The first case of transfer to the FA market in 2025 came out.
On the 7th, Hanwha Eagles recruited infielder Shim Woo-joon.
Shim joined KT Wiz as the 14th player in the second round of special designation in 2014 and made his debut in the first division immediately in 2015. He has played in more than 100 games every season except 2023 and 2024, when he played in Sangmu as a member of the military. He has a batting average of 0.254 with 31 homers, 275 RBIs, 403 runs and 156 steals (success rate of 0.788). 스포츠토토
This season, when he joined the team after being discharged from the military at Sangmu, he played 53 games, hitting 45 hits and three home runs in 169 times at bat. He posted a total of 28 RBIs and 22 runs, and his batting average for this season was 0.266 plus an on-base percentage, and his OPS was 0.680, and he had seven successful steals.
The player who stole the most while playing shortstop position this season is Park Chan-ho, who has 20 stolen bases. Considering that it is a position where he does not easily try to steal due to heavy defense burdens, Shim Woo-joon’s ability to base on seven bases while playing less than half of the season is worth it. In fact, only seven shortstop in the entire league have successfully stole seven bases this year.
Hanwha General Manager Son Hyuk also said, “It will help the team in that it can put pressure on opposing pitchers when running on the base,” citing Shim Woo-joon’s quick feet and ability to carry out operations as the reason for his recruitment.
Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon has emphasized the importance of “running baseball” several times since his inauguration. If the pitch clock is officially introduced, the value of fast-paced players will be higher in the 2025 season, as there will be a time limit when pitching and the number of checks.
Hanwha has a total of 69 stolen bases in its team this season, ranking ninth in the entire league. Only outfielder Jang Jin-hyuk, who has the most stolen bases in his team with 14, is the only player who has made double-digit steals. Hanwha seems to have offered Shim Woo-joon a chance to recruit him, expecting him to play active base running.
Attention is focusing on how Shim Woo-joon, who recorded his first transfer to the FA market in 2025, will look in Hanwha.
