오승환,이병규,강민호 등 FA자격 선수 21명 공시

Published : Nov 6, 2013 - 18:36 Updated : Nov 6, 2013 - 18:37

오승환 (연합뉴스)

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프로야구 스토브리그를 달굴 자유계약선수(FA) 시장이 10일 막을 올린다.

6일 한국야구위원회(KBO)는 올 시즌이 끝나고 FA 자격을 취득한 선수 21명을 공 시했다.

이날 공시된 선수들은 국내 최고의 마무리 투수로 꼽히는 오승환을 필두로 장원삼, 박한이(이상 삼성), 손시헌, 이종욱, 최준석(이상 두산), 이대형, 이병규(배번9), 김일경, 권용관(이상 LG), 송지만(넥센), 강민호, 박기혁, 강영식(이상 롯데), 정근우, 박경완(이상 SK), 윤석민, 이용규(이상 KIA), 박정진, 한상훈, 이대수(이상 한화) 등이다.

SK 2군 감독을 맡아 지도자로 새 출발한 박경완은 사실상 제외된다.

신규로 FA 자격을 얻은 선수는 13명, 자격을 다시 얻은 선수가 2명, FA 자격을 취득하였으나 승인 신청을 하지 않고 자격을 유지해온 선수는 6명이다.

오승환과 윤석민이 해외 진출을 선언한 가운데 올해 FA 시장에서는 팀을 강화할 수 있는 대어급 선수들이 다수 FA로 풀려났다는 것이 야구계 평가다.

지난해 류현진(로스앤젤레스 다저스)의 포스팅 비용으로 자금을 확보한 한화가 올 시즌에는 FA시장에서 어떤 수확을 거둘지가 관심사다.

타자는 매 시즌 정규리그 경기수의 ⅔이상 출전, 투수는 규정이닝의 ⅔이상을 던진 시즌이 9시즌에 도달하면 FA 자격을 얻는다.

오승환, 장원삼 등 4년제 대학을 졸업한 7명은 8시즌 만에 FA 자격을 얻었다.

KBO는 2006년 이후 입단한 선수들에 대해 등록일수로만 FA 자격을 산출, 페넌트 레이스 1군 등록일수가 145일 이상이면 한 시즌을 뛴 것으로 간주한다.

이날 공시된 선수 중 FA 계약을 원하는 선수는 8일까지 KBO에 FA 자격 승인을 요청하고, KBO는 9일 FA 승인 신청 선수를 공시한다.

FA 승인을 신청한 선수는 10일부터 16일까지 7일간 원 소속구단과 우선 협상할 수 있다.

계약이 불발되면 FA는 17일부터 23일까지 원 소속구단을 제외한 다른 구단과 계약할 수 있다.

이 기간에도 계약하지 못하면 FA는 24일부터 내년 1월15일까지 원 소속구단을 비롯해 9개 모든 구단과 협상 테이블을 차릴 수 있다.

지난해까지는 전체 구단과의 협상 기간 마지막 날까지 어떤 구단과도 계약하지 못한 FA 선수는 해당 시즌 그라운드에서 뛸 수 없었다.

그러나 올해부터는 규정이 바뀌어 협상 마지막날(2014년 1월15일)까지 계약하지 못한 FA도 협상 기간을 지나 시즌 중에라도 특정 구단과 계약을 맺는다면 선수로 뛸 수 있다.

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KBO unveils star-studded list of players eligible for free agency

The top domestic baseball league on Wednesday announced a star-studded list of potential free agents.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said 21 players will be eligible to declare for free agency this offseason. They have until Friday to exercise their rights.

Headlining the list are two key members of the Samsung Lions, the three-time reigning KBO champions. Outfielder Park Han-yi, the 2013 Korean Series MVP, and left-handed pitcher Jang Won-sam, who had a 2.25 ERA in two Korean Series starts, can become free agents this offseason.

Their right-handed closer, Oh Seung-hwan, is also eligible, but the Lions announced Tuesday that they will allow him to test foreign markets this offseason. If Oh, the KBO's all-time leader with 277 saves, wants to be posted for Major League Baseball (MLB) teams or enter negotiations with teams in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), he must not exercise his KBO free agency rights.

The Kia Tigers' right-hander Yoon Suk-min is also eligible, but he has already expressed his desire to pitch in the majors. He left for the United States last month to gauge interest and discuss his future options with his uber-agent, Scott Boras. The Minnesota Twins are reportedly interested in the service of the 2011 KBO MVP.

On Saturday, the KBO will announce the list of players who have declared free agency. They will then have from Nov. 10 to 16 to negotiate with their current clubs. If these talks fall through, then they can talk with eight other teams in the league between Nov. 17 and 23.

If they're unable to reach an agreement, then they can enter negotiations with every team in the league from Nov. 24 to Jan. 15 next year.

Players not signed by Jan. 15 will remain free agents.

If nine or fewer players declare free agency, teams may only sign one free agent apiece. If the number of free agents available is between 10 and 18, then teams can each sign two free agents.

To be eligible for free agency in the KBO, position players who graduated from four-year universities must have played in at least two-thirds of the team's regular-season games for eight seasons.

The term is nine seasons for high school graduates.

In order for pitchers to become free agents, those who join the league out of four-year colleges must throw at least two-thirds of the minimum number of innings required over eight seasons. The minimum number of innings equals the number of games in a season.

If a team signs a free agent, then it must meet one of the two following requirements: pay two times the player's previous salary and ship a player in compensation to the signee's previous team, or pay that team three times the signee's previous salary.

Park Han-yi, 34, has spent his entire 13-year career with the Lions and won six championships. He's a career .292 hitter with some gap power, and batted .284 in 2013 with six home runs and 55 RBIs.

Jang Won-sam, 30, went 13-10 with a 4.38 ERA in 27 starts. He's at 88-65 lifetime with a 3.66 ERA.

The Doosan Bears, runners-up to the Lions in the Korean Series, have three players who can declare free agency: slick-fielding shortstop Son Si-heon, speedy outfielder Lee Jong-wook and slugging first baseman Choi Jun-seok.

Choi helped his own stock a great deal in the playoffs, belting six home runs and hitting .341 in 14 games. He had just seven home runs in 100 regular season games.

The LG Twins, another playoff club, have four eligible players, including the 2013 batting champion Lee Byung-kyu, who hit .348 this year, and speedster Lee Dae-hyung, who swiped 246 bags from 2007 to 2010.

The Lotte Giants could lose their catcher Kang Min-ho, an All-Star and a South Korean national team fixture. The 28-year-old is an increasingly rare breed of KBO catchers who can hit for power. Though he managed only 11 home runs this year, Kang had averaged 20 homers a year from 2010 to 2012.

The SK Wyverns' second baseman Jeong Keun-woo, 31, is also eligible for free agency. Widely viewed as the KBO's best defensive second baseman, the scrappy player is a career .301 hitter and has stolen at least 20 bases in each of the past eight seasons.

Another notable player is outfielder Lee Yong-kyu of the Tigers. The 28-year-old has a lifetime batting average of .295 and has stolen an average of 30 bases a year over the past three seasons. One of the league's finest contact hitters, Lee has struck out only once in every 10 at-bats over his 10-year career. (Yonhap News)