Eom Sang-baek 7.8 billion, An Chi-hong 7.2 billion, Shim Woo-jun 5 billion, and 20 billion in total? If you win, everything will be a successful investment

Jul 16, 2025

Eom Sang-baek 7.8 billion, An Chi-hong 7.2 billion, Shim Woo-jun 5 billion, and 20 billion in total? If you win, everything will be a successful investment
The game between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 9th. Hanwha starter Um Sang-baek, who is replaced after allowing an RBI double to KIA Kim Kyu-sung in the fourth inning. Daejeon =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/



Um Sang-baek 7.8 billion won, An Chi-hong 7.2 billion won, and Shim Woo-jun 5 billion won.

Ahead of last season, Hanwha Eagles ambitiously agreed with veteran infielder An Chi-hong for a large amount of up to 7.2 billion won for 4+2 years and signed an FA contract. After signing a six-year, nine-billion-won contract with Chae Eun-sung a year ago, it was a choice to take 'WinNow' continuity.

And ahead of this season, he has poured out even more formidable contracts. He gave a total of 5 billion won for four years to shortstop Shim Woo-joon, who became an FA after playing for KT Wiz, and invested 7.8 billion won for four years to Eom Sang-baek, who was also a KT starter, clearly expressing his will to win. All three of them could not be free from the talk of 'Overpay' when considering their age and careers, but Hanwha's 'Bulldozer Action' seemed to shine, saying that if they can contribute to their strength anyway, they should make bold investments when they have players.




Chae Eun-sung is playing the captain's role as a central hitter this season and paying for it. Let's leave out Ryu Hyun-jin, who had no choice but to return to Hanwha after living in the U.S. The problem is that the slump of the other three high-value FA players is unusual.

Eom Sang-baek 7.8 billion, An Chi-hong 7.2 billion, Shim Woo-jun 5 billion, and 20 billion in total? If you win, everything will be a successful investment
The match between Hanwha and SSG at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 29th, and Ahn Chi-hong, with two outs and runners on the second and third bases, struck out by White's pitch in the top of the fifth inning. Incheon= Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.29/
An Chi-hong is batting only 155, with one home run and 11 RBIs in 40 games. He went down to the second division due to severe sluggishness and tried to turn the tables by wearing glasses that he had never worn before, but he had to be notified of the second division again. With no second base defense, Chae Eun-sung's wall was high to enter the first base, but he couldn't afford to be listed in the entry because he couldn't show a clear performance in the batting.

Um Sang-baek started 15 games in the first half and left only 1-6 with a 6.33 ERA. It is such a serious slump that I wonder if he is the right pitcher who won 13 games last year. The ball is not bad. However, even though he throws well, his control often shakes all of a sudden. He seems to be unable to overcome the psychological burden of receiving a lot of money and showing good performance.




Shim Woo-joon is better than the two. He has a high contribution even in defense. However, he has a batting average of 209. In the last 10 games of the first half, he drove in 40% and only exceeded 20%. It was also painful that he could not play for more than a month due to a fracture in his left knee.

Eom Sang-baek 7.8 billion, An Chi-hong 7.2 billion, Shim Woo-jun 5 billion, and 20 billion in total? If you win, everything will be a successful investment
The NC-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 2nd. Shim Woo-joon, whose palm was cracked during defense, is eventually being replaced in the top of the 9th inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.2/
Hanwha is having its best season by ranking first in the first half in 33 years, but when it comes to the three, it becomes troublesome. What is the effect of investing a total of 20 billion won.

But on the contrary, it's convenient. Why did I invest that. I was going to win. It's still too early to talk about winning, but anyway, he will be in the second half with a 4.5-game lead over first place and second place in the first half. Hanwha is by far the most likely team to win this year's championship at this point. In other words, he can win. Once they win, it is concluded that Hanwha has made a successful investment regardless of their individual performances.




It can be said to be forced, but even like this, the club and the players must pull their minds together to focus more in the second half. The three of them were so sluggish that they won first place? If you think about how much more scary Hanwha will be if you do better than now in the second half of the year, wouldn't you have hope.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.