KIANC burst...Will Hanwha, which was widely rumored, be born with the last big deal
Jul 29, 2025
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The 31st, the deadline for the KBO League trade. A large trade came out three days before the market closed. KIA Tigers and NC Dinos were the main characters.
KIA played outfielder Choi Won-joon, Lee Woo-sung, infielder Hong Jong-pyo with a card. NC sent pitcher Kim Si-hoon Han Jae-seung and infielder Chung Hyeon-chang.
KIA also got a young pitcher and an infielder with a lot of potential. On the other hand, NC has a 'immediate power' outfielder with some guaranteed performance.
Lim Sun-nam, NC's general manager, said "This trade is expected to serve as an opportunity to simultaneously resolve the reinforcement of center field and the strengthening of long-range power, which the team has been agonizing over. Choi Won-joon is a player with excellent balance in all aspects, including hitting, defense, and running base, and I think it will be a great boost to the team's power. Lee Woo-sung is a batter with long-shot ability and is a resource that will supplement his long-shot power in the team's batting lineup. Hong Jong-pyo is an all-weather infielder who can play multiple positions in the infield, and he is the right person to make the future of the infield more solid."
KIA general manager Shim Jae-hak also "Through this trade, we immediately secured a right-hander bullpen and future infielder resources."Kim Si-hoon is a player with excellent ball power enough to play in the must-win group, and Han Jae-seung is also a player with fast balls and ball power, and both players are expected to help the bullpen. Chung Hyun-chang also has compliance contact and good defense capabilities, which will greatly contribute to strengthening the team's competitiveness in the future."
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Naturally, attention is also being paid to whether to trade additionally. Hanwha has been full of trade rumors throughout this season. Hanwha trade cards mentioned pitchers who can be both starters and relievers, veteran pitchers, top-round rookie-level pitchers, and fastball pitchers.
Hanwha's itchy part is the outfield. In particular, there was a great desire for outfielder cards. This season, Hanwha has completed its plan for the infield to some extent by recruiting shortstop Shim Woo-joon as an FA. Lee Do-yoon, who played as the main shortstop last year, and Ha Joo-seok, an internal FA, stayed, and the infield players were solid.
However, the outfield needed to be sorted out. It was hoped that foreign player Esteban Floral would take the center field and fill the corner outfield position with domestic players such as Moon Hyun-bin, Kim Tae-yeon, Lee Won-seok, Lee Jin-young, and Lim Jong-chan.
Moon Hyun-bin has firmly established himself as an outfielder. However, Floral did not meet expectations, and the owner did not appear for sure in the remaining seats.
Each team's quasi-state outfielder resources were mentioned as benefits in return for the trade. I even tried to match the cards to some extent. Although they formed a consensus, they did not completely coordinate.
Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said in June that as trade talks continued to emerge, `If the other team gives us the players we need, they will ask us for a good pitcher. This is not (the time of the trade)," he said.
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Hanwha's desire to become an outfielder has decreased compared to the first half. However, as he is currently in first place, there is certainly a regret that in order to challenge for the presidency, 'If there is one more certain player'
Will Hanwha make a final decision to maintain its No. 1 position. There is not much time left now.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
