Of course, it's 10 billion won because you're a catcher? There is a clear precondition for the prospective FA Kang Baek-ho jackpot
Dec 26, 2024
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Ahead of the 2025 season, the FA market is virtually closed. Although there are some uncontracted players, virtually all contracts for players who may move to other teams have been terminated.
Therefore, interest in next year's prospective FA is already heating up. It was the FA market this year that there was no `big fish,' but it is half worried and half interested in how much the ransom of players who are considered to have better performance next year will soar due to the unexpected Overpay march.
Among them, KT Wiz's Kang Baek-ho is the most mentioned player. Kang Baek-ho will also be eligible for his first FA after the 2025 season.
He is a slugger who can hit more than 20 home runs and nearly 100 RBIs. He is considered a player who can compete with KIA Tigers' winning shortstop Park Chan-ho for the biggest game. It is popular not only with grades but also with fans.
That's why people are already talking about '10 billion '. There have been many players who have won contracts worth well over 10 billion won, so it would not be a very fanciful story.
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To play as a designated hitter, the batting must be overwhelming. He has to pass 30 home runs and 100 RBIs unconditionally as a foreign player, but there has never been such a season in his career. The rhythm is clear. If you get caught, you're strong enough to move on, but you're less sophisticated.
A huge variable came to Kang Baek-ho, so it was ABS. It wasn't a matter of hitting. The importance of fine technology, such as the catcher's framing, is low, and manager Lee Kang-chul has used him as a catcher. He was a catcher until high school, so it was a good choice to try.
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However, it is not easy to increase the number of participants as the main home turf. It is excellent for filling the gap when the main Jang Sung-woo needs to rest and when the catcher's position is vacant as a replacement for the mid-to-late operation of the game, but he lacks experience as a professional catcher to lead the entire season. In fact, there were many cases of mistakes due to lack of basic skills. It is difficult for a player who needs to work hard in the central lineup right now to spend time training basic skills such as blocking and catching in the spring camp. It is difficult to expect a remarkable catcher's development now. If you play a lot of physically exhausting catcher positions, you can also affect hitting.
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In the meantime, if Kang Baek-ho is worth using as the main catcher, he will be able to win an FA contract worth more than 10 billion won. However, it may be difficult to expect an astronomical ransom if it is only a limited 'assistance' catcher.
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