An optional adventure with a glimpse of the will to revive… ‘Genius shortstop’ harbored poison

Everyone needs ‘motivation’ in life at times. It is because it works as a driving force to create better results by raising the will that has fallen. Sports are no exception. Lotte Giants, a professional baseball team, introduced an ‘option contract’ for the first time in salary negotiations this year. Only 2 players signed here. Infielders Han Dong-hee and Lee Hak-joo. ‘Post Lee Dae-ho’ Han Dong-hee is evaluated as being able to achieve the option, while Lee Hak-joo is the dominant opinion that he chose an adventure.

Lee Hak-joo’s option is ‘number of games’. Lee Hak-ju receives up to 96 million won if he exceeds a certain number of business trips. If you fail to achieve your goal, you will receive 72 million won, which is only a 2.9% (2 million won) increase from last year’s annual salary. Why did you choose the option contract? This can be seen as Lee Hak-joo’s will to make this season a ‘turning point’.

Shortstop Lee Hak-joo was brought back by Lotte last year after giving away pitcher Ha-neul Choi and the right to pick rookies to Samsung. When Dixon Machado, a foreign player who played an active role as shortstop in the 2020-2021 season, left the team, Lotte chose Lee Hak-joo as a player to fill the position. However, due to an injury, he left a poor record with a batting average of 0.207 in 91 games. While he was sluggish, Park Seung-wook, who transferred from KT, rose to prominence and narrowed his position. Park Seung-wook, who took the starting shortstop position before the opening of the regular league, was recognized for his performance last year and his annual salary rose 133.3% this year, ranking second in the team’s increase rate. This is the part where you can gauge how big the club’s expectations are for Park Seung-wook. 바카라

There is another opponent Lee Hak-ju should compete for the starting position this season. He also has to overcome the mountain of Noh Jin-hyeok, who signed a stamp for 4 years and 5 billion won as a free agent in the last Stove League. There is no disagreement that Noh Jin-hyeok, who has recorded an OPS of over 0.8 in the last three seasons and more than 20 doubles in five consecutive seasons, will become Lotte’s main shortstop this season. Noh Jin-hyeok, who actually participated in the spring camp, has a unique presence. As Lee Hak-joo, it means that he has to fight to the death to achieve his option.

On the other hand, Han Dong-hee deserves to put his hopes on an option contract. This is because it has established itself as a giant gun following the lineage of Lee Dae-ho, the ‘4th hitter of Joseon’. Last year, he appeared in 129 games and hit 27 doubles and double-digit home runs (14), proving his qualifications as a long hitter. Han Dong-hee signed an annual salary contract with an option related to OPS. If he achieves his goal, he will receive up to 266.8 million won. If he fails to achieve his goal, he will receive 192.6 million won, up 12% from last year. Han Dong-hee’s OPS last year was 0.817, and he seems to be able to win the option if he raises his on-base percentage and slugging percentage a little more.

Attention is also focused on Han Dong-hee’s defensive position this season. Han Dong-hee has been playing as a third baseman ever since his professional debut, and there is a prospect that he can move to first base, which is relatively comfortable to defend, to focus on his long hits. In this case, you may consider taking the infield utility resource Kim Min-soo as third base.

Han Dong-hee said, “Currently, I am preparing for both third base and first base defense, but I am focusing more on third base.”

Everyone needs ‘motivation’ in life at times. It is because it works as a driving force to create better results by raising the will that has fallen. Sports are no exception. Lotte Giants, a professional baseball team, introduced an ‘option contract’ for the first time in salary negotiations this year. Only 2 players signed here. Infielders Han Dong-hee and Lee…