This is a salary negotiation, but interest in 10 billion FA contract salaries...The best KIM DO YOUNG ever. How much do you get
Jan 07, 2025
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I wonder if there was a player who paid so much attention to the results of the salary negotiations. The atmosphere of the stove league is usually led by big fish FA. This is because players who are expected to sign more than 10 billion contracts usually lead the market atmosphere. Each club sets an increase rate according to the club's standards based on the performance of the subjects, and the amount itself is not so large because it is a one-year contract anyway. When each club announces the results of the annual salary negotiations for key players, it is difficult to predict how much the player will receive this year.
Lee Jung-hoo (27, San Francisco Giants), who went to the U.S. Major League last year, was a player who received attention every time he negotiated his salary. Since his professional debut in 2017 as a member of the Nexen Heroes (currently Kiwoom Heroes), Lee Jung-hoo has drawn attention by setting a new annual salary record every year.
Now, Kim Do-young is likely to follow Lee Jung-hoo. Kim Do-young had the best season of her life last year. He won the league MVP title with a batting average of 0.347 (189 hits in 544 at-bats), 38 homers, 109 RBIs, 143 runs, 40 steals, and 1.067 OPS in 141 games. He achieved 10 home runs-10 steals per month for the first time in history, the youngest 30 home runs-30 steals, and the youngest and the smallest 100 points in games. Kim Do-young opened her heyday by sweeping the top player award at various awards ceremonies, including the Golden Glove in the third baseman category.
Kim Do-young showed a level of growth that matches the prospect the club expects by 2023. Kim Do-young graduated from Gwangju Dongseong High School and joined KIA as the first designated player in 2022 and hit 0.237 (53 hits in 224 at-bats), three homers, 13 steals, 19 RBIs and 37 points in 103 games that year. It fell short of expectations that a five-tool player could win the Rookie of the Year award. Kim Do-young had to be satisfied with raising 20 million won from an annual salary of 30 million won in 2022 to 50 million won in 2023.2023 did not play full time due to injury. Still, when he was healthy, he left a better report card than in 2022. He hit .303 (103 hits in 340 at-bats) with seven home runs, 25 steals, 47 RBIs and 72 runs in 84 games. Thanks to this, Kim Do-young raised his salary to 100 million won in 2024. Entering the professional league with an annual salary of hundreds of millions means that he has become a main player.
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Kim Do-young will be in her fourth year as a professional in 2025. Lee Jung-hoo's highest annual salary in his fourth year as a professional is KRW 390 million in 2020. However, Lee Jung-hoo was already a player who received 230 million won in 2019, his third year. Kim Do-young's annual salary was 100 million won last year. In order to surpass Lee Jung-hoo's record, the increase must be much higher.
It is a new record even if it surpasses 400 million won, and public opinion is rising that it is possible to surpass 500 million won as interest in Kim Do-young's salary negotiations heats up. KIA fully acknowledges Kim Do-young's performance last year, but it is difficult to set an amount beyond that range due to the club's high performance standards. KIA is an integrated winning team last year, so it will be expected to increase the overall team, but the club should manage it so that it does not exceed the salary cap. In addition, it is also against fairness to give a huge increase only to certain players because they are conscious of public opinion. The front desk knocking on the calculator seems to be complicated.
KIA is currently negotiating with internal FA Seo Geon-chang (36) and is trying to complete the negotiations with Kim Do-young and other high-paid people in the team step by step. Will both the club and Kim Do-young be able to set a satisfactory salary. Regardless of the results, a new record is expected.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
