'Ryu Hyunjin runs until he's 8 years old and 44 years old...' 'Today's announcement'How old will Choi Jeong run for the first time ever 30 billion?
Nov 06, 2024
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FA Choi Jung signs a remaining contract with SSG Landers. SSG met with Choi Jeong on the 4th and talked positively. The player wants to proceed with the FA contract, so he will announce it after the FA market opens on the 6th." The fact that the club officially announced that it would announce it after signing the contract on the 6th can be interpreted as meaning that the negotiations are virtually over.
The result of SSG's hard work to catch Choi Jung since the end of the season is its continued relationship with Choi Jung.
Choi Jung-eun has been a franchise star in Incheon since graduating from Yu Shin-go in 2005 and joining the SK Wyverns, the predecessor of SSG, as the first nomination.
He has recorded a total of 495 home runs so far this year, including becoming the home run king in 2016, 2017 and 2021, breaking the record of 467 home runs held by Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop to become the KBO league record holder. Next season, he will be listed as the first player to surpass 500 home runs.
He now emblazoned his name in FA history. Becoming the highest FA player of all time. Choi Jeong, who signed a four-year contract worth a total of 8.6 billion won in 2015 when he became the first FA, signed a contract for up to 10.6 billion won for six years in 2019. A total of 19.2 billion won over 10 years. Depending on how much this contract will be, the highest amount will be used, and it is expected that Yang Eui-ji of the Doosan Bears will be able to pass the record amount of 27.7 billion won.
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Choi Jeong's remaining in SSG is a fact. Now what I'm curious about is Choi Jeong's contract terms. Especially the focus is on how many years of contract.
The base is likely to be four years. Choi Jung was born in 1987 and will turn 38 next year, but he also hit 291 in 129 games this year, 136 hits, 37 home runs (3rd), and 107 RBIs (9th), proving that his age is only a number. If you age a player who is consistently good at this and cut the number of contract years, you have no choice but to look for other teams right away.
Ryu Hyun-jin will be a good example. Ryu Hyun-jin returned from the Major League this season and signed an ultra-large contract worth a total of 17 billion won for eight years with the Hanwha Eagles. He signed an ultra-long-term contract that allows him to play until the age of 44. It is possible to predict the possibility of signing a long-term contract of at least four years. It could be in the form of a plus alpha with four years plus an option. Lee Seung-yeop played until 2017, when he was 41, and Park Yong-taek also played in 2020 when he was 41. Lee Dae-ho played until he turned 40 in 2022 and took off his uniform.
If Choi Jung signs a four-year contract, he will play until the age of 41, and if plus alpha is added, he can play as an SSG player after the age of 41.
The longer the number of years of the contract, of course, the higher the ransom. Until how old did Choi Jung decide to wear the SSG uniform. Will the total amount of the three FA really exceed 30 billion won. I'm curious about the terms of the contract that will come with SSG and Choi Jeong's official photos.
indyk@sportschosun.com
