Professional Baseball's 2024 Free Agent Market, Which was Quiet, Ended Without any Unsigned Players... 5 People Transferred
In reality, the biggest free agents in 2024 are Yang Seok-hwan and Ahn Chi-hong.
Before the start of spring camp, all 19 Korean professional baseball free agents (FA) in 2024 completed their contracts.
The Korea Baseball Organization announced the list of 19 FA-approved players on November 19 last year, and after about two months, negotiations for the 2024 FA were concluded without any unsigned players. 먹튀검증가이드
On the 26th, veteran infielder Kim Min-seong joined the Lotte Giants through a sign-and-trade, and bullpen pitcher Kwon Kwon signed a contract to remain with KT Wiz.
It was the last free agent contract in 2024.
This stove league was also hot, but less hot than the 2023 free agent market.
In 2023, 21 people appeared in the free agent market, and 12 transferred.
Four catchers, from Yang Eui-ji (Doosan Bears) to Park Dong-won (LG Twins), Yoo Kang-nam (Lotte Giants), and Park Se-hyuk (NC Dinos), shocked the market by sequentially switching teams.
Kang Ri-ho never found a team, Kwon Hee-dong (NC) and Lee Myung-ki (Hanwha Eagles) only signed free agent contracts in February, and Jeong Chan-heon (Kiwoom Heroes) signed free agent contracts in March.
Among the 2024 free agents, only five changed teams.
There were no non-contractors.
Among the 2024 free agents, the player who signed the largest contract is shortstop Oh Ji-hwan (LG).
‘Captain’ Oh Ji-hwan, who led LG to a combined championship last year, completed a six-year contract worth up to 12.4 billion won (down payment of 5 billion won, annual salary of 5 billion won, and incentive of 2.4 billion won).
However, Oh Ji-hwan had already agreed and announced a multi-year contract with LG for '6 years and 12.4 billion won' ahead of the 2023 season.
LG postponed the contract with Oh Ji-hwan until this winter to increase the number of players automatically protected in the second draft.
In the end, the actual ‘2024 FA biggest fish’ were Yang Seok-hwan (Doosan) and Ahn Chi-hong (Hanwha).
Seok-Hwan Yang signed a contract with Doosan for up to 6 years (4+2 years) worth up to 7.8 billion won.
The total value of his four-year contract is up to 6.5 billion won (down payment of 2 billion won, total annual salary of 3.9 billion won, and incentive of 600 million won), and after the end of the four-year contract, a two-year contract extension of 1.3 billion won can be signed by agreement between the club and the player.
Ahn Chi-hong left Lotte and signed a contract with Hanwha for up to 6 years (4+2 years) for a total of 7.2 billion won.
He received up to 5.5 billion won for the first four years, and the contract could be extended for up to 1.7 billion won for two years by agreement between the club and the player.
Among pitchers, Kim Jae-yoon (Samsung Lions) received the best treatment.
Kim Jae-yoon, who played an active role as KT Wiz's closer until last year, wore a Samsung uniform by signing a contract worth up to 5.8 billion won for four years (down payment of 2 billion won, total annual salary of 2.8 billion won, total incentive of 1 billion won).
Five players, including Ahn Chi-hong and Kim Jae-yoon, pitcher Lim Chang-min (Samsung), infielder Kim Min-seong (Lotte), and catcher Lee Ji-young (SSG Landers), transferred after obtaining free agency qualifications.
Kim Min-seong and Lee Ji-young, who had been experiencing difficulties due to the 'size of compensation', completed their contracts in a 'sign and trade' format.
Kim Min-seong signed with his original club LG for a contract period of up to 3 years (2＋1 year) for a total of 900 million won (200 million won in down payment, 500 million won in annual salary, 200 million won in options) and then traded to Lotte.
Lotte gave infielder Kim Min-su to LG and recruited Kim Min-seong.
Lee Ji-young also signed a two-year contract with Kiwoom for a total of 400 million won and was traded to SSG.
SSG gave Kiwoom 250 million won in cash and the right to draft a 3rd round rookie in 2025.
The team that was most active in this free agency market was Samsung.
Samsung signed a total of five free agent contracts, signing pitchers Oh Seung-hwan and Kim Dae-woo, and infielder Kang Han-ul to remaining contracts, and signing external free agents Kim Jae-yoon and Lim Chang-min. 카지노사이트 백링크