Catcher Kim Tae-gun’s transfer to the KIA Tigers is similar to that seen only at the Major League Baseball trade deadline. At the end of this season, a lower-ranked team player who qualifies for FA has moved to a postseason competitor. The only difference is that the player who moved to the Samsung Lions is infielder Ryu Ji-hyuk, who is an immediate power manager, not a promising player.
The success or failure of the trade is something to be judged over time, but the winning move to recruit Kim Tae-gun has become a clear plus factor for KIA. KIA has been winning three consecutive games since the match against SSG on the 5th when Kim Tae-gun joined. The ranking, which had fallen to ninth place, rose only one notch to eighth place, but they were able to chase the NC Dinos and Lotte Giants, which were tied for fourth place, by 3.0 games. It is only 4.0 games away from third-place Doosan.
KIA has endured a lot of bleeding to get the main catcher. When he brought Park Dong-won (LG) from Kiwoom Heroes, he handed over infielder Kim Tae-jin and 1 billion won in cash and the right to nominate him for the second round. After failing to sign a non-FA multi-year contract with Park Dong-won, he spent another round nomination to recruit Joo Hyo-sang. In addition, the FA negotiations with Park Dong-won were overturned. In the process of bringing in one Kim Tae-gun, he spent two players, two second-round nominations, and 1 billion won.
But what if you miss Kim Tae-gun again? There is a high possibility that there will be enough aftermath to turn on the club development plan. It should 꽁머니사이트 also be considered that few catchers who will become FA after this season are as few as Kim Tae-gun. It is understood that there has been no specific movement yet, but it may also be a way to set Kim Tae-gun as a non-FA multi-year contract before he is released to the market.
Just in time, Kim Tae-gun melted into the new team with amazing adaptability to the extent that he felt like he was originally. At-bat, he scored RBIs in three consecutive games, contributing to his winning streak. Above all, it seems necessary to continue its relationship with Kim Tae-gun for a long time, given that KIA has been thirsty for a main catcher to leave a season with confidence.
It is up to KIA to decide whether a non-FA multi-year contract will be efficient or whether it will watch the situation in the FA market. However, KIA has not been smooth in the negotiation process with FA in recent years. This is true even if Park Dong-won’s transfer to LG, which has caused a “spectrum of demand for back money,” was excluded. An Chi-hong moved the team to Lotte, and spending was concentrated on Kim Sun-bin, whose negotiations had not been smooth until then. The contract with Yang Hyun-jong has become an atypical form due to budgeting issues.
In the meantime, Shim Jae-hak, head of the team, will lead the team’s operation. Shim Jae-hak, head of the team, showed his willingness to advance to the postseason by replacing two foreign pitchers at once. In the same vein, putting Kim Tae-gun down can also be an expression of his will to send him inside and outside the club.
Kim Tae-gun is also likely to focus on the game comfortably without worrying about winter. As in the past three games, the “Kim Tae-gun effect” could continue in the remaining 72 games. For Kim Tae-gun, there is no reason to avoid negotiations on non-FA multi-year contracts. It is not too much to say that only KIA’s choice remains.