They boldly demanded what they needed and firmly conceded what they needed. Kim Kang-ryul (36) of the LG Twins perfectly met each other's needs.
The LG Twins signed a contract with FA Kim Kang-ryul on the 13th for up to 1.4 billion won (500 million won in down payment and 900 million won in annual salary) for 3+1 years.
In the FA market this time, Kim was a very popular player. If the FA grade is C and moves to a club other than his original team, Doosan can pay 150 percent of the previous year's annual salary without compensation. Kim Kang-ryul's annual salary for this season is 150 million won, and the compensation is 225 million won. He was experienced enough to be the closing pitcher of Doosan's peak season, and his performance in this season was not bad.
Doosan, the original team, negotiated with the standard of 2+1 years. For other clubs that wanted Kim Kang-ryul, 2+1 years was also a basic condition.
LG showed interest in Kim Kang-ryul after the opening of the FA market, but briefly slowed down after signing a four-year contract worth 5.2 billion won with Jang Hyun-sik. However, news of the injuries to two key bullpens, Ham Deok-ju and Yoo Young-chan, flew in, and participated in the recruitment of Kim Kang-ryul in earnest.
The problem is the salary cap. LG, which won the 2023 Korean Series, exceeded the salary cap this year.
After the end of this season, he made efforts to match the salary cap again by organizing the team. In the case of Jang Hyun-sik, as the recruitment was in mind from the beginning, the calculation was completed to some extent. On the other hand, LG's biggest concern, which did not have much in mind at the beginning of the recruitment of Kim Kang-ryul, was to match the salary cap.
For Kim, the duration of coverage was important. Born in 1988, people in their mid to late 30s and the years of coverage were important. LG promised a three-year guarantee.
LG, whose salary cap is at stake, needed to adjust its salary in the first year. It was also forced to consider the salary of the compensation player to be selected after sending FA Choi Won-tae to Samsung.
The plan was to lower the annual salary in the first year and increase the down payment applied to salary cap by dividing the contract period according to the contract period. They also gave one year more coverage than other clubs.
In the case of Kim Kang-ryul's contract, if the option is implemented for the fourth year, the annual salary will be 300 million won. The guaranteed three-year salary is 600 million won. Instead of 200 million won per year, the annual salary for the first year will be 100 million won, and the next two years will be 250 million won, respectively. As the annual salary for +1 year is high, Kim Kang-ryul has another means of motivation.
LG also treated properly. The first year's annual salary was only 100 million won, but the down payment was guaranteed 500 million won. It is the largest among the clubs that offered to recruit Kim Kang-ryul. Some clubs had higher total annual salary, but LG's conditions were the best. 카지노사이트
In the end, LG will be able to embrace one "must-win resource" without exceeding the salary cap.