A lot of attention is paid to the FA market, which costs billions of won, but it is also noteworthy that a large number of veterans who once dominated the league came out. It is difficult to expect as much performance as before right now, but it may produce unexpected results due to its "low cost and high efficiency."
In this offseason, multiple veterans with high name values came to the market. This is because there is a movement to lower the overall ransom due to the upper limit of the total salary cap (salary cap) of the team's annual salary introduced this year, and some teams have begun "rebuilding."
The team that won the championship released infielder Seo Geon-chang (34) and right-hander Song Eun-beom (39). Both failed to contribute much in the first division this season, but LG felt uncomfortable holding onto them as the team won the title.
SSG Landers, which is embracing a wave of changes including managerial change, released veteran catcher Lee Jae-won (35) and left-hander Lim Joon-seop (34). Lee Jae-won signed an FA contract after contributing to his team's victory in 2018, but continued to suffer a slump, and Lim Joon-seop also failed to show impressive performance in the pursuit group this season.
Hanwha Eagles outfielder Noh Soo-kwang (33), pitcher Kim Jae-young (30) and KT Wiz infielder Lee Sang-ho (34) have also been frequently seen in the first division.
Most of them are over 30 lines and their skills are coming down from the peak, so it is not easy to expect a rebound.
However, all of them were players who once played in the first division.
Among them, Seo Kun-chang had 200 hits and even the MVP during the Nexen Heroes (now Kiwoom), and Song Eun-beom was also a member of the "SK Dynasty."
Lee Jae-won was also a league A-class catcher who once won more than 6 billion won in FA contracts.
When motivation and a new environment are in place, it is worth looking forward to the "last flame."
There are not a few cases where they found a new team after the release and succeeded in rebounding. Lim Chang-min (38), who declared an FA this offseason, is a representative example. 토토사이트
Lim Chang-min played as a closing pitcher for the NC Dinos and was notified of his release after the 2021 season. After that, he nestled in the Doosan Bears in 2022, but was released again, and moved to Kiwoom ahead of this season.
Lim Chang-min, 38, played perfectly as Lee Nang, hoping to play Kiwoom's closing pitcher. He had two wins, two losses and 26 saves with a 2.51 ERA in 51 games. Without him, Kiwoom, which was already the lowest, would have been worse.
And after the end of the season, Lim Chang-min declared himself an FA. This year, his annual salary was only 100 million won, and his FA rating is also C-rated, so several teams are looking to recruit him. Despite his age, the price seems to be rising as competition grows.
Veteran right-hander Kim Jin-sung (38) is also a similar example to Lim Chang-min. Kim Jin-sung, who was released from NC after the end of 2021, joined LG ahead of the 2022 season and succeeded in rebounding. After becoming an FA a year earlier than Lim Chang-min, he remained with LG for a total of 700 million won for two years in the last offseason, and made a big contribution to his team's victory this year.
There is no guarantee that Seo Geon-chang, Song Eun-beom and Lee Jae-won will not be able to rebound either. Teams that recruit are not burdened because they do not have to spend a lot of money. Will the "second Lim Chang-min, Kim Jin-sung" be able to come out among them.
