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Why did you announce the contract.
A baseball player said this when Song Sung-moon and Kiwoom Heroes signed a six-year non-FA multi-year contract worth 12 billion won. "Where on earth is there such a contract?"
There was a controversy about 'Overpay'. Now, it has been said that if you give a contract like this to a player who performs a year and a half 'Twinkle', the market order will collapse. The total amount of 12 billion won was also surprising, but what was more shocking was the condition of full guarantee. It was a luxury that could not be enjoyed unless it was a superstar player who dominated the league or a special FA who was really popular in the market.
However, what this baseball player said was not about the amount and conditions. A multi-year contract with the FA is an investment for future value. It has just blossomed, but if you judge that the ability can continue in the future, you can make a bold investment. The baseball player pointed out, "'Does it make sense that he won't block the U.S. Major League next year when he signed a contract with such hard work?'
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| Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 3rd. Before the game, Kiwoom Song Sung-moon poses at the KBO League's highest consecutive stolen base (34) award ceremony. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.3/ |
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As mentioned above, Song suddenly boosted his skills from the middle of last season. He is showing good performance this year as well. Therefore, talks about entering the Major League began to come out little by little. At first, it was a playful atmosphere. After hitting an impressive timely hit in a practice game against the Los Angeles Dodgers early last year, the question of 'Frankly' was raised, but this year's talk intensified further.
Kim Hye-sung, who has a similar style, joined the LA Dodgers on better-than-expected conditions ahead of this season, and showed competitiveness even after going there, so analysts began to say that Song Sung-moon could also work.
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Song Seong-moon denied the first "ridiculous story", but suddenly revealed his will by revealing the story that "Kim Ha-sung (Tampa Bay) said "Why are you trying to give up unconditionally" And he said he'd leave the possibility open, but recently "I'm going to apply for a posting."," he declared officially. Song Sung-moon will be eligible to apply for Major League posting after this season.
Song Sung-moon is free to apply for posting after being qualified. It doesn't matter at all. What's weird is Kiwoom's stance. The entire baseball community was shocked by the contract of Song Seong-moon. Announcing the contract, Kiwoom cannot finish last again next year. We decided that he was a necessary player for the completion of the rebuilding"It is a huge contract made by focusing only on the baseball side and the power side for no other reason."
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However, Kiwoom's purity was questionable. This is because there were few such large contracts in the team system that sold and operated players. It was the first time since Lee Taek-geun's 5 billion won contract in 2011, so the story "What are you up to?" had to follow. As the discussion on the salary cap lower limit system began in earnest because of them, the analysis that it was to prepare for the situation when the system was introduced based on Song Sung-moon's annual salary, which would be about 2 billion won a year, gained convincing power.
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As Kiwoom said, if you're signing a contract because you're a really necessary player for your team's power, it's common sense to get a promise that you don't challenge the major league when signing a contract. However, it doesn't add up to saying that they are showing off their contracts and supporting their entry into the U.S. If so, it is not too late to sign and announce a multi-year contract at that time, setting a big framework for multi-year contract negotiations, and if Song Sung-moon's posting results came out in a bad direction. It is a contract that will take effect next year anyway. It is said that the trade inquiry was enormous, and the trade was also something that the club had to not respond to. Doubts are intensified as to why he made the contract announcement in the middle of the season and Song Sung-moon professed to apply for posting.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
