Cha Myung-seok, general manager of the LG Twins, said, “I’m still busy. I’m still doing interviews.” He expressed his desire to win for the second consecutive year, saying, “I hope I’m this busy next year.” Despite this, they are also negotiating to secure three free agents. “I met with agents Lim Chan-kyu and Ham Deok-ju,” Cha said on Wednesday. “We are making progress little by little.” Cha also plans to meet with Kim Min-sung’s side on Tuesday.
Head Cha said, “Lim Chan-kyu’s agent, CEO Lee Ye-rang, told each other to finish before Christmas,” adding, “I want to finish the contract before Christmas, not only Lim Chan-kyu, but also Ham Deok-ju and Kim Min-sung.” 온라인경마
Even before the FA market opened, Cha continued to express his intention to sign contracts with three internal FA players, including Lim Chan-kyu, Ham Deok-ju and Kim Min-sung. The problem is the salary cap. In the last FA market, LG failed to catch Yoo Kang-nam (a four-year total of 8 billion won for Lotte) and Chae Eun-sung (a five-year total of 9 billion won for Hanwha) due to the salary cap, but only caught Park Dong-won (a four-year total of 6.5 billion won). Since the salary cap is almost full, chances are high that if the three FA players are caught this time, they will exceed the standard salary cap of 11.42 billion won.
In the case of the first excess, 50% of the excess is paid as a penalty. If the excess is exceeded for two consecutive times, the amount equivalent to 100% of the excess is paid as a penalty, and the right to nominate for the first round in the following year falls by 9 steps. In other words, the first-round pick will disappear. The best prospects cannot be selected. If the number of times exceeds three consecutive times, 150% of the excess is paid as a fine, and the right to nominate for the first round in the following year will fall by 9 steps.
In other words, one excess is fine, but it cannot be exceeded twice in a row. So even if the salary cap exceeds this time, I can’t sign a contract blindly because I have to make sure not to exceed it next time.
However, they cannot afford to reduce the amount of contract they made. After all, they are “us” players who are indispensable to the team and should join the LG Twins to secure their second consecutive win. Cha thinks that although he cannot afford to give too much money due to team circumstances, he should not hurt each other’s feelings. That is why he tries to narrow the gap little by little.
There are only a few days left until Christmas Day on the 25th. Cha thinks that Christmas is the deadline. Will all three of LG and FA be able to spend “Merry Christmas” and “Happy New Year”? The only solution is to narrow the gap by meeting frequently.
Meanwhile, regarding the rumor of “Lim Chan-kyu 4+2 years 5.9 billion won,” which appeared on a website, Cha said, “Neither the club nor Lim Chan-kyu said it,” and responded, “I wonder who made such a comment and posted it.”