The most leaked Hanwha nomination will be abandoned, making 1.1 billion won...Ahn Chi-hong and Lee Tae-yang even cleaned up the high-paid employees
Nov 19, 2025
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KBO conducted the second draft behind closed doors on the 19th. A total of 17 players moved the team, and An Chi-hong, Lee Tae-yang, Lee Yong-chan, Choi Choong-yeon, and Lim Ki-young were notable transfers.
Hanwha became the team that gave up the most players in this draft. Infielder An Chi-hong and pitcher Lee Tae-yang received first-round picks from the Kiwoom Heroes and KIA Tigers, respectively. Pitcher Bae Dong-hyun was picked by Kiwoom in the third round, and outfielder Lee Sang-hyuk was picked by Doosan Bears in the fourth round.
KBO has set up a device that allows up to four players to be nominated to prevent too many players from leaking from a team. Only Hanwha has reached the maximum.
The large number of transfer players means Hanwha can receive the most transfer money. Ahn Chi-hong and Lee Tae-yang's transfer funds are 400 million won, Bae Dong-hyun 200 million won, and Lee Sang-hyuk 100 million won, respectively. In addition, he will receive 1.1 billion won from designated clubs.
It even reduced the salary of high-priced FA players. An Chi-hong signed a 4+2 year contract with Hanwha for a total of 7.2 billion won ahead of last season. The four-year contract totaled 5.5 billion won, including 4.7 billion won in guarantees and 800 million won in options. Hanwha did not disclose how the down payment and annual salary are divided in the guaranteed amount at the time of the announcement. First of all, Ahn Chi-hong's total salary last year and this year was 1 billion won. Kiwoom will compensate for the remaining annual salary excluding this.
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Hanwha shook off Ahn Chi-hong's remaining salary and Lee Tae-yang's remaining salary of 270 million won, and reduced additional spending by giving up the second draft pick altogether.
The next teams with the most leaks were Doosan and KT Wiz. Doosan's outfielder Choo Jae-hyun (Kium Round 2), catcher Jang Seung-hyun (Samsung Round 2), and pitcher Lee Won-jae (KT Round 3). For KT, pitcher Choi Yong-joon (SSG 2nd round), infielder Lee Ho-yeon (KIA 3rd round), and infielder Moon Sang-joon (SSG 3rd round) left.
LG gave up two players and Samsung and Lotte KIA gave up one player each. No player was named by SSG and Kiwoom.
Except for 35 protected players from each club, the second draft was designated by players, nurturing players, military holding players, and nurturing military holding players. Players in their first to third years of joining, nurturing players, military holding players, nurturing military holding players and players in their fourth year of joining, players with a history of military holding and nurturing among nurturing players, FA (including FA returning to overseas), and foreign players were automatically excluded from the designation.
Each club was allowed to nominate up to the third round, and the bottom three teams in the 2025 KBO League (Kium, Doosan, and KIA) gave up to two additional nominations. The transfer money for each round is 400 million won in the first round, 300 million won in the second round, and 200 million won in the third round, and 100 million won in the fourth round or less.
Designated players are required to register as active players (first-team entry) for the 2026 or 2027 season. Within a single season, first-round designated players must be registered for at least 50 days, second-round designated players must be registered for at least 30 days, and third-round designated players have no mandatory registration period. Provided, That an exception shall be made where a player has registered on the injured list or the list of treatment and rehabilitation players for at least 30 days within a single season.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
