There was no qualifying offer for Kim Ha-sung..."Major player who didn't get QO."
There was no qualifying offer for Kim Ha-sung..."Major player who didn't get QO."
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Kim Ha-sung (29) did not receive a Qualifying Offer (QO) from his original team, the San Diego Padres.
MLB.COM released the list of 13 players who received a QO from the original team on Tuesday (Korea time). Kim Ha-sung's name was not included.
Willie Adames (Atlanta Braves), who is considered the biggest shortstop in the free agent (FA) market this offseason, and slugger Pete Alonso (New York Mets) received the QO.
However, MLB.COM selected Kim Ha-sung as a "noteworthy player among the FA who did not receive a QO."
The Major League QO, introduced in 2012, is a system in which the original team offers a one-year contract to the Free Agent (FA) with the average annual salary of the top 125 high-paid big league players.
If a player accepts the request, he or she will become an FA again in one year. If a player rejects the offer and signs a contract with another club, the original team will receive a rookie draft nomination right in the following year as compensation.
This off-season QO amount is $21.05 million (about 28.836 billion won).
According to MLB.COM, 131 players have received QOs since its introduction in 2012, but only 13 have accepted them.
Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha Eagles) is one of the players who has accepted QO.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who became a free agent after the 2018 season when his six-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers expired, received a QO. At that time, the QO amount was 17.9 million dollars, but Ryu, who had been injured, accepted the QO instead of going to the market.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who played for the Dodgers for another year and showed outstanding performance, became an FA after the 2019 season and signed a four-year, $80 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Ahead of the 2021 season, Kim signed with San Diego for 4+1 years, up to $39 million. Four years, $28 million was a guarantee, and if the mutual option that took place in 2025 was implemented, Kim could have extended his contract with San Diego for $8 million.
Kim Ha-sung, who spent four years in San Diego, rejected the mutual option and decided to declare FA.
Kim Ha-sung, who did not receive a QO, immediately jumped into the FA market.
The club, which will recruit Kim Ha-sung, did not have to give San Diego the right to nominate a rookie draft, which effectively lifted the shackles.
Kim Ha-sung boasts the best defense capability in the MLB to the extent that he received the Gold Glove in the utility category last year. He also showed steady growth in hitting.
As such, he is an infielder who is drawing attention in the free agent market. MLB.COM ranked Kim Ha-sung second in shortstop earlier this month when it selected the free agent player who could greatly influence this offseason. 메이저사이트
However, it is observed that the early end of the season after undergoing surgery after suffering a shoulder injury on August 19 could be somewhat unfavorable.