A three-on-three mega trade. One pick of Ho-bu is Choi Won-jun. I'm sure you'll be revived, but what if you leave the FA?

Jul 30, 2025

A three-on-three mega trade. One pick of Ho-bu is Choi Won-jun. I'm sure you'll be revived, but what if you leave the FA?
NC Dinos Choi Won-joon is hitting against the Lotte Giants on the 29th. Photo courtesy =NC Dinos



A three-on-three mega trade. One pick of Ho-bu is Choi Won-jun. I'm sure you'll be revived, but what if you leave the FA?
Choi Won-jun, who played as the second batter as soon as he was traded to the NC Dinos. Busan = Reporter Kwon In-ha
A 3-3 trade between the NC Dinos and KIA Tigers. NC sent pitchers Kim Si-hoon, Han Jae-seung, and infielder Chung Hyeon-chang and received outfielders Choi Won-joon, Lee Woo-sung, and infielder Hong Jong-pyo.

The player that NC manager Lee Ho-joon wanted the most is Choi Won-joon. It was the starting point of the trade.

Lee said, `I needed a center fielder, and Lee wanted a pitcher. They talked about the positions they needed and envied other teams, which naturally led to a trade," he said, explaining how the trade was made.




The reason why NC needed Choi Won-jun even though it had many outfielders was because manager Lee said, "There are many players on our team who can hit but can't defend or defend but can't hit." "Choi Won-jun had 174 hits before going to the army." Not everyone can hit it. He is young, too. He said, "I want to be a player with good shoulders and fast legs."

He fell into a slump ahead of this year's FA. Choi Won-joon, who had a batting average of 292 and 128 hits, nine homers and 56 RBIs last year, had a batting average of 229 (52 hits in 227) and four homers and 19 RBIs in 76 games before the trade this season.

Director Lee found it in psychology. `FA, you can be pressured enough and you can be sluggish in the beginning. I thought if a player like Kim Ho-ryeong had been given a chance to come out without playing, I might have been able to rebound"I'm confident that if I get enough opportunities here and I'm psychologically stable, I can get a performance.", showing confidence in Choi Won-jun.




I'm worried even if it goes too well in NC. Maybe he could transfer to the FA.

NC Choi Won-joon and Lee Woo-sung are lecturing in NC training suits at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 29th. Photo courtesy =NC Dinos
A three-on-three mega trade. One pick of Ho-bu is Choi Won-jun. I'm sure you'll be revived, but what if you leave the FA?
Lee Woo-sung and Choi Won-joon, who came to the NC Dinos, will start against the Lotte Giants on the 29th. Photo courtesy =NC Dinos
Manager Lee said, `It would be best to go well and stay in our team, but I also thought about the worst"If you apply for an FA and leave for another team, you can bring in 800 million won in compensation (double this year's annual salary of 400 million won) and the 21st player because it is grade A. I thought about the worst and brought him here."

The defensive position is the center fielder Lee needed. It is evaluated that right field defense is better, but coach Lee wanted Choi Won-joon 'center field'. Director Lee said, `I brought Choi Won-joon to use as a center fielder. I will use it in consideration of what is lacking as a center"When we strengthen our defense in the second half of the game, we will send Choi Won-joon to right field and spend a lot of money on center field. When he starts, he goes to center field."




Manager Lee was confident that the players who came to the trade would gradually get better. "They are not technically problematic and mentally difficult players. They are basically good players. "I don't think they'll burst out laughing as soon as they get here. But I think it will get better gradually."

Choi Won-joon started as a second-center fielder against Lotte in Busan on the 29th. Choi Won-joon, who was caught with a shortstop line drive in his first at-bat in the first inning, struck out in the top of the third inning with two outs and runners on the second and third bases. He got on base due to a fly to left field in the top of the sixth inning and a mistake by the first baseman in the top of the eighth inning. He had no hits in four at-bats.

He showed good defense as a center fielder.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, trailing 4-6, he followed Son Ho-young's ball to the middle of the eighth inning with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, and he reached out his arm to catch a ball that could cross over his head to prevent a run.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.