Song Sung -moon’s non -free agent contract, will it affect FA players?

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Kiwoom Heroes third baseman Song Sung -moon (29) broke ‘Jackpot’. Song Sung -moon signed a multi -year contract with BF A (FA) for six years with his team and 12 billion won (full guarantee) with his club. Song Sung -moon is qualified after the next season.

Song Sung -moon is the sixth that has exceeded 10 billion won in terms of the KBO League FA FA contract. Ryu Hyun -jin (Hanwha Eagles) returned to Korea and signed a total of 17 billion won for eight years, and Kim Kwang -hyun (SSG Randers, 4 years 15.1 billion won), Gu Chang -mo (NC Dinos, 6 years 12.5 billion or 7 years 13.2 billion won), Koo Ja -wook (Samsung Lions, 5 years 12 billion won) It has made a non -FA contract for more than 10 billion won. Although the contract period is different, it is the highest amount of the beast, which exceeds Koo Ja -wook (9 billion won and 3 billion won).

Song Sung -moon, who joined Heroes in 2015, has a 0.278 batting average and a 70 home run 42 steal 421 RBI OPS (on -base rate+batting average) 0.761. In the fourth year of his debut, he played more than 100 games, and the only year (2024) was the only year of batting at bats and batting 30 %. For this reason, even if you consider the possibility of entering the major leagues through posting, such as Kim Ha -sung, Lee Jung -hoo, and Kim Hye -sung, the total contract of 12 billion won seems somewhat unprecedented. For reference, the total salary of the Heroes team this year was 43.76 billion won (49 people excluding rookies and foreigners).

Song Sung -moon’s average annual contract of 2 billion won is expected to have some impact on players who are qualified after this season. If you finish the season without injury, Park Chan -ho, Cho Sang -woo (KIA), Kang Baek -ho (KT), Choi Won -jun (Beast, NC), Park Hae -min (LG), Choi Won -jun (pitcher, Doosan), and Kim Bum -soo (Hanhwa) will be qualified after the season. Veterans such as Yang Hyun -jong, Choi Hyung -woo (KIA), Son Ah -seop (Hanhwa), Kang Min -ho, Park Byung -ho (Lee Samsung), Kim Jae -hwan (Doosan), and Hwang Jae -kyun (KT) can also come to the FA market. The same third base position, Noh Si -hwan (Hanwha Eagles), will be able to qualify for FA after next year, so Song Sung -moon’s contract is expected to be a reference point.

The Heroes team signed a FA inflation in 2011 by contracting with outfielder Lee Taek -geun for four years and 5 billion won. At the time, 5 billion won was the highest since Shim Jung -soo signed a FA contract of 6 billion won in 2005. Lee Taek -geun’s contract amounted to the new standards, and the ransom of the FA players who signed a contract surged. The FA market has already been surrounded by the Heroes club, which has not been contracted with a large contract.

By Kim Yang -hee, reporter whizzer4@hani.co.kr