Kim Jae-hwan, Doosan’Non-FA’ highest annual salary of 760 million won… Won-jun Choi, KRW 160 million

Kim Jae-hwan, Doosan’Non-FA’ highest annual salary of 760 million won… Won-jun Choi, KRW 160 million

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▲ 김재환 <저작권자(c) 연합뉴스, 무단 전재-재배포 금지>“src=”https://news.google.com/news/photo/202101/1058128_486977_2717.jpg” width=”640″/><figcaption>▲ Kim Jae-hwan </figcaption></figure> <p>Kim Jae-hwan (33) broke the record for the highest annual salary in professional baseball Doosan Bears Non-Free Agent (FA).</p> <p>Doosan said on the 27th that “we have signed a contract with all 44 people who are eligible for annual salary renewal in the 2021 season.”</p> <p>A new club record was born.</p> <p>Kim Jae-hwan signed 760 million won, an increase of 16.9% (110 million won) from 650 million won in 2020.</p> <p>The Doosan club said, “The 760 million won Kim Jae-hwan receives is the highest annual salary among Doosan players who have not signed an FA contract.”</p> <p>Previously, Doosan’s highest non-FA salary was 750 million won, which Kim Hyun-soo received in 2015.</p> <p>The KBO League’s highest non-FA salary record was held by Kim Gwang-hyun (now the St. Louis Cardinals). Kim Gwang-hyun received 850 million won in 2016, before obtaining FA qualification.</p> <p>Kim Jae-hwan played in 140 games this year, hitting 0.266, 30 homers, and 113 RBIs. Kim Jae-hwan, who received 730 million won in 2019, fell to 650 million won in 2020. However, raising the annual salary to 760 million won again, the club changed the record for the highest non-FA salary.</p> <p>Won-joon Choi, who won the first double-digit victory in the individual, receives 160 million won, an increase of 171.2% (110 million won) from 59 million won. This is the highest increase rate in the 2021 salary team.</p> <p>Won-joon Choi started in 42 games (18 starting games) last year and played 10-2 with 3.80.</p> <p>Park Chi-guk, who played the most (63 games) and the most innings (71⅔ innings) among Doosan bullpen pitchers, has risen to the ranks of the billion-dollar salary. This year’s annual salary is 160 million won, up 100% (80 million won) from 80 million won.</p> <p>‘Transferred student duo’ Hong Gun-hee and Lee Seung-jin also receive billions of salaries.</p> <p>Hong Kun-hee signed a 107.5% (57 million won) increase from 53 million won to 110 million won, and Lee Seung-jin signed an 112.8% (53 million won) increase from 47 million won to 100 million won.</p> <p>The players, who were groaning with injuries and sluggishness, could not avoid cutting their salaries.</p> <p>Jang Won-joon, a left-handed pitcher, who played in only two games in the first team last year, signed an annual salary contract for 80 million won, down 200 million won (73.3%) from 300 million won.</p> <p>After the’FA contract period’, veteran left-handed bullpen Lee Hyun-seung receives 70 million won, a reduction of 330 million won (82.2%) from an annual salary of 400 million won.</p> <p>Lee Young-ha, who was sluggish, also closed an annual salary contract for 190 million won, which cut 80 million won from 270 million won.</p> </div> <p><a href=Source