Negotiations with the club on the 19th… It seems like thick content has come and gone
MLB negotiations delayed to 30 days,’last string’
Hyunjong Yang. Gwangju/Yonhap News
American pro baseball Yang Hyun-jong (34), aiming to advance into the Major League (MLB)The weight is leaning toward this domestic return. Official negotiations with the KIA Tigers team began, and it is known that the two sides exchanged opinions. However, Yang Hyeon-jong has not laid the tie for the big league until the end, such as delaying the deadline for entering the major leagues, which had set the 20th as the’deadline’, to 30th. That’s why he has a strong will to go to the major leagues. In summary, on the 20th, Hyunjong Yang and the Kia club held negotiations until late at night on the 19th. It was a marathon negotiation lasting 6 hours and 30 minutes. An official from the club said in a call that day, “It is true that the two sides met to exchange opinions and communicate with each other,” and said, “We have decided not to disclose what specific contents were exchanged.” The decision not to disclose the details can be interpreted as meaning that the heavy contents of the contract, such as the amount and period, have already come and gone. General Manager Jo Gye-Hyun previously mentioned the “four-year contract”. Shortly after the negotiation table on the 19th, the Kia club sent a text message to some reporters, saying, “We met with Hyunjong Yang to exchange opinions and exchange sympathy. Yang Hyun-jong asked to watch the US situation until tomorrow (20th), so the club decided to wait.” It is known that Yang Hyeon-jong presented convincing conditions enough to notify him that he would make a decision the day after the negotiations. However, the situation changed again on the afternoon of the 20th. Yang Hyun-jong delayed the deadline for negotiations to advance into the major leagues from the 20th to the 30th. In fact, it was the last chance to advance to the major leagues, so he showed his will to wait until the end. General Manager Jo Gye-hyun also accepted Yang Hyun-jong’s request, and both sides earned 10 days of time. Because of the compensation amount for Yang Hyun-jong, it is not easy to transfer to another club. The current situation of Yang Hyun-jong’s advance into the major leagues is not very optimistic. The reason why the 20th was set as the deadline in the first place is because the contract must be confirmed by this time before the departure procedure and other practical work can proceed. A baseball official said, “If the deadline is 30 days, participation in the spring camp that starts in February will be delayed, so it will not be easy for a contract to be concluded that late.” It is known that some major league clubs are interested in Yang Hyeon-jong, but it is speculated that the condition is not a starter, but a bullpen pitcher and a split contract. What Hyeon-jong Yang wants is the right to veto downgrading in the minor leagues, but even this is not easy. Before Yang Hyun-jong, Yoon Seok-min advanced to the major leagues, but returned to Korea after playing only in the minor leagues. In the case of Kim Gwang-hyun (St. Louis Cardinals), who entered the major leagues after the 2019 season, it is known that they have been guaranteed the right to veto relegation to the minor leagues. The Kia team expressed their will to continue negotiating for the rest of the time. A Kia official said, “Once we are waiting until the 30th, negotiations will continue to a degree that confirms each other’s will, even if it is not specific.” Yang Hyeon-jong, who tried to reach the peak as a professional baseball player through the third major league challenge, but his steps are heading toward KBO again in a rapidly changing environment such as a considerable age and the Corona 19 crisis. By Lee Jung-guk, staff reporter [email protected]