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Lee Jung-hoo goes, Go Woo-seok goes too.’ Who will be the next player to advance to the ML?

2024 is the year in which two major leaguers from the KBO league advance to the league for the first time.

Lee Jeong-hoo and Go Woo-seok, who are close friends of the same age, achieved their dream of advancing to the big league in this Stove League, and finally reached the final contract and will stand together on the best stage starting this year.

In particular, in the case of Lee Jeong-hoo, his value was recognized by winning the highest level contract in the major league.

Lee Jung-hoo is expected to win a jackpot of $113 million (approximately 148.6 billion won) over six years with San Francisco and be guaranteed a starting position. In addition, the original team Kiwoom once again showed itself as a colossus by collecting $18.825 million (about 24.7 billion won) in posting fees.

Go Woo-seok's salary is $4.5 million (approximately 6 billion won) over two years, which is far less than Lee Jung-hoo's amount, but it is very likely that he will be hired depending on the team situation in San Diego, which is short on bullpen resources. If Go Woo-seok proves his worth over the next two years, a larger contract is possible during the upcoming free agency.

The posting system is the only window to advance to the major leagues before obtaining FA qualifications. From a player's perspective, there is an advantage to being able to enter the league at a younger age, and big league teams will also be able to secure young players. Although it is unfortunate that the KBO League's original teams lost key resources, they can take comfort in the fact that they have secured more than enough money to compensate for this.

Starting with Lee Sang-hoon in 1998, Jin Pil-jung and Lim Chang-yong were posted in the early 2000s, but all failed, and the person who actually opened the door for the first time was Ryu Hyun-jin in 2012. Ryu Hyun-jin's posting fee was $25,737,737 (approximately 33.8 billion won), which has not yet been broken, and as he later posted outstanding results, interest in the Korean league increased in the major leagues as well.

The top players dominating the KBO League, especially young players in their 20s, have become the targets of major league scouts.

Recently, Kim Ha-seong, who joined San Diego, proved his competitiveness and even won a Gold Glove, showing confidence that he is a top Korean player.

Based on this, with Lee Jung-hoo and Go Woo-seok advancing, attention is focused on who will be the next player.

The player who will immediately become eligible for posting after this season is Kiwoom Kim Hye-seong. Like Kim Ha-seong, she is expected to receive a lot of attention as a utility player, and as the player herself has shown a strong desire to play in the major leagues, the size of her contract is expected to depend on her performance this season.

In the case of Woojin Ahn, another special pitcher, he is currently serving in the military and has not completed his service time, so he will be eligible for posting after the 2028 season at the earliest. There are still four years left, but considering Ahn Woo-jin's young age (24 years old), the prevailing opinion is that it is not too late.

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