I'm not jealous of anyone other than 2 billion salary. 980 million won was a move by Hanwha
May 12, 2025
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As the level of the KBO league has increased and its popularity has increased, the ransom of foreign players is also playing astronomically. KIA Tigers ace nail will receive a total of 1.8 million dollars (about 2.5 billion won). KT Wiz Cuevas and Lotte Giants Barnes are also worth $1.5 million (about 2.1 billion won). Now, it is difficult to even give a business card that is 'high-paid' for $1 million.
In the meantime, there is a player who stamped the guarantee amount of $700,000 (about 980 million won) and the total amount of $950,000 (about 1.3 billion won). Hanwha Eagles Weiss. He joined as a substitute last year, recorded 5 wins and 5 losses, and succeeded in renewing his contract.
In fact, there was a question mark on the renewal of the contract. It wasn't overwhelming in the first season. As an independent league player, the ball was fast, but there was a lack of control and game management.
With the opening of its new home stadium this year, Hanwha had a tremendous internal goal of 'Autumn Baseball unconditionally'. Therefore, he spent an astronomical amount of 12.8 billion won on the two FA players, Um Sang-baek and Shim Woo-joon. Along with Ponce, a second foreign pitcher could also be brought in as a player with a high name value. It was not a team that would be stingy with investment.
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What KBO clubs want from foreign pitchers with two options is simple. If you rotate the rotation steadily and do a double-digit multiplier, it is 'thank you'. But what's wrong with this. It is no exaggeration to say that Weiss is currently the strongest starter in the league. They are tied for third in multiple wins, fourth in strikeouts, and second in quality starts.
On the 11th, he pitched eight innings against the Kiwoom Heroes, one hit, nine strikeouts, and no run. The maximum speed of his fastball was 156 kilometers. There was no victory in the first three games, but it is a six-game victory starting with the victory over the Doosan Bears on April 10. He recorded quality starts in all six games he won with 6 wins and 1 loss with a 3.36 ERA. There was no three-run game. In addition, he played six innings in three of the six games and 7-7 ⅔-8 innings in the remaining three games, so it is inevitably too pretty for head coach Kim.
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Weiss himself said "Nothing has changed technically compared to last year. However, it was regrettable that he couldn't throw strikes after giving a lot of walks last year. This year, the focus is on reducing walks," he said, explaining the secret to the rise. Weiss has 15 walks this season, which is among the starting pitchers who allow very few walks. Considering that the starting pitcher with the most walks was NC Dinos Logan with 24, the comparison is immediately possible.
Weiss's best strength is his stamina. Even in the second half of the game, the speed of the fastball does not drop more than 150 kilometers. Weiss said "I've been playing baseball since I was a kid, and all I've been following was to work hard and do my best at everything. I'm not born with it. I think it's the result of a lot of training to be able to maintain a fast pace throughout the game."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
