The steal king cracked down on 200 million won, and how much KIA GG shortstop + 88SV must-win...The preliminary FA grade timing game begins
Dec 29, 2024
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Currently, Kim Do-young (21) is the player who is most curious about the amount among KIA's salary negotiators. Kim Do-young received an annual salary of 100 million won this year, his third year as a professional, and won the regular season MVP with a batting average of 0.347 (189 hits in 544 at-bats), 38 homers, 109 RBIs, 40 steals, and 1.067 OPS in 141 games. With his performance in the '2024 WBSC Premier 12' tournament last month, he has grown into a player that the world is paying attention to, drawing attention to how much his salary will increase in the new year. It is widely expected that it will surpass 400 million won for the first time in its fourth year as a professional.
There are more players that KIA must carefully set its annual salary. They include shortstop Park Chan-ho (29), outfielder Choi Won-joon (27), and pitcher Cho Sang-woo (30). All three players will be eligible for FA when they finish next season healthy. KIA is a team that all three players have to crack down on, and to check other clubs' participation in the recruitment war, the FA grade should be raised to A and B grades as much as possible to increase the scale of compensation.
It is the same as the background of Doosan Bears' generous new year's salary for prospective FA outfielder Cho Ha-sung (31). Cho Sang-soo received an annual salary of 95 million won this year, and will receive an annual salary of 200 million won in the new year. While playing as the main outfielder this year, he was recognized for winning the steal with 64 stolen bases, but it is a little generous considering the remaining indicators, such as a batting average of 0.265 (87 hits in 328 at-bats), OPS of 0.627 points, 60 points, and 30 RBIs. Cho is a net outfielder who has been in demand in the trade market this year. Doosan has built a defensive line to some extent with an annual salary of 200 million won.
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Park Chan-ho is already a high-paid player in the team with an annual salary of 300 million won this year, excluding foreign players and FA contract players. As much as KIA has performed well this year, there is a high possibility that it will be classified as A grade even if KIA treats it.
Grade A must be within the top three in the club's salary ranking for the last three years, and within the top 30 in the overall salary ranking for the last three years. Grade A requires one compensation player (20 protections) and 200% of the previous year's player's annual salary or 300% of the previous year's player's annual salary to the original team at the time of transfer.
Cho Sang-woo came to KIA in a trade with Kiwoom Heroes on the 19th. This year, Cho Sang-woo received an annual salary of 340 million won from Kiwoom. The new year's salary negotiations should be held with KIA, and it is highly likely that he will be the subject of the increase along with Park Chan-ho. Cho Sang-woo had only six saves, nine holds, 39 ⅔ innings and an ERA of 3.18 in 44 games in the aftermath of shoulder pain this year, but his salary is expected to increase even a little due to the special reserve FA. KIA should come up with a strategy to crack down on Park Chan-ho and Cho Sang-woo with Grade A somehow.
With Park Chan-ho and Cho Sang-woo, it is a question mark whether KIA will be able to tie Choi Won-joon to A grade. Choi Won-joon's annual salary this year was 220 million won. Choi Won-joon hit .292 (128 hits in 438 at-bats), nine homers, 56 RBIs, 75 runs scored, and an OPS of .791 in 136 games this year. Considering his young age and one-shot slugging power, there is enough demand in the market, and KIA is expected to carefully set Choi Won-joon's salary.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
