Choi Jung, who failed to sign a contract with SSG, made a reservation for 'One Club Man'..."I don't think there's a chance of a transfer"

Choi Jung, who failed to sign a contract with SSG, made a reservation for 'One Club Man'..."I don't think there's a chance of a transfer"

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Choi Jung (37), who was at the center of this year's stove league, has decided to accompany SSG Landers. If it goes as scheduled, Choi Jung will become a legend of "Incheon Baseball" and a "one-club man" linking the Wyverns and the Landers.

Already in his late 30s, Choi is still in his late 30s. In 129 games this year, he had a batting average of 0.291, 37 homers and 107 RBIs, supporting the SSG lineup. He is also strong in defense, which he learned from manager Kim Sung-keun in the past.

For this reason, Choi Jeong's third FA qualification after the 2024 season was of interest to everyone.

In particular, Choi Jeong, who became the third FA, is classified as a "C grade," and several clubs have drooled over the advantage that only compensation is incurred without compensation players when transferring to other teams.

Even before the start of this season, Choi Jung expressed his desire to continue his career at SSG, saying he wanted a "non-FA multi-year contract."

The SSG club was also in a position to catch Choi Jeong somehow. It was natural to engage in a "total war" because there was no resource to replace Choi Jeong in terms of skills as well as symbolism of the team.

SSG reportedly offered the player a condition of four years to 10 billion won early on.

However, after the season was over and KBO announced the list of 30 FA players, including Choi Jung, there was no clear news about the contract, so there was a lot of talk in the baseball world.

Some clubs, which lack third baseman resources, are entering the FA market by preparing a large amount of live ammunition to catch Choi Jung.

On the 4th, two days before the opening of the FA market (6th), SSG's practitioner met Choi Jeong again. It was a positive trend, but it was impossible to predict what would happen if there was a disagreement until the end.

With baseball's eyes on it, the club said at 3 p.m., "The player wanted to proceed with the FA contract. We will announce it after signing the contract on the 6th when the FA market will be held."

In the past, contracts of franchise stars representing the club have often drawn issues, but it was unprecedented to "announce a reservation" of a contract like this.

An SSG official said, "The meeting on Friday was positive. It is safe to say that it is actually confirmed. We plan to meet with the players in the afternoon of June 6 to complete the contract."

Athletes' reaction was not much different. According to the announcement by the two sides, the outcome of the meeting on Friday can be seen as the concept of an engagement ceremony between the couple, who is about to get married two days before the wedding.

Some say that Choi Jung, who will come to the market anyway, may change his mind due to the love call from other clubs that will pour out from midnight on the 6th.

However, considering the progress so far and the reaction of the club and the players, the majority opinion is that Choi Jung is extremely unlikely to turn his back.

"Choi Jeong-eun seems to want to receive a down payment within the FA system rather than trying to go to another team," said A, a baseball player who has worked as a front desk for a long time in the baseball team. "The fact that SSG announced that much can be seen as a situation where all conditions have already been agreed." 메이저놀이터

He added, "There is little room for other clubs to intervene in the situation where the club and the players have 'pre-announced' the contract together. With Choi Jung accepting most of the conditions offered by SSG, there seems to be no possibility that he will turn to other clubs."