tolerant of external FA and is cold to internal FA. Jeon Joon-woo, Kim Won-joong, and Koo Seung-min drew satisfaction from both players and the club. There is a contrast to Hanwha, which invested 7.8 billion won in Um Sang-baek and 5 billion won in Shim Woo-jun, but for Lotte fans, Koo Seung-min and Kim Won-joong may be more realistic and precious players than Um Sang-baek or Shim Woo-jun. This is especially true when considering the price of 7.5 billion won, which is cheaper than just one Um Sang-baek by combining the two players.
The quick contract itself is the same, but there is a difference in the outcome. In the case of Jeon Joon-woo, coaching training was included after retirement, and Koo Seung-min opened up the possibility of Chongshin Lotte depending on his future performance through a 2+2 year contract. Kim Won-joong will also be with Lotte for four years, starting with the 32-year-old season. Excluding variables such as trade and release, it seems to have conveyed the meaning of 'Let's be together for the rest of our lives' to these three one-club men. It is a contract that contains the affection that Lotte Group has emphasized so far and 'Heritage'.
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Kim Won-joong also emphasized the 'primary spirit' by cutting his long hair that he had grown for a long time. When asked about the FA all season, he said without hesitation, `I will stay in Lotte.' He seems to have kept his words and promises to fans in a good mood. He said, `I've never thought about anything other than the Lotte GiantsHe stressed that he will be a player who contributes to the growth of the team with responsibility.
Koo Seung-min also vowed to be a player who not only achieves his personal goals but also contributes to the team's advance to fall baseball as it is a challenging contract (2+2 years)."
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