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| Kim Hyun-soo signed a three-year, 5 billion won jackpot contract with KT. Photo courtesy of KT Wiz |
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| Han Seung-taek (left) and Na Do-hyun, who moved to KT Wiz. Photo courtesy of KT Wiz |
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Grade C without compensation players is leading the transfer of the FA market.
Since there are no reward players, they are showing that even if they are old, they have a team to take if they have skills.
Of the 21 people on the FA market, a total of seven were C-rated. Among them, he became the first FA and Han Seung-taek, a 31-year-old young catcher, visited the team first. KT continued to look for the successor of Jang Sung-woo, the main catcher, but it was not possible, but when Han Seung-taek came out this time, he actively participated and signed a four-year total of 1 billion won. KT has been quite active enough to announce the contract for the fourth time after Park Chan-ho and Cho Sang-ho and Kang Baek-ho, and succeeded in recruiting him.
The second Grade C contract was also a transfer. Kim Hyun-soo, who played for eight years only in LG, failed to achieve his option and became an FA after failing to sign a plus-two-year contract (2.5 billion won), but KT took him on a better condition of 5 billion won for three years. LG wanted to catch Kim Hyun-soo, who became the MVP of the Korean Series, but could not win the ransom race because of the salary cap.
The third grade C contract was Choi Hyung-woo, the oldest FA in the market. Choi Hyung-woo, who played only in KIA for eight years, will return to his hometown of Samsung. Choi Hyung-woo signed a two-year FA contract with Samsung on the 3rd for a total of 2.6 billion won.
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| The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the LG Twins in Game 5 of the Korean Series at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 31st. Hanwha Son Ah-seop hits a double play in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out and runners on the first base. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.31/ |
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| KT-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st. Hwang Jae-gyun, with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, cheers after hitting a timely two-run hit in the top of the third inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.1/ |
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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the NC Dinos at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 27th. KIA Yang Hyun-jong is pitching hard. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.27/ |
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| The second round of PO between Samsung and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 19th. Samsung's Kang Min-ho hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.19/ |
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As can be seen in the contract between Kim Hyun-soo and Choi Hyung-woo, Grade C, which has no compensation even if he is old, can be transferred by selecting sufficiently good conditions.
Kim Hyun-soo ranked 15th overall with a batting average of 298 this season, tied for 14th with 144 hits, tied for 32nd with 12 home runs and tied for 8th with 90 RBIs.
He will be 38 next year, but he has proved that he can still show good batting.
Choi Hyung-woo will also turn 43 next year, but he posted a batting average of 370 (ranked 11th), 24 home runs (joint seventh), and 86 RBIs (13th) this year.
In fact, in the case of Kim Hyun-soo and Choi Hyung-woo, the performance was not considered to be a transfer. Since it was a top-class performance within the team, it was expected that his team would catch it.
In the case of Choi Hyung-woo, it can be said that Samsung won the ransom competition with KIA because it wanted Choi Hyung-woo, who has a clear clutch ability, to win next season.
Four more veterans remain in Grade C, including Son Ah-seop, Hwang Jae-gyun, Yang Hyun-jong, and Kang Min-ho. They are legendary players just by their name. Considering their age, they can't think of a long contract period, but they are players who can play well enough during the time when the prospect is big. Young players can learn their experience and know-how.
Will there be any additional transfers among the remaining four C-grade veterans. Some teams have already withdrawn from the FA market, so it is not easy to transfer, but you may see another surprise transfer.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
