7 Billion FA Compensation Players Pick LG's Big Card... Why Samsung Unwrapped its First 11th-Winning Pitcher
7 Billion FA Compensation Players Pick LG's Big Card... Why Samsung Unwrapped its First 11th-Winning Pitcher
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Had no choice but to let go of a promising player? He let go of the first designated pitcher.
The LG Twins have named left-hander Choi Chae-heung as compensation for Choi Won-tae, who moved to the Samsung Lions. The LG Twins officially announced on Monday afternoon that it named Choi Chae-heung after agonizing over more than 20 protected players sent by Samsung.온라인바카라
Choi joined Samsung through the first nomination in 2018. He pitched in a total of 117 games (486 ⅓ innings) for six seasons from 2018 to this year, recording 27 wins, 29 losses and an ERA of 4.59 with five holds.
Choi Chae-heung pitched in 26 games (146 innings) in 2020, recording 11 wins, 6 losses and an ERA of 3.58. He was sluggish in 26 games (122 ⅓ innings) in 2021 with five wins, nine losses and two holds with an ERA of 4.56, and he joined Sangmu and served in the military.
After being discharged from the military in June 2023, he had high expectations for the first team, but failed to display his previous pitching capabilities. After being discharged from the military, he pitched in 15 games (14 starts) in the second half of 2023, showing sluggish performance with 1-7 record with 6.68 ERA. This year, he had his worst season of his career. He also lagged behind in the starting lineup, and mostly appeared as a relief pitcher, recording an ERA of 6.30 with one hold in 14 games (20 innings).
The LG club said, "Choi Chae-heung has enough potential and has proved his ability by winning 11 games as a starting pitcher in 2020. I expect to find my career high in 2020, and if I find myself, I expect to be able to take charge of the team's domestic starting position as a young player."
Choi Chae-heung, who has bottomed out in the last two years, could be a big hit card if he rebounds with motivation through a transfer.
Samsung announced on the 6th that it signed a four-year contract with FA starter Choi Won-tae (27) up to 7 billion won (2.4 billion won in down payment, 3.4 billion won in annual salary for four years, 1.2 billion won in incentives for four years). According to the FA regulations, Samsung is required to compensate LG, Choi Won-tae's original club, 200% (800 million won) of Choi Won-tae's annual salary, one compensation player other than 20 protected players, or 300% (1.2 billion won) of annual salary.
Samsung came up short with 20 players to protect its core pitching capability and core prospects. After a heated debate among fans over whether to exclude veteran Oh from playing as a protected player, Samsung said in advance, "I will include Oh as a protected player."
Won Tae-in (Indigenous ace), Lee Seung-hyun (left-hander, 5th starter), Oh Seung-hwan (Legend), Kim Jae-yoon (Closer), Im Chang-min (Pil Seung-jo), Kim Tae-hoon (Pil Seung-jo), Choi Ji-kwang (Pil Seung-jo), Kim Yoon-soo (155km prospect), Koo Ja-wook (signal hitter), Kang Min-ho (main catcher), Kim Ji-chan (main center fielder), Kim Ji-chan (main third baseman), Kim Young-woong (main shortstop), Lee Jae-hyun (main shortstop), Hwang Dong-jae (first round in 2023), Lee Ho-seong (first round in 2024), Lee Seong-gyu (Utta big gun, 22 home runs), Yoon Jung-bin (left-handed big gun prospect), and Lee Byung-hun (backup catcher, 421 ⅔ innings) were included in the protected players, which is far short of 20. Veteran Park Byung-ho, Baek Jung-hyun, Choi Chae-heung, and Kim Sung-yoon would have had no choice but to solve them.
After receiving Samsung's list of protected players on the 10th, LG struggled internally by exchanging various opinions. According to the LG club, the coach, coaching staff, and the front desk voted for the three finalists.
Immediately after Choi Won-tae's contract, Choi Chae-heung was expected to be the most likely reward player. Samsung is expected to solve Choi Chae-heung, who has been controversial outside the ground this year, along with his recent poor performance.
The LG Twins expected a comeback at Jamsil Stadium, which is advantageous for pitchers, and chose Choi, who has the advantage of being a left-handed pitcher with a small number of players in his team. If he recovers his old skills, he can be used as a fifth starter, and even if he is not a starter, he can be used as a left-handed bullpen.