I wonder what kind of players will hit the market. Clubs were troubled by the list of players presented by other teams. This is because key players are coming out.
The second draft, a completely different level of shock and fear, will be revealed on the 22nd. The second draft, revived after four years, will be held on the 22nd.
The second draft will be held every other year as before. To facilitate movement, the number of protected players was reduced to 35 (in the 1st to 3rd year of joining the team, free agents in the current year, included in the 35 protected players, but automatically excluded from nomination if transferred as a compensation player with a free agent contract before the 2nd draft). Even after declaring a round pass, nomination for the next round is possible.
Nominations are made in reverse order of season performance in each round. After each club is nominated in the 1st to 3rd rounds, the 3 bottom ranked clubs are given the right to nominate 2 additional names, allowing them to nominate up to 5 people. Meanwhile, to prevent player nominations from being concentrated towards a specific club, a team can nominate up to four players.
The transfer amount is 400 million won for the 1st round, 300 million won for the 2nd round, and 200 million won for the 3rd round, and 100 million won for the 4th round and below, which can be nominated by the bottom 3 teams.
New mandatory registration regulations have been established. The goal was to ensure as many playing opportunities as possible for players who changed teams.
During one season, registration is mandatory for more than 50 days for the first round and more than 30 days for the second round, and there is no mandatory registration regulation for rounds 3 and below. If the criteria are not met within two years of nomination, the player will be returned to his original club at the end of the second season, or if the original club does not want the player to return, he will be announced as a free agent. When returning to the original club, 50% of the transfer fee is returned to the transferee club.
This time, it became a hot topic because among the players who were excluded from the list of protected players and appeared on the market, there were shockingly key players. It has been reported that a starting infielder and pitcher were mentioned in SSG Landers, and a veteran pitcher and fielder were also mentioned in Samsung Lions. In addition, each team's roster includes key pitchers and fielders who were often seen in the first team, causing other teams to worry. Since these players have a somewhat high salary, they have to consider the salary cap, and if you add the salary to the transfer fee, you end up spending quite a lot, so the club has to use a calculator.
Of course, it may remain a mystery whether any of those rumored players were actually excluded from protected players because they were not nominated. However, if the transfer is actually confirmed, there are players that will be a shock to fans, so interest is focused.
Sungbae Kim, Jaehak Lee, and Daeyu Kim are cited as examples of success in the 2nd draft in the past. Seongbae Kim made 31 saves in 2013 after transferring from Doosan to Lotte in 2011. Jaehak Lee won 10 games and won Rookie of the Year at NC in 2013. After transferring from KT to LG in 2019, Kim Dae-yu recorded 37 holds in 2021 and 2022, becoming a left-handed pitcher.
Can the second draft become the ‘second free agent’? Depending on the results of the second draft, it is expected that the free agent market will also be affected.