Hanwha’s contract to recruit Shim Woo-joon, which was the first contract to transfer to the Stove League FA, was a four-year maximum of 5 billion won (approx. The next day, he signed a four-year maximum of 7.8 billion won (approx.
If you open the Shim Woo-jun contract, the down payment is KRW 2.4 billion, which is more than KRW 1.8 billion per year. Since the option was KRW 800 million, the guarantee amount is KRW 4.2 billion, of which the down payment is 57.1%. It is well over half.
The down payment for Um Sang-baek is also considerable. The down payment is 3.4 billion won, the total annual salary is 3.25 billion won, and the option is 1.15 billion won, which is higher than the annual salary. The down payment accounts for 51.1 percent of the guaranteed amount.
Despite Huh Kyung-min’s subsequent transfer to KT, the amount of down payment is 47% compared to the guaranteed amount, including 1.6 billion won in down payment, 1.8 billion won in annual salary, and 600 million won in options. SSG’s best contract, which was a large contract signed at the beginning of the stove league, is relatively small. It was a total of 11 billion won contract, including 3 billion won in down payment and 8 billion won in annual salary.
It is a unique contract method unique to the KBO League. The amount of down payment is too large.
Shohei Ohtani signed a 10-year, 700-million-dollar contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani’s annual salary is around 2 million dollars because he is a “defender” who will receive 680 million dollars from 10 years later. Ohtani will receive 2 million dollars each until 2033 and 68 million dollars each for 10 years from 2034 after his 10-year contract ends. He signed a 10-year, 700 million-dollar contract but has no “down payment.” When he signed with the Los Angeles Angels earlier, the down payment was 2,315,000 dollars, which is equivalent to the “down payment for amateur players” under ML regulations.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers for 325 million dollars for 12 years. Yamamoto received a down payment of 50 million dollars at the time, which was considered to be an initial settlement for living in the U.S. Instead, Yamamoto’s first-year salary is 5 million dollars, 10 million dollars in 2025 and 12 million dollars in 2026, and will not increase to 26 million dollars by 2027. In other words, the down payment (shining bonus) is symbolic in many major league contracts.
However, KBO leagues often account for more than half of down payments or nearly half of them. The interpretation that this is because the demands of both players and the club match is gaining strength.
“Players want to increase the amount of down payment when signing a contract with the FA,” said Han. Simply put, considering inflation, it would be better for the team to receive a substantial amount of the total amount in advance. Recently, down payment for the FA has often led to “investment” in real estate.
However, it is a loss for the club. Similarly, considering inflation, it is beneficial to give it as late as possible. Although the Otani contract is nominally worth 700 million dollars, it is valued at around 460 million dollars considering annual inflation.
However, due to the nature of the 카지노사이트 KBO League, it is also advantageous for clubs to execute large budgets early. Another club leader said, “Since it is a structure in which we receive money from the parent company, there is some pressure to spend money when there is. We don’t know what will happen next year or the year after, so it is better for the club to spend it when it is available.” Since it is a method of receiving and spending money, not a structure in which money is earned, it is right to spend it when there is.
On top of that, the KBO League’s strange regulations work as pressure again. In the KBO League, there is a rule to reduce high salaries in the second division. If a player with an annual salary of 300 million won or more goes down to the second division due to sluggishness, not injuries, his annual salary will be reduced by 50%. Therefore, for players, it is advantageous to reduce the annual salary and increase the down payment to prepare for “a possible risk.” Shim Woo-joon’s contract guarantee is 4.2 billion won, so it is an annual average of 1.05 billion won, but his annual salary is about 450 million won. If he goes down to the second division for 10 days due to sluggishness, the annual salary that is reduced will be reduced from 17.5 million won to 7.5 million won.
Just because the down payment becomes larger does not mean that there is a difference in taxes to be paid. When calculating taxes, the down payment is divided by the contract period and included in the annual salary.
