Eagles sign free agent slugger Kang Baek-ho

The Hanwha Eagles signed coveted free agent slugger Kang Baek-ho to a multiyear deal on Thursday, making a big splash in a relatively thin market. The Eagles said Kang, 26, agreed to a four-year contract worth up to 10 billion won ($6.8 million). Kang received a signing bonus of 5 billion won and his total salary over the duration of his contract will be 3 billion won. He can make another 2 billion won in incentives. Kang, who throws right and bats left, has spent his entire eight-year career in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) up to this point with the KT Wiz, who made him the first overall pick at the 2017 draft. Kang lived up to his hype by winning the Rookie of the Year award in 2018, when he smacked 29 home runs and drove in 84 runs. He has been a decent source of power since then, though he has not yet matched that home run total from his rookie campaign. Kang earned Golden Glove awards at first base in 2020 and 2021 as the best overall player at his position, after starting his KBO career as a corner outfielder. Considered a defensive liability both in the outfield and at firsWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times