It's a cut, but I have to raise it? The Secret Hidden in Cho Sang-woo's Salary, How KIA Will Solve the Dilemma
Dec 26, 2024
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Cho Sang-woo. It is an ambitious project for the KIA Tigers, who are aiming to win their second consecutive title next year. A trade that no one expected broke out. KIA lured Kiwoom by putting 1 billion won in cash on the first and fourth rounds of next year's rookie nomination. Kiwoom, who is rebuilding, has moved on. As such, KIA will be able to completely fill the void of Jang Hyun-sik, who left for the LG Twins with a hit of 5.2 billion won.
But it's not the end of bringing him in. Cho Sang-woo has to negotiate his salary with the new team as soon as he arrives. Cho Sang-woo was traded with his original team Kiwoom without an agreement on his salary for the 2025 season. Therefore, he has to set up a table with Kia, a new team.
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Cho Sang-woo received an annual salary of 340 million won from Kiwoom this year. This is a case where he signed a salary contract for the 2024 season before joining the military after the 2021 season. The problem is that this year's performance did not meet expectations. It was no exaggeration to say that he had a career low since his rookie season in 2013 with a record of one loss and nine holds and six saves in 44 games. The number of innings also failed to fill 40 innings. As a high-paid player, it would not be strange even if he gets a cut. If he is treated as a preliminary FA, he can even seek a freeze.
Then KIA can also calculate the performance based on the previous year's performance. However, I am worried about fraud as I cut the salary of the player I ambitiously brought to challenge for the championship. But if you raise it, the issue of equity with other players could arise. If Cho Sang-woo's annual salary rises to nearly 400 million won, how much should Jung Hae-young, who won the save title with 200 million won this year, pay.
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In order to reduce the interest of other teams in Jo Sang-woo, he needs to be rated FAA. In Grade A, only 20 protected players can be grouped when giving up compensation players. The previous year's annual salary of 200 percent should also be paid. In order for Cho Sang-woo to become A-grade, he must be in the third place in the team's annual salary (excluding FA players and non-FA multi-year contract players, not in the last year of the contract). At the same time, the average annual salary for the last three years should be in the top 30 in the league. KIA has won the integrated championship, which has many factors to increase the players' salary, and anyway, Cho Sang-woo will have to raise his salary significantly to create a stable A grade.
Indeed, how will KIA solve the Cho Sang-woo salary dilemma.
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