SSG Landers pitcher Seo Jin-yong, a former save king of 42SV, delayed his first FA qualification application by one year. Although the FA grade came out as B grade, he decided to re-enter the FA after agonizing until the last minute of the FA application.메이저사이트

The 2025 FA qualification players were announced through the KBO on the 2nd. SSG, which unfortunately ended the season sixth in the league in its first year as coach Lee Sung-yong, is also focusing on maintaining and reinforcing its off-season power.

First of all, SSG made all-out efforts to remain Choi Jeong, a living legend who is rated FAC. It is expected that Choi Jung will be given a huge long-term contract worth more than 10 billion won in total.

The SSG club said on the 4th, "I met with the player today (4th) and talked positively. The player wants to proceed with the FA (free contract), so we will announce it after signing on the 6th when the FA market opens."

SSG and Choi Jung are expected to sign an official FA contract, not a non-FA multi-year contract, in consideration of the FA down payment.

Noh Kyung-eun, a pitcher who became the oldest player in this season's 38 holds, is also eligible for FA. Noh is also likely to apply for a second FA qualification and be evaluated by the market as FAB grade. 

However, it has been confirmed that Seo, who was the "save king" last year, chose to return to the FA again. Seo, who was born in 1992 and joined the team as seventh overall in the first round of his rookie year in 2011, has become a key bullpen pitcher for his team since the 2019 season.

Seo has pitched consistently for five consecutive seasons from the 2019 season to the 2023 season, playing more than 60 games and 60 innings. In the 2022 season, Seo contributed to winning the wire-to-wire title with 7 wins, 21 saves and 12 holds. Seo then pitched in 69 games (73 innings) in the 2023 season, with 5 wins, 42 saves and an ERA of 2.59, achieving the career high season. 

Seo underwent surgery to remove bone fragments and bone fragments in his elbow during last winter and underwent rehabilitation. Seo returned to the mound in the first division in late April this year and threw the ball again. As it is his first season after the surgery, Seo pitched in 51 games with one loss and six holds and an ERA of 5.55, showing signs of ups and downs. However, Seo recovered his ball power gradually as time passed in the second half of the year. 

Seo was able to become a free agent for the first time in his career after the end of the 2024 season. However, Seo continued to agonize over whether to apply for free agent until last weekend. The key was whether the free agent was A or B grade, but the B grade came out. Nevertheless, Seo reportedly decided to re-enter the free agent league.

If Seo shows his health and durability for another season in the 2025 season, his value will likely change significantly. In addition, Seo has continuously displayed good performance in batter-friendly literary SSG Landers Field. This is a fascinating factor for any team that wants to strengthen its bullpen a year later. Seo is also known to have great confidence in his performance in the 2025 season. 

Let's see if Seo Jin-yong, who made the decision to re-take the FA, will do well in the 2025 season