150km must-win group → Even the undercarriage came out unconditionally...The FA market will fluctuate once again

Nov 27, 2025

김재환-홍건희. Sports Chosun DB

You only need 'money' to recruit. There is no reward, no reward player. A 'card' has emerged that allows you to open your wallet without any pressure.

On the 26th, the Doosan Bears announced the players who were excluded from the 2026 suspension. Foreign player Colerbin and Kim Jae-hwan, Hong Gun-hee, Ko Hyo-joon, Kim Do-yoon, and Lee Han-byeol were the targets.

Excluding the list of players on hold with the meaning of release. However, Hong Gun-hee and Kim Jae-hwan have slightly different personalities.

Hong Gun-hee signed a 2+2 year contract with Doosan for a total of 2.45 billion won ahead of the 2024 season. +For two years, he was allowed to become a free agent as a player option.

Kim Jae-hwan signed a four-year FA contract with Doosan for a total of 11.5 billion won ahead of the 2022 season. At that time, Doosan and Kim Jae-hwan added an option clause after four years to create an environment where they could be released as free agents like Hong Geon-hee.

In the case of FA, compensation or compensation players must be sent to the original team when recruited. However, in the case of Hong Gun-hee and Kim Jae-hwan, there is no obstacle to recruitment because they are the same as 'release players'.

Both Hong Gun-hee and Kim Jae-hwan are evaluated as resources that can be fully utilized in the first team.

The Doosan-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 11th. Hong Gun-hee is pitching. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.11/

Hong Gun-hee has appeared in more than 60 games from 2020 to 2024, except for 2022 when he played 58 games. He showed his ability to play more than 60 innings every year, and in 2023, he cracked down on Doosan's back door with 22 saves.

He played only 20 games at the end of the season due to an elbow injury this season, but it is rather a factor that raises expectations for next season. In the case of many bullpen pitchers, they showed a revival after taking a break after injury. In fact, Hong Gun-hee lost a point this year while his sense of practice was poor, but he also threw a powerful ball that had a maximum fastball speed of nearly 150 kilometers.

The game between Hanwha and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 25th, and Doosan's Kim Jae-hwan hits a three-run home run with one out and runners on the first and third bases in the bottom of the fifth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.09.25/

Kim Jae-hwan has hit a double-digit home run for 10 consecutive years. He was ranked as the 'Jamsil Home Run King' with 44 home runs in 2018, but played in 103 games this season and hit 13 home runs. His power is still strong enough to hit 29 home runs in 2024. Kim Jae-hwan, who left Jamsil Stadium, is expected to hit more than 20 times.

In addition, both Kim Jae-hwan and Hong Gun-hee received good reviews in the 'leadership' section to the extent that they were captain and pitcher at Doosan.

They can freely negotiate with the remaining nine clubs except Doosan. In the current FA market 'Big Fish' FA has already signed a contract. There are still FA left in the market, but if the eyes are on Kim Jae-hwan and Hong Gun-hee, who have a better 'cost ratio', the FA market may change once again.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.