“We met three times. But…” Is the FA contract between Cha Myung-seok and Lim Chan-kyu flowing into a long-term war

Cha Myung-seok and Lim Chan-kyu have held three rounds of negotiations. Lim’s agent, Lee Ye-rang, head of Rico Sports, left for the U.S. to attend the Major League’s Winter Meetings in early December and returned to Korea on Tuesday. Prior to the Golden Glove Awards on Wednesday, Cha and Lee held their third round of negotiations. 온라인경마

“We first met at the end of November and talked for about an hour and a half via Zoom from the U.S. It was our third meeting, and we talked while presenting various proposals,” Lee said. When the third negotiation came up with a more specific proposal, Cha Myung-seok said, “I think it will take some time. Let’s narrow it down as we continue to meet.”

Lim Chan-kyu has displayed outstanding performance this year. He pitched in 30 games (26 starts) this year, recording 14 wins and 3 losses with an ERA of 3.42. He ranked third with multiple wins (14 wins) and second with win rate (.824), displaying career-high performance. Although he started this season as a long-relief player, he started his season with good performance as a starting pitcher at the end of April.

However, he has been sluggish for the past two years. In 2021, Lim had one win, eight losses and a 3.87 ERA in 17 games, and in 2022, he had a 6-11 record with a 5.04 ERA in 23 games. Lim was able to qualify as an FA last year, but gave up and chose to return to the FA. The choice paid off in good performance.

How to judge Lim Chan-kyu’s future value should be narrowed. Until now, A-level FA contracts are somewhat overheated.
CEO Lee Ye-rang said, “I tend to throw things in and out. Ahn Chi-hong was quick, but Ahn Chi-hong said he wanted to sign an FA contract quickly this time. Hanwha contacted me just now, so I was thinking of meeting him, but I met him once and it worked out quickly. I think Lim Chan-kyu could work out well at some point.”

Regarding the FA contract, Lim Chan-kyu said, “As I said on the broadcast, I want to end the contract with the mindset of just! Hit! End!” If I receive a proposal that I like to some extent, I have expressed my desire to finish it quickly, but it seems that it will take time to form a satisfactory point of contact.

“It was quite difficult to attract 1.2 million spectators, and it was also difficult to win the title for the first time in 29 years,” Cha Myung-seok, the general manager of an award ceremony, jokingly said at a recent ceremony. “However, the most difficult thing to do is to sign an FA contract with Lim Chan-kyu,” but negotiations with him are not easy.