“The club has proposed an amendment.”

NC Dinos is negotiating with ‘founding member’ Lee Jae-hak (32). Lee Jae-hak is a pitcher with a question mark as he struggles with 14 wins and 20 losses, 264⅔ innings, and an average ERA of 5.51 in 62 games (53 starts) in the last three seasons since 2020. He has had his ups and downs this year as well, but considering his 144-game season, a pitcher is precious. This is the background of NC continuing negotiations with Lee Jae-hak.

The pace of negotiations depends on the will of the players. The club has had several conversations with Lee Jae-hak, and has proposed an amendment by reflecting the player’s opinion as much as possible. If Lee Jae-hak accepts the amendment, a conclusion will come easily, but it will inevitably take more time if the disagreement cannot be narrowed.

NC used a selection and concentration strategy this year as seven internal FAs came to the market at once. There was pain in losing catcher Yang Eui-ji (35), pitcher Won Jong-hyeon (35), and infielder Roh Jin-hyeok (33) to Doosan Bears, Kiwoom Heroes, and Lotte Giants, respectively, but it was regrettable that infielder Park Min-woo (29) signed a contract for 5+3 years at 14 billion won. soothed In order to fill Yang Eui-ji’s vacancy, he recruited outside free agent Park Se-hyuk (32) for 4 years and 4.6 billion won.

A considerable amount of money was invested in Park Min-woo and Park Se-hyuk, but as Eui-ji Yang (15.2 billion won in 4+2 years), Jong-hyun Won (2.5 billion won in 4 years), and Jin-hyeok Noh (5 billion won in 4 years) left, the club’s salary cap was more relaxed than the initial plan. came up NC has been negotiating with Lee Jae-hak since then, but it is not a situation to pour all the surplus funds. It is true that Lee Jae-hak did not show that much performance this year, and considering the variables that will occur during the season, we are moving with the judgment that we should leave some margin in the salary cap.

Lee Jae-hak has been with the history of NC since its founding in 2013 as a special designation for the new team. He played an active role in 27 games, 10 wins, 5 losses, 156 innings, and an average ERA of 2.88 in 2013, when NC first entered the KBO League, and wrote the history of the club’s first rookie of the year. won). From 2013 to 2016, he achieved double-digit victories for four consecutive years and was in charge of one axis of selection. 메이저놀이터

However, it is difficult to deny the fact that his growth has slowed since the 2017 season. He even bounced back in 2019 with one more 10 wins, but the decline has continued since. The FA jackpot is a difficult situation. It is expected that the club would have made a poor offer when the player saw it. Now, it depends on how Lee Jae-hak accepts the club’s proposal.

Meanwhile, the possibility of negotiations with NC’s remaining free agents, Kwon Hee-dong (32) and Lee Myeong-gi (35), has become even more remote. While outfielders Park Gun-woo (32) and Son Ah-seop (34), who were recruited from the FA market last winter, are still alive, professional outfielder Jason Martin (27) has been recruited as a new foreign hitter. Martin is the player who won the home run king with 32 home runs in the US Minor League Triple-A this year. It is a situation where NC has no reason to spend more money on free agents in the outfield.