In the end, like Chung Hyun-woo, 500 million... If Jung Woo-joo was No. 1, would Jang Jae-young be able to sign a 900 million-class contract

In the end, like Chung Hyun-woo, 500 million... If Jung Woo-joo was No. 1, would Jang Jae-young be able to sign a 900 million-class contract

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After the KBO rookie draft, the designated players signed a formal contract with each club and officially won the professional player title.스포츠토토

Deposits for the players who were nominated in the first round have also been confirmed. Kiwoom, which named Chung Hyeon-woo as the first player and Kim Seo-joon as the seventh player, was the first to set a new benchmark by awarding 500 million won to Chung and 220 million won to Kim Seo-joon.

News of rookie contracts from other clubs came out one after another. The order is nearing an end, with Bae Chan-seung of the Samsung Lions worth 400 million won, followed by Kim Tae-hyun of the Lotte Giants and Kim Tae-hyung of the KIA Tigers worth 300 million won.

Jung Woo-joo of the Hanwha Eagles, who drew the most attention, stamped his seal for 500 million won. The same amount as Jung Hyun-woo, the first-ranked player. If it is said that the second-ranked player usually receives a lower amount than the first-ranked player, it can be said that Hanwha tried hard to keep Jung's pride alive.

Then, if Jung Woo-joo had been nominated as the No. 1 overall pick for Kiwoom, would there have been a possibility that he would have received more down payment than 500 million won.

In fact, Jung Woo-joo was the most likely candidate for this season's draft. It's not that Jung is not a poor player, but the market has always been like that. It gives high marks to players who are born with talent that cannot be done by teaching. Jung is born with an amazing ability to easily throw balls even at mid-150km speed. When young pitchers are seen in professional baseball, the first thing they pay attention to is their speed. They believe that they can improve their skills in game management and breaking ball pitching.

In fact, Kiwoom has also been paying attention to Jung Woo-ju since the beginning of this year. General manager Ko Hyung-wook also praised it. The industry believed that Jung Woo-ju would wear Kiwoom uniforms unless something big happened. The professional stage was suddenly turned a month before the draft was held as a starter.

Regardless of the reason, it is widely believed that if Jung Woo-joo had been the top priority, the game of down payment could have changed. Jung Woo-joo also received love calls from Major League clubs. It is known that the amount was almost 1 million dollars. Amid soaring stock prices, Jung Woo-joo could have naturally created a reference point. Jang Jae-young, the first nominee in 2020, was under almost the same conditions. He agonized over advancing to the Major League as a fireballer in the mid-150km range. At that time, Kiwoom comforted Jang Jae-young, who chose them instead of the U.S. with a whopping 900 million won.

Of course, rookie players often follow the amount set by the club rather than fierce negotiations in the process of setting down contracts. However, if it was a Jung Woo-joo player, there was a good chance that he would be set more than 500 million won, adding the symbolism of being the first overall priority for the first time since the club was founded, even if he did not know 900 million won. This is because he was a player who was recognized for his endless potential.

However, Jung lost the title to rival Chung Hyeon-woo, and Jung had to be satisfied with the second place. Naturally, it became difficult to receive more money than the 500 million won (468,500 U.S. dollars) that Chung Hyeon-woo earned. Hanwha healed Jung, who sought the first place with the same amount of money. Last year, the Doosan Bears also awarded Kim Taek-yeon, who was named the second overall pick, 350 million won (310,700 dollars), the same as Hwang Joon-seo (Hanwha). And Kim has already reserved the rookie award by garnering a perfect advantage over Hwang.