Isn't this almost free? Son Ah-seop's trade, why did you sell it at such a low price
Jul 31, 2025
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NC Dinos and Hanwha Eagles succeeded in a special big deal at the trade deadline. NC sends outfielder Son Ah-seop, and receives one third-round draft pick and 300 million won in cash for 2026 rookie draft. Instead of receiving players, a deal was made with one draft and cash.
From Hanwha's point of view, it is a transaction that accurately scratches the most itchy part. It is simply a gain of 'hack'. No one knows that Hanwha has had a thirst for outfield reinforcement over the past few years.
We needed a league-leading outfielder who had the power to change the atmosphere of the batting lineup itself, not just an ordinary outfielder. Hanwha, which is currently ranked first in the league, saw it as the last card needed to challenge for the presidential election.
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Hanwha succeeded in trading under conditions that prevented player leakage and were less burdensome. This is the most ideal result. The most crucial reason for clubs' hesitation in trading is to give up players' is a burden. There are sometimes cases in which players who pay in return for trade are more successful, and in that case, the club will be directly hit.
On top of that, the third-round rookie nomination right is not a big burden for a team that shouts 'WinNow' like Hanwha. 300 million won in cash is also not a huge amount of money from the standpoint of running a baseball team.
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You can read the direction of the NC club here. NC sent out Kim Sung-wook, born in 1993, who was not given a chance to play in the first division this year, and Son Ah-seop, a veteran born in 1988, who is about to become an FA, and recruited Lee Woo-sung, born in 1994, and Choi Won-joon, born in 1997.
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However, in the case of Son Ah-seop, it is also true that the terms of the trade are somewhat disappointing. Son Ah-seop, who earned his second FA qualification ahead of the 2022 season, left his former team Lotte Giants for 15 years after his debut and moved to NC. NC also wanted a batter to take charge of the leadoff and outfield, and recruited outside with great expenditure. However, it can be said that the possibility of signing an FA contract with Son Ah-seop was slim in the first place when the last season of the contract was more than two months away. This is a result that will inevitably hurt the pride of the player.
Of course, no one can guarantee the outcome of the trade. Son Ah-seop may be a key member with his first career win in Hanwha, but on the contrary, a rookie selected by NC with the third round of nomination may grow into a player who performs better than Son Ah-seop. In addition, the profit and loss statement of the trade could also be rewritten depending on Son Ah-seop's future course of qualifying as an FA after the end of the season.
However, a terrifyingly cold-headed judgment led to another big deal. Rumors of a big trade eventually became a reality.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.