The second uncle of KIA’s “Jjin Pan,” who met at his grandmother’s big house on May 8th, asked about Kim Do-young’s annual salary and resented, “My Do-young is so good at baseball, why is his annual salary that only works?”
Come to think of it, Kim Do-young, who recorded ’10 homers-10 steals per month’ for the first time in April, is performing more than his annual salary. 100 million won is a lot of money, but it is impossible to erase the impression that it is insignificant compared to his performance.
“Kim Do-young is only in his third year and has finally made a salary worth billions of dollars. If he earns a free agent (FA) status by accumulating annual leave in the future, or if he advances to the U.S. Major League, he will earn billions of dollars.”
In other words, since Kim Do-young started with an unconditional annual salary of 30 million won (the lowest annual salary for professional baseball players) as a rookie in his first year, there is a limit to earning more than 1 billion won in two to three years no matter how large the increase is.
There are contradictions in his uncle’s remarks. This season’s annual salary is calculated based on last year’s performance, which has nothing to do with his current performance. No matter how well he performs this season, if he performed poorly last year, his annual salary could be low. A case in point is rookie-level players. Even though he has been performing better than his seniors who earn billions of dollars this season, he has not shown much performance on the professional stage, so he plays for 30 million won (27,500 U.S. dollars). Instead, it is worth looking forward to his stellar performance next season.
After the end of the season, teams set their players’ salaries within a limited budget through their own annual salary setting programs. KIA teams run a “high performance program.” If players’ various records are included in this program, their ranking will be high and their annual salary will be calculated accordingly.
The total annual salary for each club is set. It is time to share pie. At the end of January, KIA announced the annual salary for those who are eligible for renewal in 2024. Pitcher Choi Ji-min’s annual salary increased 233.3 percent from 30 million won to 100 million won, the highest increase rate in the team.
However, Choi Ji-min’s 2023 season salary is the lowest annual salary, so the increase rate only seems high, but in fact, the biggest increase was pitcher Lim Ki-young, who rose 100 million won.
The same goes for fielders, infielder Park Chan-ho increased his rate by 50 percent and Kim Do-young by 100 percent, but Park Chan-ho recorded the highest increase by 100 million won in terms of amount alone. Park Chan-ho signed his annual salary of 300 million won.
One question I have to ask is, “Team B’s performance is slightly better than that of Team A, who had the same annual salary of 30 million won (30,000 U.S. dollars) the previous year, but there are cases where a player from Team A’s annual salary is higher than that of Team B’s. This is because the total annual salary budget varies from team to team.
KIA also does not calculate its annual salary compared to other teams. “Let’s say that our team’s player and other team’s player recorded similar performances. Even if a player from another team receives a much higher salary, it does not affect our team’s evaluation criteria.” In fact, even if there are salary adjustment negotiations, other teams’ standards are not the basis for salary adjustment.
Instead, the ranking of the team influences the salary. “If your performance is good depending on the team’s performance, you will be paid more,” said an official.
If so, in order for Kim Do-young to receive a high salary in the 2025 season, which will be her fourth year, it is calculated that the increase and annual salary will be the maximum if KIA wins the game while achieving the top fielder’s performance. In addition, you can steadily and healthyly perform as an MVP in the KBO League and qualify for posting to advance to the “Dream Stage” ML.
BY: 토토사이트