How much is Kang Min-ho…5 billion → 2.6 billion → 4.5 billion C-grade veterans have exploded one after another
Dec 04, 2025
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There were a total of seven C-grade FA in the FA market. Outfielder Kim Hyun-soo, Choi Hyung-woo, Son Ah-seop, catcher Kang Min-ho and Han Seung-taek, pitcher Yang Hyun-jong, and infielder Hwang Jae-kyun. Except for Han Seung-taek, everyone was born in the 1980s, while Choi Hyung-woo and Kang Min-ho are in their 40s. Even for the players who won the league's best title once, age seemed to be a stumbling block.
I opened the lid and it wasn't. From the opening, Kim Hyun-soo led the market trend by being classified as a big fish along with shortstop Park Chan-ho, designated hitter Kang Baek-ho, and outfielder Park Hae-min.
After much consideration, Kim Hyun-soo signed a three-year, 5 billion won guarantee contract with KT Wiz. Considering the age of Kim Hyun-soo, who was born in January 1988, the conditions were very unusual. In any case, KT treated this year's Korean Series MVP hitter with special treatment, and Kim Hyun-soo chose the best contract and left the LG Twins.
The unexpected transfer was Choi Hyung-woo. Choi Hyung-woo, born in 1983, will be 43 years old next year. Even if it is a C grade, this year's annual salary is 1 billion won, so the compensation reached 1.5 billion won. This is why the transfer was not easily predicted.
The transfer, which seemed to be difficult, was made as Choi Hyung-woo's former home Samsung approached it sincerely with the aim of rebuilding the dynasty. Samsung had Choi Hyung-woo for two years and 2.6 billion won, and KIA lost Choi Hyung-woo, the undisputed No. 4 hitter for the past nine years, as they lost the recruitment match.
KIA focused more on staying with one-club man Yang Hyun-jong after the final breakdown of negotiations with Choi Hyung-woo. On the evening of the 3rd, he reached a contract agreement with Yang Hyun-jong, and announced a two-plus-one-year, 4.5 billion won contract on the 4th.
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Kang Min-ho proved himself to be Samsung's irreplaceable master this year as well. While Samsung played 11 postseason games from the wild card game to the playoffs, Kang Min-ho kept his home ground nonstop.
Samsung ace Won Tae-in told Min-ho " (Kang) to stay." Minho wants to stay, but he's still talking. During Minho's last FA (2021), I also told the media that I really hope Minho stays. I also told the boss that I want him to catch it, but it's the same this time. Just by looking at our postseason this time, both players and fans felt that we really can't do it without Minho. I think our team will catch Minho"He also strongly appealed to the club.
Attention is focusing on whether Samsung, which has gained romance through Choi Hyung-woo's contract, will be able to make Kang Min-ho's treatment as well.
Kang Min-ho is on the verge of exceeding KRW 20 billion in total FA. In 2013, when he was a Lotte Giants player, he first became an FA and remained at 7.5 billion won for four years, and in 2017, when he was the second FA, he signed a four-year contract with Samsung for a total of 8 billion won and transferred. In 2021, the third FA renewed its contract for four years and 3.6 billion won. Kang Min-ho's total FA is KRW 19.1 billion, and this is the fourth FA. Kang Min-ho, who is writing the history of a veteran FA as much as Choi Hyung-woo.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
