Yang Hyeon-jong delayed the stay of KIA to 30 days

Yang Hyeon-jong delayed the stay of KIA to 30 days

Request to postpone deadline on both sides
The club accepts a massive dimension
Multi-year contract possible in case of failure to enter ML

The availability of free agent pitcher Yang Hyun-jong (33) to remain in the KIA Tigers has been postponed to the 30th. Yang Hyun-jong showed a strong determination to go to the major leagues and requested the KIA team to postpone the deadline, and the KIA team accepted it on a win-win basis.

KIA Director Gye-Hyun Jo on the 20th made a phone call with the Jeonnam Ilbo and said, “Yang Hyun-jong has made a request again to wait for the proposals of the major league teams until the 30th.” “Yang Hyun-jong has a strong desire to go to the United States and has many regrets. I also understood the position and decided to wait until the 30th.”

Yang’s major league deadline was originally until the 20th. After the 2020 season, Yang Hyeon-jong obtained free agency status and declared to advance to the major leagues. At the same time, he informed KIA that he would decide to stay or advance to the major leagues until the 20th.

After the end of last season, Yang Hyun-jong hired a local agency to negotiate with the major league club and began negotiations to advance into the major leagues, but is having difficulty with the contract.

This is because the major league FA market is slowly flowing due to financial difficulties in the aftermath of Corona 19. Several MLB clubs showed interest in Yang Hyeon-jong, but it is known that there was no specific proposal for recruitment.

As negotiations with Hyunjong Yang’s MLB teams were sluggish, KIA met with Hyunjong Yang’s side twice to negotiate.

At the first meeting on the 14th, a schematic idea was exchanged. At the second meeting on the 19th, a marathon negotiation was held for 6 hours and 30 minutes, and many opinions were exchanged, including specific conditions.

Through a text message on the 19th, the KIA team said, “We met with Hyunjong Yang to exchange opinions and exchange sympathy. Hyunjong Yang decided to wait until the 20th to observe the US business. Until the final agreement, both sides agreed to the details of the negotiations. I decided not to disclose about it,” he said.

However, a day later, Yang Hyeon-jong’s side revealed that he would watch more of the US market situation until the 30th. This is the passage where Yang’s strong will to advance into the MLB is read.

The KIA Spring Camp ends on February 1. If Hyunjong Yang stays at KIA, he must make a conclusion 31 days before he can join the spring camp normally.

Therefore, it is known that KIA and Yang Hyeon-jong had reached some agreement in the negotiations on the 19th in case of Yang Hyun-jong’s failure to advance into the major league.

It is known that KIA presented a four-year contract to Yang Hyun-jong, unlike in the case of free agency in 2016. Although the specific amount was not disclosed, it is expected that the total amount of 9 billion won for the four years presented to Yoon Seok-min, who returned from his dream of challenging the major league in 2015, will be the standard.

General Manager Cho said, “In order to treat as much as possible as an ace, we made specific conditions. We decided to meet with Yang Hyun-jong’s agent on the afternoon of the 30th. I will wait calmly.”