He embraced Patrick Wisdom, the new foreign hitter that the KIA Tigers wanted. Now, the only homework left in the Kia Stove League is Seo Geon-chang. While negotiating with Seo after returning from his honeymoon, chances are high that the conclusion will be over the next year. 토토사이트

KIA officially announced its 2025 season contract with foreign batter Wisdom on the 26th for an annual salary of $800,000 and a down payment of $200,000. 

Kia has completed its formation of foreign players for the 2025 season. Earlier in late November, Kia announced a renewal of contract with ace James Nail for a total of 1.8 million dollars. It also signed a contract with Adam Oler as a new foreign pitcher who will be paired with Nail for a total of 1 million dollars. 

KIA, which was considering renewing its contract with the existing foreign hitter Socrates Brito, chose to change when Shim Jae-hak, who attended the Major League Winter Meeting in early December, gave Wisdom an active contract proposal. 

In a phone call with Expots News on the 26th, Shim said, "Originally, Wisdom was not going to come to the Asian stage. He planned to go to the Mexican League and try to go back to the Major League. However, during the winter meeting, he met with the agency's representative to persuade him. He stressed that our team is a champion and we need Wisdom to aim for the champion next year." 

Shim said, "We have repeatedly promised to create an environment where Wizdom can be satisfied. And Wizdom also asked James Nail about the KBO League environment. As Wizdom has three children, he seems to have been worried about his advance to the Asian stage. He must have been relieved to hear what Nail said." 

Kia has been busy this winter to enhance its capabilities not only for foreign players but also for domestic players. First of all, Kia sought to retain its internal FA pitcher Jang Hyun-sik. However, Kia had to concede Jang in the end to the terms of its full guarantee contract with the LG Twins. 

Kia had been agonizing over whether to fill Jang's absence through internal training, but made bold moves to acquire national team closer Cho Sang-woo from the Kiwoom Heroes in a trade. In 2026, it gave away two rookie nomination rights (first and fourth rounds) and 1 billion won (1 million U.S. dollars) in cash in return. Kia then signed a three-year remaining seal with internal FA pitcher Lim Ki-young for a total of 1.5 billion won (1.5 million dollars). The team seems to have succeeded in strengthening its bullpen capacity in the 2025 season. 

Kia has only left negotiations with its internal FA infielder Seo Kun-chang. Seo has applied for the first free agent qualification, which he delayed after recording a batting average of 0.310, 63 hits, one homer, 26 RBIs and 40 points in 94 games during the 2024 season. Seo, who is currently in the market with a C grade without compensation players, has yet to announce his contract news. 

Kia plans to resume negotiations with Seo Geon-chang, who will return from his honeymoon. Seo Geon-chang left for his honeymoon after having a wedding ceremony on the 14th and went home on the 26th. 

"Until now, negotiations had been postponed a little to suggest that we rest comfortably since we are on our honeymoon. Now that we are back in Korea, we need to talk about it. As we have to narrow the difference in the amount of money, we hope to reach an agreement. There is a possibility that the end of the year will be over since the end of the year is just a few days away," a source at Kia said. 

Attention is focusing on whether Seo Geon-chang, who came to the market as a four-time FA student, will be able to conclude the negotiations with KIA, his original team, well.