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| Yang Hyun-jong throws the ball as a KIA member last season. /Photo = Courtesy of KIA Tigers |
KIA Tigers is planning to meet sooner or later with Yang Hyun-jong (33), an internal FA (free agent) who is trying to enter the overseas stage.
KIA Director Jo Gye-hyun (57) said in a phone call with Star News, “I think (Yang) Hyeon-jong will have to meet and talk with an agent sooner or later. It seems that he has a strong will to go out (overseas). Like (26 San Diego), if you bid for postings, you can actively discuss with the agent, but because it is a free agent, there is a difference.”
Currently, KIA is in the final stage of the 2021 season’s power plan. After leaving the most urgent free agent Choi Hyeong-woo (38), he succeeded in pressing down both foreigner’Ace’ Aaron Brooks (31) and key foreign hitter Preston Tucker (31). In addition, the new foreign pitcher Daniel Mengden (28) has signed a contract and is about to enter the country.
From KIA’s point of view, it is only necessary to catch Hyunjong Yang. Last season, with an ERA of 11-10 and an ERA of 4.70, he left a record slightly slower than the name value, but he is a sure starting pitcher with more than 10 wins for 7 consecutive years. It’s more like a constant than a variable. If Hyunjong Yang is left, it can be composed of a pitcher who counts from the first to the third starter, including two foreign pitchers.
Yang Hyun-jong’s domestic agent, Choi In-guk, Spstars CEO, also said, “We are constantly exchanging best regards and greetings with the KIA team. We are also watching the US trend. We are receiving updates from local agents. We are still receiving specific offers. There is no, but I know that the talks with major league clubs come and go.”
The meeting date has not been set yet, but the deadline set by agreement between KIA and Yang Hyun-jong (January 20) is approaching, and it is expected that a place to share the progress will be prepared. As KIA is also paying close attention to the remainder of Yang Hyeon-jong, it is expected that his location will be decided soon.