The KIA Tigers gave up three players and brought two players in the second KBO draft, which was revived for the first time in four years. KIA general manager Shim Jae-hak expressed regret that he could not select the player he had in mind in the first round. 토토사이트 KIA participated in the second KBO draft held somewhere in Yangjae-dong, Seoul on Nov. 22.
The second draft pick was made in the reverse order of the previous season’s performance in each round. After the first to third rounds of nomination for each club, the lower three clubs were given two additional nomination rights, allowing up to five people to be nominated. Meanwhile, it was possible to appoint up to four players from one team to prevent the player’s nomination from being concentrated in a specific club.
The transfer money is 400 million won in the first round, 300 million won in the second round, and 200 million won in the third round, and 100 million won for less than four rounds that the bottom three teams can nominate. The newly established mandatory registration regulations aimed to ensure as many opportunities as possible for players who are required to register as active players first-tier entries for a specific period of the next or the following year and move to the second draft.
For one season, the first round must be registered for more than 50 days, the second round must be registered for more than 30 days, and there is no mandatory registration regulation for those under the third round. If the standard is not met within two years after the nomination, it will be announced as a free agent if the original team returns after the end of the second season or if the original team does not want to return to the player. 50% of the transfer money is returned to the transferred team
KIA was selected as the fifth pick in the second draft. After passing the first round, KIA nominated pitcher Lee Hyung-bum Doosan in the second round and infielder Ko Myung-sung in the third round. On the contrary, the players KIA lost were pitcher Lee Tae-kyu nominated by KT in the second round, pitcher Kim Jae-yeol nominated by NC in the third round, and catcher Shin Bum-soo nominated by SSG in the third round.
Lee Hyung-beom moved to Doosan as a compensator for Yang Eui-ji’s FA in the 2019 season and contributed greatly to Doosan’s overall victory that year with 6 wins, 3 losses, 19 saves and 10 holds in 67 games. Since then, Lee Hyung-bum, who has been reduced in proportion due to sluggishness and injury through the 2020 season 27 games, 2021 season 4 games and 2022 season 31 games, only had one win and one hold in 23 games in the 2023 season.
Ko Myung-sung is a right-handed infielder who joined KT in 2018. Ko Myung-sung, who played in five games in the 2018 season and 30 games in the 2019 season, returned to the team after solving military problems and recorded seven games in the 2021 season. Ko Myung-sung, who played in only one game in the 2022 season, batted .205/36 hits/three homers/25 RBIs/two steals in 71 games in the Futures League alone without a record of playing in the first division in the 2023 season.
Shim Jae-hak, the general manager of the team, met with reporters after the end of the second draft, said, I planned to catch the power resources immediately, but it’s a little disappointing that there are players who missed in the first round. Lee Hyung-beom was named as an immediate right-hander needed to strengthen the depth of the bullpen. Ko Myung-sung said, I couldn’t blossom in KT, but I’m a specialized player in defense and baserunning. It is a resource that we can expect from next year’s pitch clock, restrictions on check balls, and changes in base size, he said, explaining the background of the nomination.
Of course, there was definitely a regret for the resources that had been withdrawn. Director Shim said, There were a lot of pitcher resources to tie up, so even if we made a list of protected players, there were good pitchers who escaped from it. Not only Kim Jae-yeol and Lee Tae-kyu, but also catcher Shin Bum-soo were growing well in the closing camp, so it’s a shame, he nodded.
Now Shim’s top priority is the internal FA Kim Sun-bin contract. General manager Shim said, Since the second draft is over, we will do our best to sign a contract for Kim Sun-bin to remain. Recruitment of a talkative external FA is also a matter to think about after Kim Sun-bin stays.