Song Eun-beom's compensation player → 1.5 billion FA pitchers stand tall..."I'll repay you with better performance next year" pledges ERA 6 points back
Song Eun-beom's compensation player → 1.5 billion FA pitchers stand tall..."I'll repay you with better performance next year" pledges ERA 6 points back
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Lim Ki-young (31, KIA Tigers), who joined the KIA Tigers as a compensation player and stood tall as an FA pitcher, promised to make up for this year's slump next year.
Lim left a short but heartfelt message about signing an FA contract through his SNS account on Tuesday afternoon. "I will repay you with better performances next year," Lim said in the background of his home game photo.안전놀이터
Lim Ki-young signed a three-year FA contract with his original team KIA on the 21st for a total of 1.5 billion won. He signed a contract with the conditions of a three-year down payment of 300 million won, an annual salary of 900 million won and an option of 300 million won.
After graduating from Daegu Gyeongbuk High School, Lim achieved his dream of becoming a professional player by ranking 18th in the second round of the Hanwha Eagles in the 2012 Rookie Draft. Lim, who spent three seasons in the Eagles uniform, was included in the final successful candidate list in Sangmu in November 2014 and was confirmed to join the military, and became a Tigersman as an FA compensation player for Song Eun-beom, who moved from KIA to Hanwha next month.
After safely completing his military service, Lim was reborn as a leading player in KIA's overall championship by posting a career high of 8 wins, 6 losses and an earned run average of 3.65 in 23 games in 2017. He started Game 4 of the Korean Series for the first time in his career and showed off his big game feature by pitching five scoreless innings in five ⅔.
Lim Ki-young has since devoted himself to the Tigers regardless of his position as a starter, a must-win group, and a long relief. Although frequent ups and downs have been pointed out as disadvantages, he has laid the groundwork for his FA contract by fighting with a 2.96 ERA with 4 wins, 4 losses, 3 saves and 16 holds in 64 games in 2023, and after exercising his FA rights despite a slump in his ERA of 6 wins, 2 losses and 2 holds in 37 games this year, he signed his first FA contract with his original team.
"Im Ki-young is a dedicated player who does his best where his team needs him regardless of starting or bullpen session. I expect him to be a great help to his pitching capability in the next season along with his teammates," an KIA official said.
After signing the contract, Lim Ki-young said, "I didn't think about moving to another club. I'm grateful to the club for providing me with good conditions, and I'm glad to hear the cheers of Kia's passionate fans again," adding, "I felt sorry for the fans because the performance was not as good as I expected this season, but I will prepare well from now on and become a player who will help the team win its second consecutive Korean Series title."