They said it was 10 billion won for 4 years... FA's biggest fish that keeps getting bumps. When will it start in earnest
They said it was 10 billion won for 4 years... FA's biggest fish that keeps getting bumps. When will it start in earnest
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The biggest issue in the offseason of the 2025-2026 KBO League is actually reserved. Kang Baek-ho (26, kt), who will become a free agent after the season. His performance is certain already. He is young and full of talent. There is a chance that the team that will sign the free agent contract this time will take away all of his prime time. This explains why some say that the four-year contract is worth 10 billion won (approx.
FA has set a certain amount of baseline based on past performance. Kang has already had three seasons with 20 or more home runs and has also experienced a 100-run season. He has a career batting average of 0.306 and a career slugging percentage of 0.492 in the KBO League. Some predict that his lackluster performance in 2022 and 2023 will not significantly affect the market value. He is not a player in his 30s, but is still in his mid-20s.먹튀검증
Given the scarcity, some predicted that if he does well this year, his value would skyrocket. Although it is an era of equal competition (salary cap), it could be a sell that would not come out again if he misses this opportunity. The players must have prepared differently for sure. This year, he also enjoyed catcher training during the camp, expecting wide range of utility. He was in good physical condition and full of motivation. The jackpot course seemed to be waiting.
However, he constantly gets hit by a bump in the early days of this season. He started the season poorly. He only posted a batting average of 0.194 and an on-base percentage of 0.237 at 38 times at bat in March. He thus had a poor start with an on-base plus slugging percentage of 0.543. He did not have much to worry about. He increased his performance in April. He rebounded from 57 times at bat with a batting average of 0.314, two homers, eight RBIs and an OPS of 0.915. Hit singles were pouring out, and gradually the ball started to hit the fence.
However, the injury came at this time. "I was diagnosed with damage to Kang's (right) external oblique muscle," KT said on the 19th, explaining why Kang was excluded from the first-team entry. Kang had suffered from side injuries in 2022 and 2023. Although it did not lead to long-term absence, continuing injuries to his side is not such a good sign.
Fortunately, his injury is not a serious one. "I don't think it's a big deal. Looking at it, I don't think it's going to be a big deal," KT coach Lee Kang-chul said ahead of the match against Suwon SSG on Sunday. He did not talk about the exact timing of his return, but he said he is not at the level of missing for a long time. However, it is regrettable that baseball activities are stopped when the batting is in full swing. You may need time to go back to practice and raise your senses and warm up in the first team.
This season's overall performance was cut off from the trend of improving. There is a graph of the season's performance. You need to minimize bad times and maximize good times. That way, you can raise your average. I had to improve my performance from bad times to good times, but I'm sorry I couldn't because of injuries. KT is also a loss. Young and mobile players will have the effect of entering instead, but the gap between Kang Baek-ho's long hit is bigger. Considering that the team has not been able to build a complete lineup due to injuries to some players, the gap is more painful.
Apart from performance, the detailed indicators were not bad. First of all, the batting speed continued to remain decent. According to the data compiled by Track Man, the official speed measuring platform of the KBO League and providing tracking data to nine KBO league teams, Kang's average batting speed this year was still good at 141 kilometers per hour. He is one of the top-ranked teams in the league.
Although it fell short of last year's level, the average batting speed of the entire league has also decreased significantly, whether it is because pitchers' overall performance has improved this year or because the rebound coefficient of official ball has changed. Considering this, it seems that it is not a big problem. However, there was a problem that the angle of launch was not made well, but if he is healthy, he will likely find his average. As side injuries have a significant impact on swing, he needs to reliably manage injuries first.