Heo Kyung-min, who declared 'Jongshin Doosan', is clear that the 'FA fielder's biggest fish' will be ·· Third baseman's era of bumper harvest, will it be a variable
Heo Kyung-min, who declared 'Jongshin Doosan', is clear that the 'FA fielder's biggest fish' will be ·· Third baseman's era of bumper harvest, will it be a variable
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Veteran third baseman Huh Kyung-min (34), who declared himself a "full-fledged Doosan Bears," has jumped into the free agent market. Considering that Choi Jeong of SSG plans to renew his contract on June 6, it is practically the biggest fish among free agents this year. Doosan will start full-fledged negotiations with Huh Kyung-min next week.스포츠토토
Huh Kyung-min signed a contract with Doosan for a total of 8.5 billion won (8.5 billion U.S. dollars) in "4+3" years after the end of the 2020 season. He also has the right to declare an opt-out when his four-year and 6.5-billion-won contract is over. If he chooses to stay, he will renew his contract for three years and 2 billion won. In the end, he declared himself an FA with confidence in more than that contract based on his performance he has complied with this year.
Hur only played in 115 games due to his injury this season, but he returned to the batting average of .309 for the first time in four years since the 2020 season. Until May, just before his injury, he ranked first in the batting average in the league. Although he could not afford to be injured, he could be greedy to become a free agent if he considers his performance in this season.
However, the market situation is challenging. Most teams, including Choi Jeong of the SSG, Kim Do-young of KIA, Noh Si-hwan of Hanwha, and Kim Young-woong of the Samsung Lions, are equipped with solid third baseman position. KT, which has 37-year-old veteran Hwang Jae-gyun as its main third baseman, is cited as a variable, but it is questionable how determined Choi will be to recruit Heo Kyung-min, who is also quite old. As Choi Jeong made up his mind to stay at SSG early on, variables have further declined.
This season, the average OPS for third baseman of 10 KBO teams is 0.814. It is second only to right field (0.836) and left field (0.816), which include records of foreign hitters. It may be bad luck for Heo Kyung-min of the FA that young third basemen have emerged to become the hottest position in the league in recent years.
In fact, Doosan is the team that needs Huh the most. While young fielders are showing sluggish growth, they are still having difficulties changing generations. Currently, there are few resources that can replace Huh. Now that Lee Seung-yeop's contract is the last one to be fired, and he aims to achieve a better performance next year than this year's (fourth place in the season), it is difficult to handle the electricity leak. Considering the market situation and the team's situation, it is not too much to say that the relationship is most compatible with Doosan and Doosan and Doosan need Huh Kyung-min.
Heo Kyung-min has already declared "Doosan Remain" during this season. Heo Kyung-min, who led the team's victory against Kiwoom in Jamsil on July 24, later said in a podium interview in front of fans, "Don't worry, it will be next year."
However, Hur was hurt quite a bit. Before the game, some fans staged a truck protest in front of the stadium. He carried phrases of all-out criticism targeting team leaders, coaches and players. "I have told them that I would be happy to finish my career here," Huh told reporters separately after the summit interview, "Did I really have to do that? Even if I said I was okay with my head, I was a little sad at heart." Even before the protest, Huh was under fire from a considerable number of people. He said he would reveal his money ahead of the FA due to his good performance, and that he would save himself and manage his performance as he fell into the game due to his poor physical condition.
Despite hardships, Huh finished the season with good performance. Though his team failed to pass the final wild card game, it remains to be seen whether Huh's declaration of "life-time Doosan" will come true. "We fully expected the opt-out. We will discuss details on how long and how much we think about it," a Doosan official said.