'Guwon Duo FA + Yoon Go-na Hwang Son's annual salary increase' Lotte is the only high-priced FA... Will next year's salary cap be okay
'Guwon Duo FA + Yoon Go-na Hwang Son's annual salary increase' Lotte is the only high-priced FA... Will next year's salary cap be okay
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Will the Lotte Giants, who signed FA contracts with house rabbits Kim Won-joong (31) and Koo Seung-min (34) in the stove league and are scheduled to raise salaries for young players who have performed well this year, keep the salary cap cap next year.
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced on the 18th the total amount of the top 40 annual salary for each club in 2024.
KBO introduced a competitive equalization tax system from 2023 for the upward leveling and continuous development of the league's power, and applied a competitive equalization tax cap of KRW 11.426.38 billion this season, which is 120% of the club's average annual salary, which is the sum of the top 40 players in each club's annual salary (annual salary, actual option payment, and the average down payment amount of FA among foreign players and rookie players) from 2021 to 2022.
According to the amount tally, Lotte paid 11.15 billion won in annual salary, narrowly exceeding the upper limit with 276.2 million won left.
Lotte renewed contracts with internal FA Kim Won-joong and Koo Seung-min last month. Kim Won-joong gave up to 5.4 billion won (4.1 million U.S. dollars) for four years and Koo gave up to 2.1 billion won (2.3 million dollars) for 2+2 years). These two players are key bullpen resources for Lotte, as they have recorded the most saves (132 saves) and holds (121 holds) in the club's history. Both pitchers suffered ups and downs this year, but they are "non-fungible" team franchise stars who have consistently performed as a duo of finishing and setup men for the past four years.
After cracking down on internal FA and strengthening its capability through trade, Lotte is set to hold annual salary negotiations next year. What attracts attention the most in the announcement of the results of Lotte's annual salary negotiations is the extent to which the young fielders, dubbed "Yoon Go-na Hwang-son," have increased their salaries. Yoon Dong-hee, Ko Seung-min, Na Seung-yeop and Hwang Sung-bin, who were considered Lotte's leading prospects, were resources that had question marks over their capability until the beginning of the season. 메이저사이트
They displayed their full potential at the same time. Yoon Dong-hee and Ko Seung-min played mostly in the top hitters, posting double-digit homers and more than 80 RBIs each. Na Seung-yeop posted an on-base percentage of over 40 percent with his signature snow baseball, while Hwang Sung-bin, who woke up to the base, stole 51 bases. He became the first player with the Lotte Giants to steal 50 bases in 14 years since Kim Joo-chan in the 2010 season.