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There's Seo Geonchang from "FA 4th trainee"

The situation of the KIA Tigers infield is not optimistic. Park Chan-ho is undergoing rehabilitation due to a crushed fracture of the collarbone, and Hwang Dae-in underwent surgery to remove bone fragments in his elbow after the season. Kim Do-young was diagnosed with a ruptured ligament and a scoliosis fracture in the inner side of the middle finger joint of his left thumb when he hit a double play in the top of the 10th inning of the Asian Professional Baseball Championship finals.

There seems to be no problem in itself for the three infielders who are undergoing surgery and rehabilitation to play in the opening game on March 23 of the 2024 season. However, it is a risk factor that the amount of training needed to prepare for the season may decrease due to rehabilitation. If you don't play the spring camp faithfully, you'll have a hard time playing the season.

In addition, Kim Sun-bin is a FA. KIA is negotiating with the goal of staying, but it seems to take some time to close the gap. To minimize this risk, KIA prepared Plan B, including Lee Woo-sung's defense of first base in Okinawa's closing training.

Park Min, an infielder who was discharged from Sangmu, continues to gain practical experience in Australian professional baseball with Canberra Cavallie. Existing infield backups such as Kim Kyu-sung and Hong Jong-pyo also need to work hard. However, there are "cost-effectiveness cards" that can strengthen the infield by turning your eyes to the outside.

Kang Han-ul, who can multi-position around shortstop, is rated FAC. There is also Seo Geon-chang, who was released by the LG Twins. Seo Geon-chang is superior in terms of cost-effectiveness. Kang Han-ul will not have a compensation player, but he will have to pay 150% of his salary (225 million won) to his original team, the Samsung Lions, this season. Not to mention Kim Min-sung of FAB grade.

On the other hand, the team that takes Seo Geon-chang only needs to sign a general annual salary contract. This season's annual salary is 200 million won. Since it has been sluggish for the past three consecutive years, it seems natural to go down to the minimum annual salary level. As such, recruiting Seo Geon-chang is not burdensome for clubs.

For KIIA, it would not be a bad idea to recruit Seo Geon-chang for insurance in order to overcome and relieve various risks in the infield. Of course, Seo Geon-chang also has a weakness that is less burdensome than Kang Han-ul and Kim Min-sung, but not multi-position. He almost has to take charge of second base, but if KIA stays Kim Sun-bin, even if Seo Geon-chang is recruited, the utilization is expected to drop significantly.

Still, as the 34-year-old infielder, a former 201-hit MVP, is on the release market, he is expected to receive subtle attention from not a few teams. Above all, the advantage is that MVP-class numerical production is still possible at any time if the clues to hitting are solved.

KIA is likely to change again in 2024. There are many question marks on the infield, and some players can escape to the FA. In fact, it is not known whether KIA will seek to recruit Seo Geon-chang. What is clear is that some teams, including KIA, are players who may be interested in.

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