"Expecting the growth of the 4th and 5th starters like Thum Sang-baek"...I chose "Sang-Moo-Haeng" rather than the present

"Expecting the growth of the 4th and 5th starters like Thum Sang-baek"...I chose "Sang-Moo-Haeng" rather than the present

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KT WIZ has chosen Han Seung-joo as a compensation player for infielder Shim Woo-joon from the Hanwha Eagles. KT's general manager Na Do-hyun said, "We chose Han Seung-joo to join the Sangmu Baseball Organization based on the future."

KT officially announced on the 13th, "We appointed right-hander Han Seung-joo as a compensation player for Shim Woo-joon, who signed an FA contract with Hanwha."

Shim Woo-joon signed a four-year FA contract with Hanwha on the 7th for a total of 5 billion won (4.2 billion won in guarantee, 800 million won in option). Shim Woo-joon chose to transfer to FA B grade. Teams with B-grade players must give 100% of their 2024 salary, one player other than 25 protected players, or 200% of their 2024 salary to their original clubs.스포츠토토

The Hanwha Eagles handed over the 25 protected players list to the KT Wakayama team. The KT team agonized over whether to select Han Seung-joo or not. After Na Do-hyun moved directly to Wakayama, Japan, where the closing camp will be held, and discussed with Lee Kang-chul, the team concluded that it will be Han Seung-joo.

After graduating from Busan High School, Han joined Hanwha as the 18th overall pick in the second round of his rookie year in 2020. Han pitched in 18 games (22 innings) this season, recording two losses and an earned run average of 11.45. In the Futures League, Han pitched in 17 games (39.1 innings) with four wins, one loss, four saves and an earned run average of 1.37. Han's overall performance in the first division is one win, six losses and two holds with an earned run average of 5.97 in 73 games (110 innings).

"I had a lot of interest in Han Seung-joo," Na Do-hyun, the general manager of the team, told the Expots News on the phone on Wednesday. He soon joined the Sangmu Baseball Team and couldn't use it right away, but he decided to name Han Seung-joo based on his future. Like Um Sang-baek, I think he can grow up to become a starting pitcher for the April 5th starting pitcher. He clearly deserves good value as a starting pitcher in the long run."

"It is in a similar vein to the past when Bae was nominated as a new team in the early days of the club's establishment. We evaluated the future growth potential rather than the current team, which immediately boasts strong capability. We also communicated deeply with the coach to make the decision," Na said.

Contrary to the nomination of Han Seung-joo, the KT team is required to give up compensation players other than 25 protected players to its former team, the Doosan Bears, in exchange for recruiting Heo Kyung-min, a FA infielder. The Doosan team received the list from KT on Wednesday.

"We created a protective list focusing on the players we needed. We can see some players who are needed for Doosan, but we can't combine them all," said Na Do-hyun, the team's general manager. "We did our best to pass the protective list after careful consideration, and we are also curious about the results."

Now, KT is expected to focus on naming additional compensation players and signing foreign player contracts due to Um Sang-baek's transfer.

"If possible, the 25-member roster of protection that was mentioned earlier will come back as it is. We have already received and discussed it, so we will continue to think about who more to bring," Na said. "As for contracts with foreign players, Mel Rojas Jr. and William Cuevas continue to have good talks. However, we are agonizing over renewing contract with Wes Benjamin, and we will wait and see the foreign pitchers market until the end of November to make a decision."