The 2024 FA market is enjoying an unexpected success. Doosan signed a 4+2 year contract with Yang Seok-hwan on Nov. 30 for up to 7.8 billion won. The first four-year contract is worth up to 6.5 billion won (down payment of 2 billion won, total annual salary of 3.9 billion won, incentive of 600 million won). After the four-year contract was signed, a two-year mutual option worth 1.3 billion won was included, which was initiated by agreement between the club and the player.
Kim Jae-yoon, 33, who served as KT’s closing pitcher, signed a four-year contract worth up to 5.8 billion won (approx. Ahn Chi-hong, 33, who became a second free agent at Lotte, signed a massive contract worth up to 7.2 billion won (approx. Jeon Joon-woo, 37, chose to stay at Lotte for up to 4.7 billion won (approx. All of them were better-than-expected treatment.
The remaining FA big fish are Lim Chan-kyu, Ham Deok-ju, and KIA franchise veteran infielder Kim Sun-bin, who led the team to win the title for the first time in 29 years. LG ended the championship’s after-party and started negotiations with Lim Chan-kyu and Ham Deok-ju in earnest. Lim is expected to achieve the best performance since his debut, and enjoy the re-entry effect to the FA. He has realized FA Lloyd in his third year of trading for Ham Deok-ju. He has recorded four saves and 16 holds and an ERA of 1.62 in 57 games. 스포츠토토
Attention is focusing on what conditions Lim Chan-kyu and Ham Deok-ju will sign as all FA players are receiving generous treatment. They all started by laying the groundwork on remaining. LG also seems to feel quite burdened. It is because they have to keep the title players alive, but there are signs that the ransom is rising more than expected.
Kim, who had been holding meetings since before the FA’s announcement, has yet to hear news of the agreement. They are doing their best to stay with each other. They have already checked each other’s terms. They are not talking to each other, so it is not clear exactly what is going on. However, they have yet to reach an agreement. This is interpreted as meaning that there is a wide gap in terms of conditions not only in the amount of guarantees but also in the duration of the contract.
Kim Sun-bin is 34 years old on December 18th. He has a career-high .32 percent. His batting ability is the highest in the KBO league. He lacks slugging power, but his contact rate is top-class. He is a tricky hitter who rarely strikes out. If Kim Sun-bin’s name is missing from next year’s KIA batting lineup, it will be embarrassing. He is a necessary hitter. Instead, it is also clear that his baserunning and defensive ability have fallen due to injury issues in the lower body.
FA contracts determine conditions based on past performances, including future values. Kim Sun-bin is likely to have appealed for his overall performance of .300 percent, and the possibility of improving his weaknesses in defense and base running. KIA generally seems to have doubts about its future performance. It can be seen that such a compromise is not easily created.
In the meantime, other FA players are making jackpots, which could complicate negotiations. Recently, KIA has not been paying attention to other teams’ released infielders. They are wary of whether it will be a different signal if they recruit players during negotiations. That’s how serious they are in negotiations. In the end, the biggest issue will be whether both sides can modify the terms. Only then can we create a clue to the solution.
