Lee Jung-hoo's annual salary alone is 32.4 billion won, but you're spending 589 billion won on SF Kyle, who always failed to hunt the biggest fish in the FA? The fiscal pressure is high

Nov 13, 2025

Lee Jung-hoo's annual salary alone is 32.4 billion won, but you're spending 589 billion won on SF Kyle, who always failed to hunt the biggest fish in the FA? The fiscal pressure is high
Kyle Tucker is considered the largest in the FA market, with an estimated ransom of more than $400 million. AP Yonhap News



Lee Jung-hoo's annual salary alone is 32.4 billion won, but you're spending 589 billion won on SF Kyle, who always failed to hunt the biggest fish in the FA? The fiscal pressure is high
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The biggest fish in the FA market is outfielder Kyle Tucker.

All local media put Tucker at the top of the FA rankings. Most of the estimated ransom is more than $400 million. It is $427 million for 10 years at The Athletic, $418 million for 11 years at ESPN, $370 million for 10 years at FanGraphs, $400 million for 11 years at MLBTR, and $408 million for 12 years at CBS Sports.

Tucker hasn't been at his best because of injuries last year and this year. Last year, he suffered an injury to his right shin in June and spent about three months in rehabilitation, and after being traded from the Houston Astros to the Chicago Cubs last winter, he also rested for about three weeks at the end of the season due to an obituary in his left calf this season.




He has a batting average of 0.266, 22 homers, 73 RBIs and an OPS of 0.841 in 137 games this year. The main indicator is closer to a career path since 2020, when he became the main player. Nevertheless, the reason why he is running the upper limit is that he was born in January 1997 and next year is the 29-year-old season, hitting with both power and accuracy, mobility to steal 20-30 bases in a season, and a career that received a gold glove once as a right fielder.

Lee Jung-hoo's annual salary alone is 32.4 billion won, but you're spending 589 billion won on SF Kyle, who always failed to hunt the biggest fish in the FA? The fiscal pressure is high
Kyle Tucker's expected destinations include the Dodgers, Yankees, and San Francisco. AP Yonhap News
For this reason, big market clubs are showing signs of a battle for Tucker. When asked about the team to take Tucker in a survey conducted by MLB.com , 23 out of 46 named the Los Angeles Dodgers, 20% named the San Francisco Giants, and 13% named the New York Yankees.

San Francisco stands out. In reality, however, it is very unclear whether Tucker will be able to choose San Francisco.




USA Today reporter Bob Nightingale said on the 11th (Korea time) that San Francisco is under great financial pressure to sign Tucker.

The reporter said, `Tucker, a Tampa native, is expected to sign with one of the Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Dodgers. San Francisco is the dark horse. However, the Giants will have to pay Rafael Devers $250 million over eight years, Willy Adames will have the second season of a seven-year, $182 million contract, and Matt Chapman will also have the second season of a six-year, $151 million contract, which seems manageable given that many players have signed more than $100 million, but they will have to spend $137 million on six top players in the team next year. Devers, Chapman, Adames, Robbie Ray, Logan Webb, and Lee Jung-hoo explained that they'.

In other words, Lee Jung-hoo is also a big part of San Francisco's payroll. Lee Jung-hoo, who received an annual salary of $16 million this year, received $22 million (32.4 billion won) next year, ranking fifth in the team's annual salary ranking. Some are demanding that now that they have played a full season, they should play according to their ransom.




It is also tight to pay for key players such as Lee Jung-hoo, but bringing Tucker is a considerable burden.

Lee Jung-hoo's annual salary alone is 32.4 billion won, but you're spending 589 billion won on SF Kyle, who always failed to hunt the biggest fish in the FA? The fiscal pressure is high
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Reporter Nightingale added 'There's something else not to forget. Former coach Bob Melvin, who was fired, has a contractual annual salary of $4 million, new head coach Tony Bytello's annual salary of $3.5 million next year, and a buyout of $3 million paid to the Tennesse era to take out Bytello. The cost of replacing the head coach alone is $10.5 million, he said.

Considering that Coach Bytelo, who was the best head coach of the U.S. university, was treated above the league average and paid a buyout, it seems that next season will also go into a win-now mode. If you bring in Tucker, it will be because of your championship ambitions.

San Francisco is a club that has experienced the pain of missing the final stage of negotiations over the biggest FA fish every year, including Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Nightingale's observation is that if Tucker is in such a position, he is likely to be hurt again.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.