46th day of FA opening. The remaining three FABs and three Cs. Will Santa's contract come out. Let's move on to next year.
Dec 21, 2024
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On November 6, a total of 20 FA came to the market, of which 14 signed contracts.
Even though Choi Jung is the third FA, he signed a four-year contract with SSG Landers, his original club, for a total of 11 billion won, making him a huge baseball conglomerate with a total of 30.2 billion won as a FA alone.
Only two starters in this FA have signed satisfactory contracts. Um Sang-baek will transfer to Hanwha for a four-year total of 7.8 billion won and Choi Won-tae to Samsung for a four-year total of 7 billion won.
Shortstop Shim Woo-joon moved to Hanwha for a total of 5 billion won, and Jang Hyun-sik moved to LG with a full guarantee of 5.2 billion won without four-year incentives. Heo Kyung-min, who signed a 4+3 year contract with Doosan for a total of 8.5 billion won four years ago, shook off the remaining contract of 2 billion won for three years and applied for FA again, and changed his uniform to KT for a total of 3 billion won for four years. Kim Kang-ryul will move the locker room from Doosan to LG in Jamsil Stadium for a total of 1.4 billion won for 3+1 years.
Lotte succeeded in staying all of its Grade A bullpen pitchers. Kim Won-joong remained at 5.4 billion won for four years, and Koo Seung-min also signed 2+2 years and 2.1 billion won.
Samsung also succeeded in maintaining its fielder's strength by signing a four-year, 2.6 billion won contract with infielder Ryu Ji-hyuk and two-year, 600 million won contract with outfielder Kim Heon-gon.
Woo Kyu-min continued to play for KT for two years and 700 million won, and hold king Noh Kyung-eun signed a 2+1 year contract with SSG for a total of 2.5 billion won. Lim Jung-ho also remained at NC for a three-year total of 1.2 billion won.
It has been 45 days since the FA market opened. It can be seen that it is time to fully grasp the market situation.
There are six remaining FA. Three pitchers are Lee Yong-chan (35), Moon Sung-hyun (33), Lim Ki-young (31), and three fielders are Seo Geon-chang (35), Kim Sung-wook (31), and Ha Joo-seok (30). Among them, Lee Yong-chan and Lim Ki-young are Grade B, and Seo Geon-chang, Moon Sung-hyun and Kim Sung-wook are Grade C.
Lee Yong-chan, who played as NC's closing pitcher, recorded a 6.13 ERA with 3 wins, 9 losses, 16 saves and 2 holds in 57 games this season. It was good until July. He recorded a 2.82 ERA with 3 wins, 6 losses, 16 saves and 2 holds in 45 games. However, he has lost three games in 12 games since August with a 21.41 ERA.
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Seo Geon-chang earned his first FA qualification after the 2021 season, but he continued to postpone it, and after this season, his fourth, he tasted the joy of winning the championship at the KIA Tigers and applied proudly, but the good news is still there. Although he was not the main player, he contributed to KIA's victory by batting a .310 (63 hits in 203 at-bats) and 26 RBIs in 94 games. Negotiations have not progressed. It has come down to grade C, but no news of the contract has been heard.
Ha Joo-seok is the youngest of the remaining FA at the age of 30. As Hanwha recruited Shim Woo-joon as shortstop, Ha Joo-seok's position, he could not play as a main player even if he remained at Hanwha. Of course, it is not easy to expect a high ransom because it is not a main player. It's not easy to transfer because it's a B grade.
Due to the drunk driving disciplinary action, he played only 64 games in the second half and had a batting average of 292 (40 hits in 137 at-bats) with one home run and 11 RBIs. He was a prospect who was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in 2012, but he did not perform as well as expected. Kim Sung-wook hit 17 home runs in 129 games, although his accuracy declined with a batting average of 204 (73 hits in 358 at-bats).
Among them, will there be an FA who will spend a warm Christmas while succeeding in the contract. The clubs have already gone on vacation after the closing ceremony. Last year, there were quite a few FA who made 'Santa Contracts' at the end of December. On December 21 last year, Jang Min-jae signed a two-plus-one-year contract with Hanwha for a total of 800 million won, and Lim Chan-kyu signed a four-year total of 5 billion won on the same day. Ham signed a contract with LG for a total of 3.8 billion won on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24.
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