Участник:20-homer batter, will also qualify as FA
There are a total of 34 FA qualifiers for 2024. By FA grade, there are 8 people in A grade, 14 people in B grade, and 12 people in C grade. Among them, 12 players were eligible for FA for the first time, eight were re-qualified, and 14 players have already qualified for FA, but have maintained their qualifications without applying for FA approval.
By club, SSG has the largest number of six, LG, Samsung five, Lotte four, KT, Doosan, KIA, Kiwoom three, and NC and Hanwha one each.
LG, which won the championship for the first time in 29 years, will have pitchers who led the combined championship, such as Lim Chan-kyu and Ham Deok-joo, eligible for the FA. Lim Chan-kyu, who chose to repeat the FA, did well with 14 wins, 3 losses and 1 hold average of 3.42 in 30 games. Ham Deok-ju also played as a key bullpen for LG, with four wins, 16 holds, four saves and a 1.62 ERA in 57 games
Doosan Bears' Yang Seok-hwan will also qualify as a free agent for the first time in his career. Yang Seok-hwan, who was traded from LG to Doosan ahead of the 2021 season, marked a turning point in his baseball career. Doosan was consistently guaranteed opportunities to play, and hit 20 home runs every year, playing as a central hitter. This year, he also led the central lineup with 21 home runs, a batting average of 0.281, and a batting average of 0.454 in 140 games.
Kt bullpen pitchers Kim Jae-yoon and Joo-joo also qualified for the FA. Kim Jae-yoon played with a 2.60 ERA with five wins, five losses and 32 saves in 59 regular-season games this year. Sovereignty is from the hold king in 2020, but this year it has been somewhat sluggish. In 42 games, he had one win, two losses, and five holds, with a 4.40 ERA.
Players eligible for FA in 2024 must apply for approval of the exercise of FA rights to KBO by November 17, within two days of the announcement, and KBO will announce players who exercised FA rights as FA approved players on November 18, the day after the application deadline.
FA approved players can negotiate with all clubs (including overseas clubs) for player contracts from November 19, the day after the announcement.