[SC 비하인드]Cha Woo-chan contract with more incentives than annual salary. “There is no winning incentive conditions” “Sign and trade? There was no offer and no plans to do anything.”

[이천=스포츠조선 권인하 기자]FA Cha Woo-chan, 34, was on the test bench.

Because of the contract with more incentives than the guaranteed amount, it is possible to receive money only by showing skills. On the 3rd, LG officially announced that it signed a contract with Cha Woo-chan for a total of 2 billion won (annual salary of 300 million won, incentives total of 1.4 billion won (700 million won)) for two years.

As a result of persisting, it is inevitably a regret for the player. Looking at the total amount alone, it doesn’t seem bad, but it was a condition that was not suitable for Cha Woo-chan’s name, whose incentive was 1.4 billion won without a down payment.

It is Cha Woo-chan, who was treated as the highest pitching pitcher ever for four years in 2017, just four years ago, with a total amount of 9.5 billion won. And he played a role as the team’s native ace with a double-digit victory for three consecutive years. Last year, the last year of the contract, due to injuries, he started only 13 games, and it was painful to have 5 wins and 5 losses and an average ERA of 5.34. He started in 99 games (98 starting games) for four years, threw 572 innings, recorded an average ERA of 4.62 with 40 wins and 30 losses, leaving a good report card, but last year’s injuries and sluggishness eventually made it difficult for the second free agent contract. Even after meeting several times, we couldn’t find a point of consensus, and in the end, we did not reach an agreement after the spring camp start date.

After completing the contract, Cha Woo-chan said, “I am sincerely sorry to the fans because the contract was delayed. As the joining of the camp is a little late, I will prepare harder and look good. I will repay your worries and support with a good performance.” .

Cha Myung-seok, who met at the Icheon LG Champions Park, where the 1st Army Spring Camp is held, said, “Cha Woo-chan is our team’s ace. Also, he is a senior who is always a model for junior pitchers with a sincere attitude. I hope that he will continue to hold the center of the pitching team of our team in the future. I look forward to it.”

The contract suddenly opened on the afternoon of the 2nd. Captain Cha was in Gangneung, where the 2nd Army camp was held on the 2nd. “When I ate just one spoonful at lunch, I got a call from Cha Woo-chan’s side, saying that he was coming into the club. I couldn’t eat and went to Jamsil,” he laughed.

Of course, the most striking part of Cha Woo-chan’s contract is the incentive. 700 million won, which is 2.3 times more than an annual salary of 300 million won, is an incentive. This is a method often seen in recent free agency contracts with veteran players. An incentive is a card that can be used when the players and clubs have different eye levels. In the case of Cha Woo-chan, incentives were set higher than his annual salary, so that if Cha-woo-chan achieved good grades, he could take more money. If Cha Woo-chan receives all incentives, he will receive 1 billion won in addition to his annual salary. This is the same amount as Cha Woo-chan’s annual salary over the past four years.

“Thank you to Cha Woo-chan for receiving the salary set by the club,” said Cha. “We negotiated with Cha Woo-chan about the incentive content, but we set the incentives to be achieved if Cha Woo-chan did what he did.” It is a method of increasing the incentive amount each time the record is achieved in the elevator way for each item. There are no incentives based on performance such as winning a team. There were also signs and trade rumors, but Mr. Cha denied, “I have never received any offer from any club, nor did our club ever intend to do that.”

After finishing the contract, the first thing Cha Woo-chan did was the Corona 19 test. This is because KBO made all the athletes and front desks participating in the spring camp only those who were tested negative for Corona 19 to participate. Fortunately, the corona 19 test result was negative on the afternoon of the 3rd. Cha Woo-chan immediately came to Icheon to meet with coach Ryu Ji-hyun and other players. Since LG has a rest day on the 4th, Cha Woo-chan plans to join the Icheon camp from the 5th. After that, after checking the physical condition with Kim Yong-il’s chief training coach, the training direction is decided according to the results.

Director Ryu said, “The good news that we have been waiting for has been delivered. From the whole team, there is a difference between Cha Woo-chan in the starting line and what is not,” he said. “I heard that he throws up to 70%. I think I have to decide.” Lee Chun = Reporter Kwon In-ha [email protected]