Kim Ha-sung Excludes Qualifying Offer Subjects for '29 Billion Values'...to the FA market

Kim Ha-sung Excludes Qualifying Offer Subjects for '29 Billion Values'...to the FA market

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Major leaguer Kim Ha-sung (29) enters the FA market without receiving a qualifying offer (QO) from his current team, the San Diego Padres.

ESPN and other foreign media released the names of 13 players who received QOs worth $1-210.5 million (about 28.9 billion won) per year on the 5th (Korea Standard Time).

Seven fielders including Juan Soto (New York Yankees), the biggest free agent, and six pitchers including Corbin Burns (Baltimore Orioles) are on the list. Kim Ha-sung, who recently declared himself a free agent, was not on the list.

QO is a system in which the original fastball team presents a one-year contract to FA players with the average annual salary of the top 125 high-paid players in the big league.

In the past, Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha Eagles) accepted the club's QO and signed a one-year contract for $17.9 million after the 2018 season when he was with the LA Dodgers.

This year's QO is $21.05 million, but the fact that Kim Ha-sung is not on the list can be interpreted as meaning that San Diego considers Kim Ha-sung's contract to be less than $21.05 million. 토토사이트

However, the current situation is not just bad for Kim Ha-sung. Kim Ha-sung, who has already decided to leave San Diego, can immediately enter the FA market.

The club, which recruited an FA player who received a QO, has to hand over the rookie nomination right to the original team the following year, and Kim Ha-sung is free from this issue and can expect smoother negotiations.

MLB.COM said, "San Diego is determined to renew the contract with Kim Ha-sung