FA man with a total amount of 7.8 billion won. It is the first time in four years since Kim Jae-hwan in 2020.

It is the presence of Yang Seok-hwan (33) of the Doosan Bears. In this season, the first year of his contract as a free agent, he even carried the weight of the Doosan captain.토토사이트

In the history of professional baseball, there were only four domestic players who hit more than 30 home runs while using Jamsil as their home stadium before Yang Seok-hwan. Shim Jung-soo, Kim Dong-ju, Kim Jae-hwan (hereinafter Doosan), and Lee Byung-kyu (LG) are the only players. Kim Jae-hwan is the 4th player (2016 2017 2018 2020), and Shim Jung-soo, Lee Byung-kyu (hereinafter 1999), and Kim Dong-ju (2000) are the 1st player each.

In 2024, Yang became the fifth player in the team's history to meet the "Jamsil-30 Home Run-Indigenous Peoples` Association" requirement. Yang hit home runs in succession against Kiwoom in Jamsil on Wednesday and Samsung in Jamsil on Thursday, reaching the 30-home run mark.

Then, can it be said that Yang successfully completed the first year of his six-year contract of 7.8 billion won? People have different views on him than expected.

In the Doosan team, Kim Jae-hwan (26 home runs and 83 RBIs) and Yang Eui-ji (16 home runs and 92 RBIs) are the center of the lineup.

He has already achieved 30 home runs. With 31 home runs along with Austin Dean (LG) and Koo Ja-wook (Samsung), he tied for fifth in this category (44 for first place Davidson and 37 for second place Kim Do-young).

Considering that Noh Si-hwan, who ranked first in homers last year, had 31, it is obvious that the overall home run pace in the league has increased significantly from last year. However, only seven players have exceeded 30 home runs this year. The weight of 30 home runs is by no means light.

This does not apply to criticism that it has no nutritional value, which is one of the common misconceptions that big guns receive. He is close to making 100 RBIs. He is now tying for ninth in this category along with Choi Jeong (SSG) and Song Seong-moon (Kium) with 97 RBIs. So far, eight players have posted more than 100 RBIs. Yang Seok-hwan and 14 others have posted more than 90 RBIs.

The value of leading the team as Doosan's captain this season cannot be ignored.

While his cumulative record is dazzling, his ratio is relatively poor. While he was not a high batting average even when he was with LG, many criticize that he has become a home run hitter who feels like "no" after moving to Doosan. He surpassed 20 home runs for three consecutive years (a total of 69 on the base) until last year, but his on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) during the same period was 0.788, which is below 0.8.

This season is even more serious. He slightly increased his OPS to 0.794, compared to the previous season (0.787), but this season is the best-ever season of riding and pitching with an OPS of 0.771. Even though he has 30 homers and 100 RBIs, he is a slightly better-than-average batter in terms of OPS.

It was a hot July, but poor performance since August has cut the record a lot. In August, he still played his part by hitting a batting average of 239 and six home runs, but in September, he is experiencing a slump with a batting average of 121. Home runs in the past two consecutive games were an intense turning point.

His batting average for this year is 246, which is a significant drop from the previous season's 281. Unlike one of the top home run hitters in the league, his on-base percentage is only 315. Compared to the number of long balls, opposing pitchers do not shy away from games against Yang.

It can be said that Yang Seok-hwan's pioneering eye is regrettable. Doosan also has Kang Seung-ho and Kim Jae-hwan, who are tied for first in strikeouts (158), in addition to Yang Seok-hwan (126), who ranks sixth in strikeouts.

Yang Seok-hwan signed a 4+2 year, 65+1.3 billion won contract with Doosan last winter. The contract of 6.5 billion won for four years will be triggered first, and a 1.3 billion won mutual option contract will be added for two years from 2028.

Doosan ranks fourth in the league through April 18 this season, and is most likely to advance to the post season. Will Yang be able to change his undervalued view with the impact of the fall baseball.