160 billion Lee Jung-hoo, 'Worst Contracts'Worst Reputation! → The director guaranteed it. recover from one's injury'"There are no restrictions on training"
Dec 10, 2024
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Major League Baseball will hold a 2024 winter meeting at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas from the 10th (Korea time) to the 12th.
Coach Melvin met with reporters on the first day of the winter meeting and guaranteed that Lee Jung-hoo would return without any problems in the 2025 season.
According to NBC Sports in the U.S., coach Melvin will join the spring camp in good health. There are no restrictions on the training,' he said, dismissing concerns.
Lee Jung-hoo signed a six-year, $113 million (about 160 billion won) contract with San Francisco ahead of the 2024 season.
Lee Jung-hoo ended the season early after injuring his shoulder in mid-May, when he played only 37 games. Lee Jung-hoo had a batting average of 262 (38 hits in 145 at-bats), two homers, eight RBIs, and two steals (OPS) of 0.641.
Lee Jung-hoo showed strong attack and defense for a short period of time, but he was hampered by an unexpected injury. Of course, this injury was also caused by playing fence without sparing himself.
However, it is also true that he was injured too early for the size of the contract. Fans or clubs are bound to be disappointed because they have left the team without even half of the season.
Even the U.S. sports media 'The Athletic' mentioned Lee Jung-hoo's large-scale contract as one of the worst cases.
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The Athletic selected 10 players and selected seven others to watch. Lee Jung-hoo was among the seven.
Lee Jung-hoo was tied with Jose Berrios (Toronto Blue Jays), Robbie Ray (San Francisco), Lance McCullers (Houston Astros), DJ LeMayhew (Yankees), Jordan Montgomery (Arizona Diamondbacks), Sterling Marte (New York Mets).
The Athletic briefly explained that Lee Jung-hoo has a contract of $105.2 million (about 148 billion won) left for five years and has an opt-out after the 2027 season.
If Lee Jung-hoo is in perfect physical condition and digests it step by step from the spring camp, it is expected that his honor will be restored.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
