The Kia Tigers have finalized all of their annual contracts.

Kia Motors announced today that it has finalized contracts with 46 players for the 2024 season. Of the re-signings, 24 players received raises, nine were frozen, and 13 were cut.

Pitcher Ji-min Choi received the highest increase on the team. Choi’s salary jumped from the lowest salary of 30 million won to 100 million won, a 233% increase.

Choi was a key member of the team’s bullpen last season, posting a 6-3 record, three saves, and a 2.12 ERA in 12 appearances over 59⅓ innings in 58 games.

Rookie Yoon Young-cheol re-signed for 90 million won, a 200% increase from 30 million won. Yoon was a steady presence in the starting rotation last year, 바카라사이트 pitching 122⅔ innings in 25 games with an 8-7 record and a 4.04 ERA.

Pitcher Lim Ki-young re-signed for 250 million won, a 66.7% increase from 150 million won.

In 64 games this year, Lim went 4-4 with three saves and a 2.96 ERA in 16 appearances.

Infielder Park Chan-ho, who hit .301 in his first three seasons, re-signed for 300 million won, a 50 percent increase from 200 million won. This makes him the highest-paid non-free agent (excluding foreign players).

Kim Do-young, dubbed the “second Lee Jong-bum,” signed for 100 million won, up 100 percent from 50 million won, and Byun Woo-hyuk signed for 60 million won, up 25 million won (71.4 percent) from 35 million won. Kim batted 3-for-3 with seven home runs and 25 stolen bases in 84 games, while Byun hit 2-for-5 with seven home runs in 83 games.

Outfielder Lee Woo-sung signed for 130 million won, 메이저사이트 up 136 percent from 55 million won, and catcher Han Jun-soo re-signed for 50 million won, up 19 million won (61.3 percent) from 31 million won.

Lee became the first player to earn a billion-dollar salary after his professional debut, while Kim Do-young and Choi Ji-min became billion-dollar earners in their third year.